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حمط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dryness, witheredness, and a burning sensation. It is used to describe dried plant matter, a type of desert snake, and a feeling of heat or roughness in the throat.

Derived headwords

الحماطnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantboth

    a plant

حماطةnoun
  1. 1.
    I reached the core of his heart: meaning, its blacknessboth

    I reached the core of his heart: meaning, its blackness

Parallel reading

الحماط: يبيس الافانى تألفه الحيات
Al-Himaat: Dried desert plants that snakes frequent.
يقال: شيطان حماط، كما تقول: ذئب غضى: وتيس حلب.
It is said: a 'shaitan himaat' (a demon of the dry places), just as you say: a 'dhi'b ghada' (a wolf of the arid lands) and a 'tais halab' (a goat that gives milk).
وقد شبه المرأة بحية له عرف: عنجرد تحلف حين أحلف * كمثل شيطان الحماط أعرف *
And he likened the woman to a snake with a crest: 'A fierce one, I swear when I swear * like the demon of the dry places I recognize *'
أصبت حماطة قلبه
You have struck the core of his heart.
والحماطة أيضا: حرقة وخشونة يجدها الرجل في حلقة
And al-Himaatah is also: a burning and roughness that a man finds in his throat.