مطر

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rain and its falling, encompassing the water itself, the act of raining, and related phenomena. It extends to concepts of abundance, impact, and even metaphorical uses for habits, desires, and speed.

Derived headwords

المَطَرnoun

1.
rainboth
Water falling from clouds; the water of clouds.
2.
rain (as a phenomenon)classical
The act or event of raining, often used poetically.

المطر: الماء المنسكب من السحاب — Rain: water poured from the clouds.

والمطر: ماء السحاب، والجمع أمطار — And rain: water of the clouds, and its plural is amṭār.

أمْطَارnoun

1.
rainsboth
The plural of 'maṭar', referring to multiple instances or types of rain.

مَطَرname

1.
Matar (a man's name)classical
A proper name for a man, derived from the concept of rain, similar to 'Ghayth'.

لامتك بنت مطر، ... ما أنت وابنة مطر — Your mother is Bint Matar, ... you are not the daughter of Matar.

المَطَرَةnoun

1.
a single rainboth
The singular unit of rain; one instance of rain falling.
2.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin, particularly one made of wool used for protection from rain.

والمطرة: الواحدة — And al-maṭarah: the single unit (of rain).

مَطَرَverb

1.
to rain (intransitive)both
The sky rained; used intransitively.
2.
to rain upon (transitive)both
The sky rained upon them; to strike with rain.

ومطرتهم السماء تمطرهم مطرا وأمطرتهم: أصابتهم بالمطر — And the sky rained upon them, raining upon them and causing rain upon them: it struck them with rain.

أمْطَرَverb

1.
to rain (intransitive)both
The sky rained, and God made it rain. Used interchangeably with 'maṭara' by some.
2.
to rain upon (transitive)both
God rained upon them; to send rain upon someone.
3.
to rain down (punishment)classical
God rained upon them rain or punishment, specifically used for divine punishment.

وأمطرها الله وقد مطرنا — And God made it rain, and we have had rain.

وأمطرهم الله مطرا أو عذابا — And God rained upon them rain or punishment.

وأمطرنا عليهم حجارة من سجيل — And We rained upon them stones of baked clay.

مُمْطِرadjective

1.
rainyboth
A day that has rain; characterized by rain.
2.
rained uponboth
A place that has been struck by rain.

ويوم ممطر وماطر ومطر: ذو مطر — And a rainy day, and a day with rain, and a day of rain: having rain.

مَاطِرadjective

1.
rainyboth
A day that has rain; characterized by rain.
2.
rained uponboth
A place that has been struck by rain.

ويوم ممطر وماطر ومطر: ذو مطر — And a rainy day, and a day with rain, and a day of rain: having rain.

مَطِيرadjective

1.
rainyboth
A day that has rain; characterized by rain.
2.
rained uponboth
A place that has been struck by rain.

ويوم مطير: ماطر — And a rainy day: having rain.

ومكان ممطور ومطير: أصابه مطر — And a place rained upon and rainy: rain struck it.

مَمْطُورadjective

1.
rained uponboth
A place that has been struck by rain.
2.
having good breathclassical
A person who uses a siwak frequently and has a pleasant breath.

ومكان ممطور ومطير: أصابه مطر — And a place rained upon and rainy: rain struck it.

ورجل ممطور إذا كان كثير السواك طيب النكهة — And a person ممطور if he uses the siwak a lot and has a good scent.

مُتَمَاطِرadjective

1.
intermittent rainclassical
Experiencing rain for a while and then stopping, then raining again.
2.
fast-movingclassical
Describing a horse that moves quickly, with a fluttering gait.

المتماطر الذي يمطر ساعة ويكف أخرى — The intermittent one, who rains for an hour and stops for another.

أحم حبركى مزحف متماطر — Dark red, crawling, slithering, fast-moving.

مُطِيرَىinterjection

1.
O rain!classical
An exclamation used by Arab children when they see signs of rain.

مطيرى — O rain!

المِمْطَرnoun

1.
rain cloakclassical
A garment made of wool worn to protect from rain.

