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ه ط س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of breaking or shattering something. It is noted as being obscure and its usage is debated among lexicographers.

Derived headwords

هَطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakclassical

    To break or shatter something.

هَطْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    breakingclassical

    The act of breaking or shattering.

Parallel reading

هطس الشيء يهطسه هطسا: كسره
He broke the thing, breaking it, a breaking.
وقال ابن دريد: هطس الشيء يهطسه هطسا: كسره
And Ibn Duraid said: He broke the thing, breaking it, a breaking.
قال: وليس بثبت
He said: And it is not established.
نقله هكذا الصاغاني وصاحب اللسان
Al-Sagani and the author of Al-Lisan transmitted it thus.
والعجب من المصنف كيف أغفله
And it is strange from the author how he overlooked it.