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حطر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of falling or being struck down, often in the context of epilepsy or being felled by projectiles. It also encompasses terms for a type of sword.

Derived headwords

حَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall downclassical

    To be struck down or to fall, often implying a sudden collapse or seizure.

  2. 2.
    to strike with arrowsclassical

    To strike someone with arrows, similar to showering them with projectiles.

حَطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    falling downclassical

    The act of falling down or being struck down, often associated with a seizure or collapse.

  2. 2.
    striking with arrowsclassical

    The act of striking someone with arrows.

مَحْطُورadjective
  1. 1.
    fallenclassical

    One who has fallen down or been struck down, especially in the context of a seizure.

حالوقnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    A type of sword.

حالوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    A type of sword.

حاطورةnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    A type of sword.

Parallel reading

يقال حطر به وكلت به وجلد به إذا صرع
It is said 'ḥaṭara bihi', 'wakalat bihi', and 'jalada bihi' when one has epilepsy.
سيف حالوق
A sword of the type 'ḥālūq'.
سيف حالوقة
A sword of the type 'ḥālūqah'.
سيف حاطورة
A sword of the type 'ḥāṭūrah'.
وحطرت فلانا بالنبل مثل نضدته نضدا
And I struck so-and-so with arrows, like I showered him with them.