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الهمتع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of gathering or collecting something, specifically referring to the fruit of a particular tree. It is presented as a variant or correction of a similar-sounding word.

Derived headwords

الهَمْتَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering the fruit of the 'tanabb' tree, or the fruit itself.

هَفْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To gather fruitclassical

    This verb form is suggested as the origin of the noun 'al-hamta', referring to the act of gathering the fruit of the 'tanabb' tree.

مَتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To enjoyclassical

    This verb is mentioned as the root from which 'al-hamta' is derived, implying a connection to enjoyment or benefit derived from the gathered fruit.

Parallel reading

الهَمْتَع، بالمثناة فوق، كعصفر: جنى التنضب، أو وزنه: هفعل، لأنه من متع، وليس بتصحيف الهمقع بالقاف
Al-hamta', with the letter ta' above, like 'usfuru: the gathering of the tanabb, or its pattern is 'haf'ala', because it is from 'm-t-' (to enjoy), and it is not a misspelling of al-hamqa' with the letter qaf.