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مُهِمّ

important /muˈhimm/

adjectiveA1#232 most common

Also: significant, considerable, major

Example sentences

هَذَا مُهِمّ.
This is important.
العَائِلَة مُهِمَّة جِدّاً.
Family is very important.
مِنَ المُهِمّ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ المَاءَ كُلَّ يَوْم.
It is important to drink water every day.
عِنْدِي مَوْعِد مُهِمّ مَعَ الطَّبِيبِ غَداً.
I have an important appointment with the doctor tomorrow.
يَلْعَبُ التَّعْلِيمُ دَوْراً مُهِمّاً فِي تَقَدُّمِ المُجْتَمَع.
Education plays an important role in the progress of society.
رَغْمَ أَنَّ المَسْأَلَةَ تَبْدُو ثَانَوِيَّة، إِلَّا أَنَّهَا تَحْمِلُ أَبْعَاداً مُهِمَّة لِمُسْتَقْبَلِ المِنْطَقَة.
Although the matter seems secondary, it carries important dimensions for the future of the region.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeمُهِمٌّمُهِمُّونَ
Genitiveمُهِمٍّمُهِمِّينَ
Accusativeمُهِمّاًمُهِمِّينَ
Vocativeمُهِمُّمُهِمُّونَ

Word family

أَهَمِّيَّةimportance
هَمّconcern, worry
اهْتَمَّto take an interest in, to care about
مُهِمَّةtask, mission
أَهَمّmore important, most important

Etymology

مُهِمّ is the active participle of the form IV verb أَهَمَّ, meaning to concern or to be of importance. The verb comes from the triliteral root ه‑م‑م, which underlies هَمّ, meaning concern, care, or worry. So an important thing is, at root, a thing that weighs on the mind and demands attention.

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