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هرمت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to wells and water sources, specifically a collection of wells in a particular region. It also touches upon the idea of ancient structures or places associated with these wells.

Derived headwords

هِرَامِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    collection of wellsclassical

    A group of wells gathered together in a specific location, particularly in the region of al-Dahnā'.

اِحْتَفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to digboth

    To excavate or dig out, typically referring to the digging of wells.

رَكَايَاnoun
  1. 1.
    wellsboth

    Plural of 'rakiyyah', referring to wells, especially those that are dug and lined.

جِفَارnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternsclassical

    Plural of 'jufrah', referring to large water basins or cisterns, often found around wells.

نَزَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterboth

    To draw water from a well or other source.

Parallel reading

هِرَامِيت: آبار مجتمعة بناحية الدهناء
Haramit: gathered wells in the region of al-Dahnā'.
زعموا أن لقمان بن عاد احتفرها
They claimed that Luqman ibn 'Ad dug them.
وهي قرية ركايا، يقال لها هراميت
And it is a village of wells, called Haramit.
وحولها جفار
And around it are cisterns.
بقايا جفار من هراميت نزح
Remnants of cisterns from Haramit, from which water was drawn.
النضر: هي ركايا خاصة
Al-Naḍr: They are specific wells.