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الهت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the rapid or excessive flow of speech, often implying garrulity or incoherence. It also extends to meanings related to destruction, degradation, and hurried actions, particularly in the context of speech and physical actions like tearing or breaking.

Derived headwords

هَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak rapidlyboth

    To speak quickly and continuously, often to the point of being excessive or incoherent.

  2. 2.
    to tearclassical

    To rip or tear apart, specifically referring to clothing or reputation.

  3. 3.
    to pourclassical

    To pour out, often used metaphorically for speech or liquid.

  4. 4.
    to degradeclassical

    To lower someone's status or honor, to diminish their respect.

  5. 5.
    to follow a womanclassical

    To pursue or engage in flirtatious talk with a woman.

  6. 6.
    to strip leavesclassical

    To strip leaves from a tree.

  7. 7.
    to breakclassical

    To break or shatter something.

هَتْهَتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid speechboth

    The act of speaking rapidly and continuously, often implying incoherence or excessive talk.

  2. 2.
    breakingclassical

    The act of breaking or shattering.

مُهْتadjective
  1. 1.
    talkativeboth

    A man who is light-spoken and talks excessively.

هَتَّاتadjective
  1. 1.
    garrulousboth

    A man who is light-spoken and talks excessively; a great talker.

هَتْهَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    very talkativeboth

    A man who is extremely light-spoken and talks excessively; a great talker.

هَتْهَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak quicklyboth

    To speak rapidly and continuously, often implying a lack of clarity or coherence.

هَتْهَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge a camelclassical

    To urge a camel forward, especially when it is drinking.

Parallel reading

سرد الكلام
to narrate speech
تمزيق الثياب والأعراض
tearing clothes and reputations
صب
to pour
حط المرتبة في الإكرام
to lower the rank in honor
متابعة المرأة في الغزل
following a woman in flirtatious talk
حت ورق الشجر
stripping the leaves of trees
الكسر
breaking
كالهتهتة
like rapid speech
رجل مهت وهتات (وهتهات)
a man who is light-spoken and talks a lot (and very talkative)
هتهت في كلامه
he spoke rapidly in his speech
بعيره: زجره عند الشرب بهت هت
his camel: urging it when drinking, saying 'baht, haht'