والممطر والممطرة: ثوب من صوف يلبس في المطر يتوقى به من المطر — And al-mimṭar and al-mamtarah: a garment of wool worn in the rain for protection from the rain.

المَمْطَرَةnoun

1.
rain cloakclassical
A garment made of wool worn to protect from rain.
2.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin, particularly one made of wool used for protection from rain.

اسْتَمْطَرَverb

1.
to wear a rain cloakclassical
To put on one's garment for protection against the rain.
2.
to seek shelter from rainclassical
To seek protection or refuge from the rain.
3.
to ask for rainclassical
To pray for rain; to seek rain.
4.
to endureclassical
To be patient with something; to wait for it.
5.
to be silentclassical
To refrain from speaking; to be quiet.

واستمطر الرجل ثوبه: لبسه في المطر — And the man 'istamṭara' his garment: he wore it in the rain.

واستمطر الرجل أي استكن من المطر — And the man 'istamṭara': meaning he sought shelter from the rain.

والاستمطار: الاستسقاء — And al-istimṭār: seeking rain.

واستمطر للسياط: صبر عليها — And he 'istamṭara' for the whips: he endured them.

وإذا أطرق الرجل فقد أمطر واستمطر — And if a man is silent, he has 'amṭara' and 'istamṭara'.

مُسْتَمْطَرadjective

1.
needing rainclassical
A place that requires rain, even if it has not yet rained.
2.
exposed placeclassical
An open, exposed area of land.
3.
seeking goodclassical
A person who is seeking good or benefit from someone.
4.
promising goodclassical
Someone who is expected to bring or bestow good.

ومكان مستمطر: محتاج إلى المطر وإن لم يمطر — And a place 'mustamṭar': needing rain even if it has not rained.

ونزل فلان بالمستمطر أي في براز من الأرض منكشف — And so-and-so descended in the 'mustamṭar', meaning in an exposed area of land.

ورجل مستمطر: طالب للخير — And a man 'mustamṭar': seeking good.

إنك للخير لمستمطر — Indeed, you are sought for good.

مَطْرَةnoun

1.
habitclassical
A recurring action or behavior; a custom.
2.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin.

إن تلك الفعلة من فلان مطرة أي عادة — Indeed, that action of so-and-so is a 'maṭarah', meaning a habit.

ما زال على مطرة واحدة — He remained on one 'maṭarah', meaning one opinion.

المطرة القربة، مسموع من العرب — Al-maṭarah: the waterskin, heard from the Arabs.

مَطَّرَverb

1.
to fillclassical
To fill a waterskin.

مزر قربته ومطرها إذا ملأها — 'Mazara' his waterskin and 'maṭṭarahā' if he filled it.

تَمَطَّرَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Birds or horses moving swiftly.
2.
to be exposed to rainclassical
To be exposed to the rain; to be cooled by it.

ومطرت الطير وتمطرت: أسرعت في هويها — And the bird 'maṭarat' and 'tamaṭṭarat': it hastened in its descent.

وتمطر برز للمطر وبرده — And 'tamaṭṭara': it was exposed to the rain and cooled by it.

مُتَمَطِّرadjective

1.
fast-movingclassical
Describing a horse that moves quickly, with a fluttering gait.

والطير تهوي في السماء مطرا — And the birds descend in the sky, moving swiftly.

تظل جيادنا متمطرات — Our fine steeds remain, moving swiftly.

مَطَّوْرadverbial

1.
quicklyclassical
Moving swiftly, especially for a horse.

ومطر في الأرض مطورا: ذهب — And he went on the earth 'maṭṭūrā': he went.

ومر الفرس يمطر مطرا ومطورا أي أسرع — And the horse passed 'yumṭiru' 'maṭarā' and 'maṭūrā', meaning it sped up.

مَطَارnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location between Al-Dahna and Al-Sammaan.

حتى إذا كان على مطار — Until he was at 'Maṭār'.

مَطَارnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location between Al-Dahna and Al-Sammaan.

