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مُهِمَّة
task /muˈhimma/
nounA2#788 most common
Also: mission, assignment, errand
Example sentences
عِنْدِي مُهِمَّة.
I have a task.
الْمُهِمَّةُ سَهْلَةٌ جِدًّا.
The task is very easy.
نَجَحَ الطَّبِيبُ فِي مُهِمَّتِهِ الصَّعْبَة.
The doctor succeeded in his difficult mission.
أُسْنِدَتْ إِلَيْهِ مُهِمَّةُ قِيَادَةِ الْفَرِيقِ خِلَالَ الْأَزْمَة.
He was given the task of leading the team during the crisis.
لَمْ تَكُنِ الْمُهِمَّةُ الدِّبْلُومَاسِيَّةُ بِالسُّهُولَةِ الَّتِي تَوَقَّعَهَا الْمَبْعُوث.
The diplomatic mission was not as easy as the envoy had expected.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ تَعَقُّدِ الْمُهِمَّةِ، تَمَكَّنَتِ الْبَعْثَةُ مِنْ إِنْجَازِهَا دُونَ خَسَائِرَ تُذْكَر.
Despite the complexity of the mission, the delegation managed to complete it without notable losses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُهِمَّةٌ | مَهَامُّ |
| Genitive | مُهِمَّةٍ | مَهَامَّ |
| Accusative | مُهِمَّةً | مَهَامَّ |
| Vocative | يَا مُهِمَّةُ | يَا مَهَامُّ |
Word family
مُهِمّimportant
أَهَمِّيَّةimportance
اِهْتَمَّto take an interest, to care about
اِهْتِمَامinterest, attention
هَمّconcern, worry
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root هـ م م (h-m-m), which carries the sense of being a concern or weighing on someone. It is the feminine form of the active participle مُهِمّ, from the form IV verb أَهَمَّ, meaning to matter or to be of importance. Over time the feminine noun settled into the meaning of a matter that concerns someone, that is, a task or mission.
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