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هتكر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a person who is sluggish, slow to wake, and generally inactive or lethargic. It conveys a sense of being unresponsive or unmoving, like someone deeply asleep or extremely lazy.

Derived headwords

الهيتكورnoun
  1. 1.
    sluggish personclassical

    A man who is characterized by extreme sluggishness, not waking up easily either at night or during the day.

Parallel reading

الهيتكور من الرجال الذي لا يستيقظ ليلا ولا نهارا.
The Hytakur among men is he who does not wake up by night nor by day.