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الحنترة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of constriction, narrowness, or being short and small. It encompasses feelings of tightness and physical descriptions of diminutiveness.

Derived headwords

الحِنْطَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tightnessboth

    A feeling or state of being constricted, narrow, or confined.

  2. 2.
    narrownessboth

    The quality of being limited in space or scope.

الحِنْطَارadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Possessing little height or length.

  2. 2.
    smallboth

    Of limited size or extent.

Parallel reading

الحنترة: الضيق.
Al-ḥanṭarah: tightness.
والحنتار، بالكسر: القصير الصغير.
And al-ḥintār, with kasra: the short, the small.