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هتنت

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root describes various forms of rainfall, ranging from heavy downpours to light, intermittent, or sustained drizzles. It also encompasses the clouds that produce such rain.

Derived headwords

هَتَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour down heavilyboth

    The sky poured down rain, indicating a significant and substantial rainfall.

  2. 2.
    to rain lightly and continuouslyboth

    Rain that falls gently and persistently, without being heavy.

  3. 3.
    to rain intermittentlyboth

    Rain that falls for a short period, then stops, and then resumes.

هَتْنnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainboth

    The act or state of heavy rainfall, a downpour.

  2. 2.
    light, continuous rainboth

    A gentle, sustained fall of rain.

  3. 3.
    intermittent rainboth

    Rain that falls in intervals, stopping and starting.

هُتُونnoun
  1. 1.
    continuous rainboth

    A steady and continuous fall of rain.

  2. 2.
    light rainboth

    Rain that is not heavy, a gentle shower.

هَتَنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainfallclassical

    The act of raining heavily; a downpour.

تَهْتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainfallclassical

    The act of raining heavily; a downpour.

تَهَاتَنَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to rain heavilyclassical

    The sky rained heavily, indicating a significant downpour.

هَاتِنadjective
  1. 1.
    raining heavilyboth

    Describing a cloud that is raining heavily.

  2. 2.
    raining continuouslyboth

    Describing a cloud that is raining steadily.

هَتُونadjective
  1. 1.
    raining continuouslyboth

    Describing a cloud that is raining steadily and continuously.

  2. 2.
    raining lightlyboth

    Describing a cloud that is raining lightly.

Parallel reading

هَتَنَتِ السَّمَاءُ تَهْتِنُ هَتْنًا وَهُتُونًا وَهَتَنَانًا وَتَهْتَانًا
The sky rained heavily, pouring down rain, continuously, and with intermittent showers.
أَوْ هُوَ فَوْقَ الهَطْلِ
Or it is above heavy rain (implying even more intense).
أَوِ الضَّعِيفُ الدَّائِمُ
Or it is the weak, continuous rain.
أَوْ مَطَرُ سَاعَةٍ ثُمَّ يَفْتُرُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ
Or it is rain for an hour, then it weakens, then it returns.
وَتَهَاتَنَتْ: اِنْصَبَّتْ
And 'tahatanat' means: it poured down.
وَسَحَابٌ هَاتِنٌ وَهَتُونٌ
And a cloud that is raining heavily and continuously.