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حنط

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This 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. 1.
    wheatboth

    wheat

حِنَطnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)both

    plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)

  2. 2.
    he embalmed the dead personboth

    he embalmed the dead person

حَنَّاطnoun
  1. 1.
    wheat sellerboth

    wheat seller

الحِنَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the profession of the wheat sellerboth

    the profession of the wheat seller

الحُنُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    perfume, aromatic powderboth

    perfume, aromatic powder

تَحَنَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    he used the perfume/aromatic powderboth

    he used the perfume/aromatic powder

حَنَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)both

    plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)

  2. 2.
    he embalmed the dead personboth

    he embalmed the dead person

حَنَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)both

    plural of al-ḥinṭah (wheat)

  2. 2.
    he embalmed the dead personboth

    he embalmed the dead person

حَانِطadjective
  1. 1.
    Redclassical

    Having a red color, often used to describe something that has turned red.

أَحْنَطَverb
  1. 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.