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مطر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rain and its associated phenomena. It extends to meanings of going, moving swiftly, and seeking something, metaphorically linked to the falling of rain.

Derived headwords

مَطَرnoun
  1. 1.
    rainboth

    The precipitation of water from the atmosphere in the form of drops. It is the singular form of 'amṭār'.

أَمْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    rainsboth

    The plural of 'maṭar', referring to multiple instances or periods of rain.

مَطَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    the sky rainedboth

    the sky rained

مَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ تَمْطُرًا مَطَرًا — The sky rained.
مَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ — The sky rained.
تَمَطَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to rainclassical

    A verb form indicating the action of raining, used interchangeably with 'maṭarat' by some.

  2. 2.
    to goclassical

    To travel or move about in the land.

  3. 3.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    To run or move at a fast pace, like a horse.

مَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ تَمْطُرًا مَطَرًا — The sky rained.
تَمَطَّرَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الأَرْضِ مُطُورًا — The man went about in the land.
أَمْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    God made it rainboth

    God made it rain

وَأَمْطَرَهَا اللهُ — And God sent rain upon it.
وَأَمْطَرَتْ بِمَعْنًى — and it rained (meaning the sky rained).
مَطَرْنَاverb
  1. 1.
    we rainedboth

    The past tense verb indicating that rain fell upon us or in our location.

وَقَدْ مَطَرْنَا — and it has rained upon us.
مُطُورًاnoun
  1. 1.
    goingclassical

    The act of going or traveling, derived from the verb 'maṭara' (to go).

  2. 2.
    swiftnessclassical

    The act of moving swiftly, derived from the verb 'maṭara' (to move swiftly).

مَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ تَمْطُرًا مَطَرًا — The sky rained.
وَقَدْ مَطَرْنَا — and it has rained upon us.
وَذَهَبَ البَعِيرُ فَلَا أَدْرِي مِنْ مَطَرٍ بِهِ — The camel went, and I do not know who took it (lit. who went with it).
تَمَطَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to goclassical

    Similar to 'maṭara' (to go), indicating movement or travel.

  2. 2.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    Similar to 'maṭara' (to move swiftly), indicating rapid movement.

وَتَمَطَّرَ مِثْلُهُ — and he went like it (meaning, moved swiftly).
مُتَمَطِّرadjective
  1. 1.
    moving swiftlyclassical

    An active participle describing something that moves swiftly, like a bird.

  2. 2.
    swift-moving riderclassical

    An active participle describing a rider who is moving swiftly.

دَفِيفِ الطَّائِرِ المُتَمَطِّرِ — the fluttering of a swift-moving bird.
وَرَاكِبُهُ مُتَمَطِّرٌ أَيْضًا — and its rider is also swift-moving.
اسْتِمْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    seeking rainboth

    seeking rain

الاسْتِمْطَارُ: الاسْتِسْقَاءُ — Al-istimṭār: asking for rain (i.e., istisqā').
مُمْطِرadjective
  1. 1.
    what is worn in the rain to protect oneselfboth

    what is worn in the rain to protect oneself

وَالمُمْطِرُ: مَا يُلْبَسُ فِي المَطَرِ يُتَوَفَّى بِهِ — And al-mumṭir: that which is worn in the rain for protection.

Parallel reading

المَطَرُ: وَاحِدُ الأَمْطَارِ.
Rain: the singular of 'amṭār'.
وَمَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ تَمْطُرًا مَطَرًا، وَأَمْطَرَهَا اللهُ، وَقَدْ مَطَرْنَا.
And the sky rained a rainfall, and God sent rain upon it, and it has rained upon us.
وَنَاسٌ يَقُولُونَ: مَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَأَمْطَرَتْ بِمَعْنًى.
And some people say: the sky rained and it rained (meaning the sky rained) interchangeably.
وَمَطَرَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الأَرْضِ مُطُورًا، أَيْ ذَهَبَ.
And the man went about in the land, meaning he traveled.
وَتَمَطَّرَ مِثْلُهُ.
And he went like it (meaning, moved swiftly).
وَيُقَالُ: ذَهَبَ البَعِيرُ فَلَا أَدْرِي مِنْ مَطَرٍ بِهِ.
And it is said: the camel went, and I do not know who took it (lit. who went with it).
وَمَرَّ الفَرَسُ يَمْطُرُ مَطَرًا وَمُطُورًا، أَيْ أَسْرَعَ.
And the horse passed swiftly, meaning it sped up.
وَالتَّمَطُّرُ مِثْلُهُ.
And al-tamattur is like it (meaning, moving swiftly).
أَتَتْهُ المَنَايَا فَوْقَ جَرْدَاءَ شَطْبَةٍ * تَدُفُّ دَفِيفَ الطَّائِرِ المُتَمَطِّرِ
Death came to him upon a lean, swift mare * fluttering like a swift-moving bird.
وَرَاكِبُهُ مُتَمَطِّرٌ أَيْضًا.
And its rider is also swift-moving.
وَالاسْتِمْطَارُ: الاسْتِسْقَاءُ.
And al-istimṭār: asking for rain (i.e., istisqā').
وَاسْتَمْطِرُوا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ كُلَّ مُنْخَدِعٍ
And seek from Quraysh every easily deceived person.
وَالمُمْطِرُ: مَا يُلْبَسُ فِي المَطَرِ يُتَوَفَّى بِهِ.
And al-mumṭir: that which is worn in the rain for protection.