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حطن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the word for a male goat (specifically a ram or buck). The primary discussion revolves around the etymology of the word 'حطان' and whether its final consonant is original or derived from the root 'حط'.

Derived headwords

حِطّانnoun
  1. 1.
    ram, buckclassical

    A male sheep, specifically a ram or buck.

حَطَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be a ramclassical

    This verb form would imply the action or state of being a ram, though it is not explicitly defined in the text.

Parallel reading

والحطان: التيس
And al-ḥiṭṭān: the he-goat.
فإن كان فعالا مثل كذاب من الكذب فالنون أصلية من حطن
If it is on the pattern faʿʿāl like kadhdhāb from al-kadhib, then the nūn is original from [the root] ḥaṭana.
وإن جعلته فعلانا فهو من الحط
And if you make it on the pattern faʿlān, then it is from [the root] ḥaṭṭa.