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حنط
Root entry · 10 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to wheat and its cultivation, but also extends to the process of embalming and preserving a corpse, and the coloring of something red or ripe.
Derived headwords
الحِنْطَةnoun
- 1.wheatboth
wheat
حِنَطnoun
- 1.plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)both
plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)
- 2.he embalmed the dead personboth
he embalmed the dead person
حَنَّاطnoun
- 1.wheat sellerboth
wheat seller
الحِنَاطَةnoun
- 1.the profession of the wheat sellerboth
the profession of the wheat seller
الحُنُوطnoun
- 1.perfume, aromatic powderboth
perfume, aromatic powder
تَحَنَّطَverb
- 1.he used the perfume/aromatic powderboth
he used the perfume/aromatic powder
حَنَّطَverb
- 1.plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)both
plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)
- 2.he embalmed the dead personboth
he embalmed the dead person
حَنَّطَverb
- 1.plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)both
plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)
- 2.he embalmed the dead personboth
he embalmed the dead person
حَانِطadjective
- 1.Redclassical
Having a red color, often used to describe something that has turned red.
أَحْنَطَverb
- 1.To ripenclassical
To reach maturity and become ready for harvest, specifically referring to plants like Rhamnus.
Parallel reading
الحنطة: البر
Wheat: the grain.
والجمع حنط
And its plural is 'hunat'.
وبائعه حناط
And its seller is a 'hannat'.
والحنوط: ذريرة
And 'hunut' is a type of perfume/spice.
وقد تحنط به الرجل
And a man might use it (the spices) for embalming.
وحنط الميت تحنيطا
And he embalmed the deceased with preservation.
والحناطة: حرفة الحناط
And 'hanatah' is the profession of the wheat seller.
وحنط الاديم: احمر
And 'hanata' the leather: it became red.
فهو حانط
So it is red.
وحنط الرمث وأحنط
And the Rhamnus plant matured and ripened.
أي أدرك وابيض ورقه
Meaning it reached maturity and its leaves turned white.