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حنطر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of clouds and indecision or hesitation. It is primarily used in classical Arabic to describe the presence of clouds and a state of being uncertain or going back and forth in a matter.

Derived headwords

الحنطريرةnoun
  1. 1.
    cloudsclassical

    A term for clouds, particularly when referring to their presence in the sky.

تحنطرverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateclassical

    To be hesitant or uncertain in a matter, going back and forth without making a decision.

  2. 2.
    to circle aroundclassical

    To move in a circular or roundabout manner, often implying indecision or evasion.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصغاني: هو السحاب
Al-Saghani said: It is clouds.
يقال: ما في السماء حنطريرة، أي شيء من السحاب
It is said: There is no حنطريرة in the sky, meaning anything of clouds.
ويقال: تحنطر الرجل في الأمر إذا تردد واستدار
And it is said: A man تحنطر in a matter if he hesitated and went around.