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نهتر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to speaking falsehoods or lies. It is primarily used in classical Arabic dictionaries and is not common in modern usage.

Derived headwords

نَهَتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak falselyclassical

    To utter words that are untrue or fabricated; to lie.

نَهْتَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehoodclassical

    An act or instance of speaking falsely; a lie.

Parallel reading

نهتر فلان علينا، أي تحدث بالكذب
So-and-so spoke falsely against us, meaning he spoke with lies.
تحدث بالكذب
He spoke with lies.
تحدث فكذب
He spoke and lied.