حمت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense heat and its effects, extending to concepts of strength, richness, and preservation. It also encompasses terms for containers, particularly those holding fats or liquids, and can describe something becoming pure or concentrated.

Derived headwords

حَمَتَverb

1.
to be intensely hotboth
The day or period was characterized by extreme heat.
2.
to become spoiledclassical
Used to describe food items like walnuts becoming altered and spoiled.

حِمَتٌadjective

1.
intensely hotboth
Describing a day or period of severe heat.

يوم حمت — a day of intense heat

حَمَتَةٌadjective

1.
intensely hotboth
Describing a night characterized by severe heat.

ليلة حمتة — a night of intense heat

مُحْتٌadjective

1.
intensely hotboth
Describing a day of extreme heat.

يوم محت — a day of intense heat

مُحَتَّةٌadjective

1.
intensely hotboth
Describing a night of extreme heat.

ليلة محتة — a night of intense heat

اِحْتَدَّverb

1.
to become intensely hotboth
The day became characterized by extreme heat.

حَمِيتٌadjective

1.
strong, robustclassical
Describing something as strong, solid, or well-made, applied to various things.
2.
intensely sweetclassical
Describing fruits like dates as having exceptional sweetness.
3.
a small waterskinclassical
A small, possibly hairy, skin container for liquids like ghee, honey, or oil.

تمر حميت — dates of intense sweetness

الْحَمِيتُ الْأَسْوَدُ — the black waterskin (referring to a person)

تَحْمُوتٌnoun

1.
a small waterskinclassical
A container for ghee, similar to a small waterskin or a small jar.
2.
intensely sweetclassical
Describing something as having extreme sweetness.

حَمَتَكَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ يَحْمِتُكَverb

1.
to cause to fall uponclassical
A supplication meaning 'May God cause him to fall upon it' or 'May God inflict it upon him'.

حَامِتٌadjective

1.
intensely sweetclassical
Describing something, like dates, as being exceptionally sweet.

تَحَمَّتَverb

1.
to become pureclassical
Describing a color becoming pure or intense.

غَضَبٌ حَمِيتٌphrase

1.
intense angerclassical
Describing anger as severe and potent, which eventually subsides.

الغضب الحميت — intense anger

Parallel reading

يوم حمت، بالتسكين: شديد الحر

A day of intense heat, with the 'mim' quiescent: severely hot.

وليلة حمتة

And a night of intense heat.

وقد حمت يومنا، ككرم إذا اشتد حره

And our day became intensely hot, like the verb 'karuma' when its heat intensified.

من سافعات، وهجير حمت

From the dust clouds, and the intense heat of midday.

والحميت: المتين من كل شيء

And 'al-hamit': the strong/robust of everything.

حتى إنهم ليقولون: تمر حميت، وعسل حميت

So much so that they say: 'hamit' dates, and 'hamit' honey.

وما أكلت تمرا أحمت حلاوة من التعضوض

And I have not eaten dates more intensely sweet than these, meaning stronger.

الحميت: وعاء السمن كالعكة

'Al-hamit': a container for ghee, like an 'akka' (a type of leather bag).

أو الزق بلا شعر

Or a waterskin without hair.

فإذا حميت من سمن

If it is a waterskin full of ghee.

كأنه حميت

As if it were a waterskin.

اقتلوا الحميت الأسود

Kill the black waterskin (referring to a person).

وتمر حمت بالتسكين، وحمت ككتف، وحامت، وحميت، وتحموت: كل ذالك بمعنى شديد الحلاوة

And 'hammat' dates (with quiescent mim), and 'hammat' (like 'katif'), and 'hamat', and 'hamit', and 'tahmut': all of these mean intensely sweet.

وهاذه التمرة أحمت حلاوة من هاذه، أي: أصدق حلاوة، وأشد، وأمتن

And this date is more intensely sweet than this one, meaning: more true in sweetness, stronger, and more robust.

وحمت الجوز وغيره، كفرح: إذا تغير وفسد

And walnuts and other things became 'hammat', as in 'faraha': if they changed and spoiled.

وتحمت لونه: صار خالصا

And its color became 'tahammut': it became pure.

حمتك الله تعالى عليه يحمتك

May God cause you to fall upon him, He causes you to fall upon him.

غضب حميت: شديد

Intense anger: severe.