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طمه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of stretching, lengthening, and darkness. It also carries a meaning of injustice or oppression.

Derived headwords

المطمهnoun
  1. 1.
    The prolonged oneclassical

    A noun referring to something that is prolonged or extended.

الممطهnoun
  1. 1.
    The stretched oneclassical

    A noun referring to something that is stretched or elongated.

المهمطadjective
  1. 1.
    Darkenedclassical

    An adjective describing something as dark or obscure.

همطverb
  1. 1.
    To do injusticeclassical

    To act unjustly or oppressively towards someone.

Parallel reading

المطمه المطول
The prolonged one is the lengthened one.
والممطه الممدد
And the stretched one is the elongated one.
والمهمط المظلم
And the darkened one is the obscure one.
يقال: همط إذا ظلم
It is said: 'hamata' if one does injustice.