م • ت • ح

, aor. مَتَحَ , (inf. n. مَتْحٌ, S,) He drew water: (S, Msb, K:) or he drew up water by means of the pulley and its appertenances. (L.) مَتَحَ الدَّلْوَ He drew out the bucket: (Msb:) or he pulled the rope of the bucket, drawing [the rope] with one hand, and taking [it to draw again] with the other hand, at the head of the well; as also مَتَحَ بِالدَّلْوِ. (L.) -A2- مَتَحَ بِهَا Pepedit. (S, K.) مَتَحَ بِسَلْحِهِ Alvum dejecit; (S, K;) as also مَتَخَ بِهِ. (TA.) -A3- مَتَحَ النَّهَارُ (tropical:) The day advanced, the sun becoming high: (S, K:) a dial. form of مَتَعَ: (S:) became prolonged. (TA.) مَتَحَ, and ↓ امتح, (tropical:) It (a day, and a night,) was long, or prolonged. Said of a summer-day and of a winter-night. (As.)

(tropical:) The camels move their fore-legs alternately تُرَاوِحُ بِأَيْدِيهَا, A, and some copies of the K; in other copies of the K, تَتَرَوَّحُ;) in going along, (K,) like as the drawer of water moves alternately his two arms. (A.)

He pulled out a thing: (Aboo-Turáb and T, art. نتح, and K:) as also إِنْتَتَحَ. (Aboo-Turáb and T, ubi supra.)

(tropical:) A well from which one draws water with the two hands by means of the pulley: (S, L, K:) or, of which the bottom, or part from which the water is drawn, is near to the mouth: pl. مُتُحٌ. (L.) [See also جَرُورٌ.] [You say,] سِرْنَا عُقْبَةً مَتُوحًا [in the CK عَقبَةَ] (tropical:) We proceeded a long march. (S, L, K, *) ↓ بَيْنَنَا فَرْسَحٌ مَتْحًا, and ↓ مَاتِحٌ, and ↓ مَتَّاحٌ, (tropical:) Between us is a long league. (L.) لَيْلٌ مَتَّاحٌ (tropical:) A long night. (S, K.) إِلَى اللَّيْلِ ↓ يَوْمٌ مَتَّاحٌ (tropical:) A day in which travelling is prolonged until the evening without intermission or alighting. (L.) See مَاتِحٌ.

and ↓ مَتُوحٌ A drawer of water; (S;) applied to a man who draws the water from the mouth of the well: one who draws it from the bottom being called مَايءِحٌ: pl. of مَاتِحٌ, مُتَّاحٌ. (L.) مَاتِحٌ A camel that draws water: pl. مَوَاتِحُ. (L.) [See an ex. in a verse cited voce ذَمَّةٌ.] See متُوحٌ.

inf. n. of 1: see مَتُوحٌ.

: see مَتُوحٌ. فَرَسٌ مَتَّاحٌ (tropical:) A long horse, (A, TA,) that stretches himself out much or takes long steps, مَدَّادٌ, (A, K,) in going along. (TA.)