المتر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of cutting, extending, and sexual intercourse. It also encompasses actions like throwing, pulling, and spreading, particularly in the context of fire or sparks.

Derived headwords

مَتَرَverb

1.
to cutboth
To sever or divide something.
2.
to extendboth
To lengthen or stretch out, like a rope.
3.
to have sexual intercourseclassical
To engage in sexual union.

مَتْرnoun

1.
cuttingboth
The act of cutting or severing.
2.
extensionboth
The act of lengthening or stretching, as with a rope.
3.
sexual intercourseclassical
The act of sexual union.

مَتَرَ بِسِلْحِهِverb

1.
to throw with his weaponclassical
To hurl or cast something, specifically a weapon.

التَّمَاتُرnoun

1.
pullingboth
The act of pulling or tugging at something.

تَتَمَاتَرُverb

1.
to spreadclassical
To extend outwards or scatter, used for fire or sparks.

امْتَارَverb

1.
to extendboth
To stretch out or become longer.

امْتِيَارnoun

1.
extensionboth
The act of extending or stretching out.

Parallel reading

ومد الحبل ونحوه

and to extend a rope and the like

والجماع

and sexual intercourse

ومتر بسلحه: رمى به

And he threw with his weapon: he threw it

والتماتر: التجاذب

And al-tamātur: mutual pulling

ورأيت النار من الزند تتماتر: تترامى، وتتساقط

And I saw the fire from the flint spreading: scattering and falling

وامتر امتارا، كافتعل: امتد

And he extended, extending, like ifta'ala: he stretched out