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همط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes actions of forceful or unmeasured taking, consuming, or speaking. It extends to concepts of defamation, insult, and acting without consideration.

Derived headwords

هَمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to oppressclassical

    To act unjustly or tyrannically towards someone.

  2. 2.
    to act rashlyclassical

    To act without proper consideration or planning, in a haphazard manner.

  3. 3.
    to take without measureclassical

    To seize or acquire something without regard for quantity or fairness.

  4. 4.
    to eatclassical

    To consume food, often implying a greedy or unrefined manner.

يهْمُطُverb
  1. 1.
    he oppressesclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to oppress', indicating ongoing unjust action.

  2. 2.
    he acts rashlyclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to act rashly', indicating ongoing unconsidered behavior.

  3. 3.
    he takes without measureclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to take without measure', indicating ongoing forceful acquisition.

  4. 4.
    he eatsclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to eat', often with a connotation of greed.

اهْتَمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize water by forceclassical

    To take water aggressively or unlawfully.

  2. 2.
    to take by forceclassical

    Generalizing the act of seizing something unlawfully or forcefully.

تَهَمَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize water by forceclassical

    An intensive or repeated form of seizing water unlawfully.

  2. 2.
    to take by forceclassical

    An intensive or repeated form of taking something unlawfully or forcefully.

اهْتِمَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    seizing by forceclassical

    The act of taking something, especially water, by force or unlawfully.

تَهَمُّطnoun
  1. 1.
    seizing by forceclassical

    The act of taking something, especially water, by force or unlawfully, possibly indicating intensity or repetition.

تَنَقَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to diminish

    To make something smaller or less in amount or value.

  2. 2.
    to disparage

    To regard or represent as being of little worth; to belittle.

Parallel reading

ظلم، وخبط، وأخذ بغير تقدير، ولم يبال ما قال
He oppressed, acted rashly, and took without measure, not caring what he said.
وأكل
And he ate.
والماء: أخذه غصبا
And water: he took it by force.
كاهتمطه وتهمطه
Like his seizing it by force and his forceful seizing of it.
واهتمط عرضه: تنقصه
And he attacked his honor: he disparaged it.