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هطم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of breaking or crushing, often with a sense of force. It extends to the idea of rapid digestion, implying a breaking down of food.

Derived headwords

هَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to break, crushclassical

    To break something with force, to crush it.

هَطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking, crushingclassical

    The act of breaking or crushing something.

  2. 2.
    rapid digestionclassical

    The quick and efficient digestion of food.

Parallel reading

إذا شربوا منه هطم طعامهم
When they drink from it, it will digest their food quickly.
الهطم: سرعة الهضم
Al-hatm: rapid digestion.
وأصله الحطم، وهو الكسر، فقلبت الحاء هاء
And its origin is al-hatm, which is breaking, so the 'h' was changed to 'h'.