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حتم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of decree, obligation, and inevitability. It extends to meanings of judgment, finality, and things that are fixed or unavoidable. It also encompasses related ideas like blackness and specific omens.

Derived headwords

الحَتْمnoun
  1. 1.
    decreeclassical

    The act of decreeing or ordaining; a divine or absolute judgment.

  2. 2.
    obligationboth

    Something that is necessary, binding, or unavoidable.

  3. 3.
    finalityclassical

    The state of being fixed or settled; an irrevocable decision.

حَتَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to decreeclassical

    To ordain, decree, or make something obligatory and unavoidable.

  2. 2.
    to imposeclassical

    To impose something upon someone, making it obligatory.

حُتُومnoun
  1. 1.
    decreesclassical

    Plural of حتم, referring to fixed destinies or unavoidable judgments.

الحَاتِمnoun
  1. 1.
    judgeclassical

    One who judges, decrees, or imposes a ruling.

  2. 2.
    black ravenclassical

    A black raven, often considered an omen of separation or ill fortune.

  3. 3.
    blacknessclassical

    Something that is black.

الحَتْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    blacknessclassical

    The quality of being black; black color.

  2. 2.
    shattered bottleclassical

    A broken or shattered flask or bottle.

تَحَتَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to make obligatoryclassical

    To make something a fixed obligation or necessity.

  2. 2.
    to eat something brittleclassical

    To eat something that is brittle or crumbles easily in the mouth.

  3. 3.
    to wish wellclassical

    To wish good fortune or to have a good omen.

الحَتَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    food remnantsclassical

    What remains on a dining table or plate after eating; crumbs.

التَّحَتُّمnoun
  1. 1.
    eating crumbsclassical

    The act of eating food remnants or crumbs from a table.

  2. 2.
    brittlenessclassical

    The quality of being brittle or easily crumbled.

  3. 3.
    fragmentationclassical

    The act of breaking into pieces, like glass.

الأَحْتَمadjective
  1. 1.
    blackclassical

    Having a black color.

الحَتْمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    inevitablemodern

    Unavoidable, necessary, or destined to happen.

حاتم الطائيname
  1. 1.
    Hatim al-Ta'iclassical

    A legendary Arab figure renowned for his extreme generosity.

تحتمname
  1. 1.
    Tahatumaclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

