هتر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns nonsensical or rambling speech, but extends to meanings of wonder, calamity, foolishness due to old age, and obsessive indulgence.

Derived headwords

الهَتْرnoun

1.
Nonsense speechboth
Rambling or nonsensical talk. It is often used in a reduplicated form for emphasis.
2.
Wonder, calamityclassical
Something astonishing or a great misfortune.

هَتَرَverb

1.
To speak nonsensicallyboth
To utter rambling or incoherent speech.

هاتِرnoun

1.
Nonsenseboth
Refers to nonsensical speech, often used in a reduplicated phrase for emphasis.

أَهْتَرَverb

1.
To become senileboth
To become foolish or senile due to old age.

مُهْتَرadjective

1.
Senile, foolishboth
Describing someone who has become senile or foolish due to old age.

مُسْتَهْتَرadjective

1.
addicted to drink (with fatḥa on both ta's): meaning, infatuated with it, not caring what is said about himboth
addicted to drink (with fatḥa on both ta's): meaning, infatuated with it, not caring what is said about him

تَهَاتَرَverb

1.
the two men reviled each other: when each one claimedboth
the two men reviled each other: when each one claimed

Parallel reading

الهتر بالكسر: السقط من الكلام.

Al-hatr (with kasra): Nonsense speech.

يقال: هتر هاتر، وهو توكيد له.

It is said: 'hatara hāter', which is an emphasis for it.

والهتر أيضا: العجب والداهية.

And al-hatr is also: wonder and calamity.

يقال للرجل إذا كان داهيا: إنه لهتر أهتار.

It is said about a man if he is cunning: 'He is truly a master of stratagems.'

وأهتر الرجل فهو مهتر، أي صار خرفا من الكبر.

And the man became senile, so he is senile, meaning he became foolish from old age.

وفلان مستهتر بالشراب، أي مولع به لا يبالي ما قيل فيه.

And so-and-so is obsessed with drinking, meaning he is infatuated with it and does not care what is said about him.

تهاتر الرجلان، إذا ادعى كل واحد منها على صاحبه باطلا.

The two men accused each other falsely, if each one claimed falsely against his companion.