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نهتر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of speaking falsely or lying. It describes the utterance of untruths and the person who engages in such speech.

Derived headwords

النَّهْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lyingboth

    The act of speaking falsely or uttering untruths. It refers to the general concept of lying.

نَهَتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieboth

    To speak falsely; to utter untruths. This is the basic verb form indicating the act of lying.

Parallel reading

التحدث بالكذب
Speaking with falsehood.
وقد نهتر علينا
And he lied to us.