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هتل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the continuous falling of rain or tears, often in a heavy or abundant manner. It can also refer to a type of continuous falling or striking, particularly in the context of warfare or impact.

Derived headwords

هَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to rain heavilyboth

    Said of the sky, meaning it rained continuously and abundantly.

  2. 2.
    to fall continuouslyboth

    Used metaphorically for tears falling profusely.

هَتْلnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainboth

    The act of raining heavily or continuously.

  2. 2.
    continuous fallingclassical

    A continuous or repeated falling or striking action.

هَتَلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainboth

    The state or act of raining heavily and continuously.

تَهْتَالnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainboth

    A continuous and abundant downpour of rain.

  2. 2.
    continuous strikingclassical

    The act of striking repeatedly or continuously, as described in a poetic context.

تَهْتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainboth

    Similar to تهتال, referring to a continuous and heavy rainfall.

سَحَائِبُ هُتَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    raining heavilyboth

    Describing clouds that are bringing continuous and heavy rain.

Parallel reading

التهتال، مثل التهتان.
Al-tahṭāl, like al-tahṭān.
ضرب السوارى متنه بالتهتال
The striking of the masts hit its body with continuous impact.
هتلت السماء هتلا وهتلانا وتهتالا.
The sky rained heavily with a continuous downpour, a heavy rain, and a continuous falling.
وسحائب هتل.
And clouds bringing heavy rain.