محيط muḥīt̤ A part. act. (IV. of حوط) 1. Con- taining, surrounding, encircling, circumambient, guarding. 2. Comprehending, knowing. (subst.) Circumference, the ocean. بحر محيط baḥr-i-muḥīt̤ or درياي محيط daryā-e-muḥīt̤, The ocean. محيط دايره muḥīt̤-i-dāʼịra, The circumference of a circle.