هطر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of striking or killing, particularly a dog with a stick. It also extends to meanings of begging or showing humility to the wealthy, and refers to specific locations.

Derived headwords

هطرverb

1.
to kill (a dog)classical
To kill a dog, specifically with a stick.
2.
to strikeclassical
A general term for striking or beating.

هطراnoun

1.
killing (a dog)classical
The act of killing a dog, as in the verb 'hatara'.
2.
strikingclassical
The act of striking or beating.

هطرةnoun

1.
humble beggingclassical
The act of a poor person showing excessive humility or subservience to a rich person when asking for something.

هاطرىname

1.
proper name (short)classical
A proper name, possibly a place or person, used in its مقصور (maqsur) form.

هاطرىname

1.
city name (Samarra)classical
A city located in the region of Samarra, situated three parasangs from al-Ja'fari and below Tikrit. It was predominantly inhabited by Jews.

هاطرىname

1.
city name (Maysan)classical
A city in the land of Maysan, opposite al-Madhar. It is described as pleasant, scenic, with abundant date palms, trees, water, and fowl.

تهطرتverb

1.
to collapseclassical
The passive form of a verb indicating that a well has collapsed or caved in.

Parallel reading

هطر الكلب يهطره هطرا: قتله بالخشبة

Hatara the dog, yahṭuruhu haṭran: he killed it with a stick.

وكذلك هبجه وهزره

And likewise, habajahu and hazarahu.

أو هو مطلق الضرب، هطره يهطره هطرا

Or it is the general term for striking, haṭarahu yahṭuruhu haṭran.

لا أحسبها عربية صحيحة

I do not consider it correct Arabic.

والهطرة: تذلل الفقير للغني إذا سأله

And al-haṭarah: the humility of the poor person to the rich when he asks him.

وهاطرى مقصورا: علم

And Hāṭirā (maqsur): a proper name.

وهاطرى بسكون الطاء: ة، بسر من رأى

And Hāṭarī (with sukun on the ta'): a city, in Samarra.

بينها وبين الجعفري ثلاثة فراسخ

Between it and al-Ja'fari are three parasangs.

وهي دون تكريت، وأسفل منها الخربة

And it is below Tikrit, and below it is al-Khurba.

وكان أكثر أهلها اليهود

And most of its inhabitants were Jews.

وإلى الآن يقولون: كأنك من يهود هاطرى

And to this day they say: 'As if you are from the Jews of Hāṭarī'.

وهاطرى: ة بأرض ميسان مقابل المذار

And Hāṭarī: a city in the land of Maysan, opposite al-Madhar.

طيبة نزهة كثيرة النخل والشجر والمياه والدجاج

It is pleasant, a resort, with abundant date palms, trees, water, and fowl.

وتهطرت البئر: تهورت

And the well tahattarat: it collapsed.