المهم

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Arabic[edit]

Adjective[edit]

المُهِمّ (al-muhimm)

  1. definite masculine singular of مُهِمّ (muhimm)

Interjection[edit]

المُهِمّ (al-muhimm)

  1. (informal) Used to indicate that one returns to the original topic: anyway; long story short
    لِهَٰذَا ٱشْتَرَيْتُ هَٰذَا ٱلتِّلْفَازَ ٱلْبَارِحَةَ. اَلْمُهِمُّ، ٱلْآنَ يُمْكِنُنَا مُشَاهَدَةُ مُبَارَاةِ ٱلْغَدِ بِجَوْدَةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
    lihāḏā štaraytu hāḏā t-tilfāza l-bāriḥata. al-muhimmu, l-ʔāna yumkinunā mušāhadatu mubārāti l-ḡadi bijawdatin ʕāliyatin
    That's why I bought this television yesterday. Anyway, we can now watch tomorrow's game in high definition.

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic المُهِمّ (al-muhimm), equivalent to ال (il) +‎ مهمّ (muhemm, important).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lmu.himm/, [ɪl.mʊˈhɪm]
  • (file)

Interjection[edit]

المهمّ (il-muhemm)

  1. anyway, the main thing is