الحتم: القضاء؛ قال ابن سيده: الحتم إيجاب القضاء.
Al-Hatm: the decree; Ibn Sidah said: Al-Hatm is the imposition of the decree.
وفي التنزيل العزيز كان على ربك حتما مقضيا
And in the Noble Quran: 'It was a decree determined by your Lord.'
وجمعه حتوم؛ قال أمية بن أبي الصلت: حناني ربنا، وله عنونا، ... بكفيه المنايا والحتوم
And its plural is 'hutum'; Umayya ibn Abi al-Salt said: Our Lord's mercy, and He has a name... In His hands are destinies and decrees.
وحتمت عليه الشيء: أوجبت.
And you decreed something upon him: you made it obligatory.
وفي حديث الوتر: الوتر ليس بحتم كصلاة المكتوبة
And in the Hadith about Witr prayer: Witr is not obligatory like the prescribed prayer.
والحاتم: القاضي، وكانت في العرب امرأة مفوهة يقال لها صدوف، قالت: لا أتزوج إلا من يرد علي جوابي، فجاء خاطب فوقف ببابها فقالت: من أنت؟ فقال: بشر ولد صغيرا ونشأ كبيرا، قالت: أين منزلك؟ قال: على بساط واسع وبلد شاسع، قريبه بعيد وبعيده قريب، فقالت: ما اسمك؟ قال: من شاء أحدث اسما، ولم يكن ذلك عليه حتما، قالت: كأنه لا حاجة لك، قال: لو لم تكن حاجة لم آتك، ولم أقف ببابك، وأصل بأسبابك، قالت: أسر حاجتك أم جهر؟ قال: سر وستعلن قالت: فأنت خاطب؟ قال: هو ذاك، قالت: قضيت، فتزوجها.
And Al-Hatim: the judge. And among the Arabs was an eloquent woman called Suduf, who said: I will not marry except one who answers my questions. A suitor came and stood at her door, and she said: Who are you? He said: A human, born small and grew large. She said: Where is your home? He said: On a wide carpet and a vast land, its near is far and its far is near. She said: What is your name? He said: Whoever wishes, I will create a name, and it was not obligatory for him. She said: It seems you have no need. He said: If I had no need, I would not have come to you, nor stood at your door, nor sought your means. She said: Is your need secret or public? He said: Secret, and it will become public. She said: Are you a suitor? He said: That's it. She said: It is decided, and she married him.
والحاتم: الغراب الأسود؛ وأنشد لمرقش السدوسي، وقيل هو لخزر بن لوذان: لا يمنعنك، من بغاء ... الخير، تعقاد التمائم ولقد غدوت، وكنت لا ... أغدو، على واق وحاتم
And Al-Hatim: the black raven. And Marqash al-Sudusi recited, and it is said to be by Khazar ibn Lu'dhan: Let not the tying of amulets... prevent you from seeking... good. And I went out, and I used not to go out, upon a fortuneteller and a raven.
قال: والحاتم المشؤوم.
He said: And Al-Hatim is the ill-omened one.
وفي حديث الملاعنة: إن جاءت به أسحم أحتم أي أسود.
And in the Hadith of Li'an: If she brings forth a very black child, meaning black.
والحتمة، بفتح الحاء «1» والتاء: السواد، وقيل: سمي الغراب الأسود حاتما لأنه يحتم عندهم بالفراق إذا نعب أي يحكم.
And Al-Hatmah, with fath on the ha and ta: blackness. And it is said: The black raven is named Hatim because it signifies separation among them when it caws, meaning it decrees.
والحاتم: الحاكم الموجب للحكم.
And Al-Hatim: the ruler who imposes the judgment.
ابن سيده: الحاتم غراب البين لأنه يحتم بالفراق، وهو أحمر المنقار والرجلين؛
Ibn Sidah: Al-Hatim is the raven of separation because it signifies parting, and it has a red beak and legs.
وقيل: الحاتم الغراب الأسود لأنه يحتم عندهم بالفراق؛ قال النابغة: زعم البوارح أن رحلتنا غدا، ... وبذاك تنعاب الغراب الأسود
And it is said: Al-Hatim is the black raven because it signifies separation among them. Al-Nabighah said: The morning birds claimed our journey is tomorrow, and by that the black raven caws.
حتوم ظباء واجهتنا مروعة، ... تكاد مطايانا عليهن تطمح
Decreed gazelles that startled us, ... our mounts almost longed for them.
وتحتم: جعل الشيء عليه حتما؛ قال لبيد: ويوم أتانا حي عروة وابنه ... إلى فاتك ذي جرأة قد تحتما
And Tahattama: to make something obligatory upon someone. Labid said: And a day when Urwah and his son came to us... to a daring aggressor who had made it obligatory.
والحتامة: ما بقي على المائدة من الطعام أو ما سقط منه إذا أكل، وقيل: الحتامة «3» ما فضل من الطعام على الطبق الذي يؤكل عليه.
And Al-Hatamah: what remains on the table of food or what falls from it when eaten. And it is said: Al-Hatamah is what is left of the food on the plate upon which it is eaten.
وفي الحديث: من أكل وتحتم دخل الجنة ؛ التحتم: أكل الحتامة، وهي فتات الخبز الساقط على الخوان.
And in the Hadith: Whoever eats and 'tahattama' enters Paradise. Al-Tahattum: eating Al-Hatamah, which is the crumbs of bread fallen on the table.
الليث: التحتم الشيء إذا أكلته فكان في فمك هشا.
Al-Layth: Al-Tahattum of a thing is when you eat it and it is brittle in your mouth.
والحتمة: السواد. والأحتم: الأسود.
And Al-Hatmah: blackness. And Al-Ahtam: black.
ويقال: هو الأخ الحتم أي المحض الحق؛ وقال أبو خراش يرثي رجلا «4» فوالله لا أنساك، ما عشت، ليلة، ... صفيي من الإخوان والولد الحتم
And it is said: He is the pure, true brother. Abu Khurash said, mourning a man: By God, I will not forget you, as long as I live, for a night, my pure companion among brothers and my true offspring.
وحاتم الطائي: يضرب به المثل في الجود، وهو حاتم بن عبد الله بن سعد بن الحشرج؛ قال الفرزدق: على حالة لو أن في القوم حاتما، ... على جوده، ما جاد بالمال، حاتم «1» .
And Hatim al-Ta'i: He is taken as an example for generosity, and he is Hatim ibn Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Al-Hashraj. Al-Farazdaq said: In a situation, if there were Hatim among the people, with his generosity, Hatim would not have been generous with wealth.
ويقال: هو الأخ الحتم أي المحض الحق؛
And it is said: He is the pure, true brother.
وتحتم: موضع؛ قال السليك بن السلكة: بحمد الإله وامرئ هو دلني، ... حويت النهاب من قضيب وتحتما
And Tahattama: a place. Al-Sulayk ibn Al-Sulka said: With the praise of God and a man who guided me, I obtained the spoils from Qadib and Tahattama.