حتى إذا كان على مطار — Until he was at 'Maṭār'.

المَاطِرُونnoun

1.
place nameclassical
Another place name mentioned in poetry.

ولها بالماطرون، إذا ... أكل النمل الذي جمعا — And she has in Al-Māṭirūn, when ... the ants ate what they had gathered.

أبو مَطَرname

1.
Abu Matar (a kunyah)classical
A kunyah (patronymic) used for a camel driver or a weak leader of camels.

إذا الركاب عرفت أبا مطر، ... مشت رويدا وأسفت في الشجر — When the caravan recognizes Abu Matar, ... it walks slowly and enters the trees.

مُطِرَةadjective

1.
fragrantclassical
A woman who is clean, fragrant, and has a pleasant body odor, likened to being 'rained upon' with cleanliness.

واملرأة مطرة: كثيرة السواك عطرة طيبة الجرم، وإن لم تطيب — And a woman 'maṭarah': uses the siwak a lot, is fragrant, and has a pleasant body, even if not perfumed.

Parallel reading

المطر: الماء المنسكب من السحاب.

Rain: water poured from the clouds.

والمطر: ماء السحاب، والجمع أمطار.

And rain: water of the clouds, and its plural is amṭār.

لامتك بنت مطر، ... ما أنت وابنة مطر

Your mother is Bint Matar, ... you are not the daughter of Matar

والمطرة: الواحدة.

And al-maṭarah: the single unit (of rain).

ومطرتهم السماء تمطرهم مطرا وأمطرتهم: أصابتهم بالمطر، وهو أقبحهما؛

And the sky rained upon them, raining upon them and causing rain upon them: it struck them with rain, and this is the more unpleasant of the two.

ومطرت السماء وأمطرها الله وقد مطرنا.

And the sky rained, and God made it rain, and we have had rain.

وأمطرهم الله مطرا أو عذابا.

And God rained upon them rain or punishment.

وأمطرنا عليهم حجارة من سجيل ؛

And We rained upon them stones of baked clay;

ويوم ممطر وماطر ومطر: ذو مطر؛

And a rainy day, and a day with rain, and a day of rain: having rain;

ومكان ممطور ومطير: أصابه مطر.

And a place rained upon and rainy: rain struck it.

المتماطر الذي يمطر ساعة ويكف أخرى.

The intermittent one, who rains for an hour and stops for another.

والممطر والممطرة: ثوب من صوف يلبس في المطر يتوقى به من المطر؛

And al-mimṭar and al-mamtarah: a garment of wool worn in the rain for protection from the rain;

واستمطر الرجل ثوبه: لبسه في المطر.

And the man 'istamṭara' his garment: he wore it in the rain.

والاستمطار: الاستسقاء؛

And al-istimṭār: seeking rain;

ومكان مستمطر: محتاج إلى المطر وإن لم يمطر؛

And a place 'mustamṭar': needing rain even if it has not rained;

إن تلك الفعلة من فلان مطرة أي عادة، بكسر الطاء.

Indeed, that action of so-and-so is a 'maṭarah', meaning a habit, with a kasra on the ṭā'.

ورجل مستمطر: طالب للخير،

And a man 'mustamṭar': seeking good,

ومطرت الطير وتمطرت: أسرعت في هويها.

And the bird 'maṭarat' and 'tamaṭṭarat': it hastened in its descent.

ومر الفرس يمطر مطرا ومطورا أي أسرع، والتمطر مثله؛

And the horse passed 'yumṭiru' 'maṭarā' and 'maṭūrā', meaning it sped up, and 'al-tamaṭṭur' is similar;

ورجل ممطور إذا كان كثير السواك طيب النكهة.

And a person ممطور if he uses the siwak a lot and has a good scent.

واملرأة مطرة: كثيرة السواك عطرة طيبة الجرم، وإن لم تطيب.

And a woman 'maṭarah': uses the siwak a lot, is fragrant, and has a pleasant body, even if not perfumed.