← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

هطر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root هطر primarily relates to striking or killing, particularly with a stick. It also extends to concepts of abject humility and degradation, as well as place names.

Derived headwords

هَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to kill with a stickclassical

    To kill an animal, specifically a dog, using a stick or club.

  2. 2.
    to strikeclassical

    A general term for striking or beating, not necessarily with lethal intent.

هَطْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    humble beggingclassical

    The act of a poor person showing excessive humility and subservience to a wealthy person when asking for something.

هَاطَرَىname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper noun, referring to a place name.

تَهَطَّرَتverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseclassical

    Said of a well, meaning it has collapsed or caved in.

Parallel reading

هطر الكلب يهطره: قتله بالخشبة
He killed the dog with a stick.
أو هو مطلق الضرب
Or it means striking generally.
والهطرة: تذلل الفقير للغني إذا سأله
And al-hatarah is the humble begging of the poor person to the rich when he asks.
وهاطري: علم
And Hātarā is a proper name (a place).
وة بسر من رأى
And a place in Samarra.
وة بأرض ميسان
And a place in the land of Maysan.
وتهطرت البئر: تهورت
And the well collapsed: it caved in.