حتك

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by short, quick, and fast steps. It also extends to the idea of heading in a particular direction and describes a person of short stature and dark complexion.

Derived headwords

حَتَكَverb

1.
to walk quicklyboth
To walk with short, quick, and fast steps.

يَحْتَكُverb

1.
he walks quicklyboth
He walks with short, quick, and fast steps.

حَتْكًاnoun

1.
quick walkingboth
The act of walking with short, quick, and fast steps.

حَتَكَانًاnoun

1.
quick walkingboth
The act of walking with short, quick, and fast steps.

حَتَكُواverb

1.
they headedclassical
They directed themselves or proceeded in a certain way or direction.

عَتَكُواverb

1.
they headedclassical
They directed themselves or proceeded in a certain way or direction (variant of حتكوا).

الحُوتَكadjective

1.
short and darkboth
A person who is short in stature and dark in complexion.

الحُوتَكِيّadjective

1.
short and darkboth
A person who is short in stature and dark in complexion.

الحَوَاتِكnoun

1.
ostrich droppingsclassical
The droppings or excrement of ostriches.

Parallel reading

حتك الرجل يحتك حتكا وحتكانا، أي مشى وقارب الخطو وأسرع.

The man walked quickly, meaning he walked with short steps and speed.

لا أدري على أي وجه حتكوا، وربما قالوا عتكوا، أي توجهوا.

I do not know in what manner they proceeded, and sometimes they said 'they headed', meaning they directed themselves.

وهل كنت إلا حوتكيا ألاقه بنو عمه حتى بغى وتجبرا

And were you not but a short, dark man whom his paternal uncles met until he became oppressive and tyrannical