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حمطط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of small creature. The primary derived term refers to a small animal, with variations in its singular and plural forms.

Derived headwords

الحِمْطِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature or insect.

الحَماطِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Small creatures (pl.)classical

    The plural form of الحميطيط, referring to multiple small creatures.

الحِمْطُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Small creature (alt.)classical

    An alternative term for a small creature, possibly a variant singular form.

Parallel reading

الحمطيط دويبة
Al-himṭīṭ is a small creature.
وجمعها الحماطيط
And its plural is al-ḥamāṭīṭ.
قال ابن دريد: هي الحمطوط
Ibn Durayd said: it is al-ḥamṭūṭ.