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هطط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of destruction, endurance in travel, and swiftness in action. It describes people who are perishing, animals that are tireless travelers, and the act of moving quickly.

Derived headwords

هَطَطnoun
  1. 1.
    perishing peopleclassical

    Refers to people who are perishing or destroyed.

أَهْطnoun
  1. 1.
    tireless camelclassical

    A camel that travels extensively and endures hardship.

هَطَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    enduring she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is enduring and travels long distances.

هَطْهَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness in actionboth

    The act of moving quickly in undertaking work, travel, or other endeavors.

هَطْهَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to go back and forthclassical

    To be commanded to go and come, indicating repeated movement.

Parallel reading

الهطط الهلكى من الناس
Al-haṭaṭ are the perishing people.
والأهط الجمل الكثير المشي الصبور عليه
And al-ahṭ is the camel that travels much and endures patiently.
والناقة هطاء
And the she-camel is haṭāʾ.
والهطهطة: السرعة فيما أخذ فيه من عمل مشي أو غيره
And al-haṭhaṭah is swiftness in what one undertakes, whether it be walking or something else.
هطهط إذا أمرته بالذهاب والمجيء
Haṭhaṭa means to go back and forth when you command it to go and come.