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هتت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the rapid and continuous flow of speech, often implying a light or excessive manner of talking. It describes someone who speaks quickly and volubly.

Derived headwords

هَتَّverb
  1. 1.
    to speak rapidlyboth

    To speak in a quick, continuous, and often excessive manner.

هَتًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid speechclassical

    The act of speaking rapidly and continuously, often implying a lack of substance or excessive talk.

مُهَتٍّadjective
  1. 1.
    rapid talkerclassical

    A man who speaks quickly and volubly, often excessively.

هَتَّاتadjective
  1. 1.
    very talkativeclassical

    An intensifier for someone who is very light and excessive in their speech.

Parallel reading

يقال للرجل إذا كان جيد السياق للحديث: هو يسرده سردا ويهته هتا.
It is said of a man, when he is good at narrating a story: he narrates it continuously and speaks it rapidly.
ورجل مهت وهتات، أي خفيف كثير الكلام.
And a man is 'muht' and 'hattat', meaning light and much in speech.