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Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns taking something forcefully, unjustly, or without proper consideration. It encompasses concepts of oppression, robbery, and acting recklessly. It can also extend to verbal abuse and general recklessness in speech or action.

Derived headwords

هَمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to oppressboth

    To wrong people by denying them their rights or taking their possessions unjustly.

  2. 2.
    to seize without measureclassical

    To take something without proper estimation or consideration, often implying greed or injustice.

  3. 3.
    to act recklesslyclassical

    To be indifferent to what one says or eats, acting without care or concern.

يَهْمُطُverb
  1. 1.
    he oppressesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to oppress', indicating ongoing unjust action.

هَمْطnoun
  1. 1.
    oppressionboth

    The act of wronging or oppressing people, taking their rights or possessions unjustly.

  2. 2.
    seizure without measureclassical

    The act of taking something without proper estimation or consideration.

  3. 3.
    recklessnessclassical

    Acting without care or concern for one's words or actions.

الهِمْطnoun
  1. 1.
    oppressionboth

    The act of wronging or oppressing people, taking their rights or possessions unjustly.

  2. 2.
    seizure without measureclassical

    The act of taking something without proper estimation or consideration.

  3. 3.
    recklessnessclassical

    Acting without care or concern for one's words or actions.

اهْتَمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize forcefullyclassical

    To take something forcefully, unjustly, or without proper consideration.

  2. 2.
    to insultclassical

    To verbally abuse someone, to slander or disparage their honor.

اهْتِمَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful seizureclassical

    The act of taking something forcefully, unjustly, or without proper consideration.

  2. 2.
    insultclassical

    The act of verbally abusing someone, slandering or disparaging their honor.

تَهَمَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to act with oppressive forceclassical

    To act with excessive force or aggression in oppression, taking without deliberation.

  2. 2.
    to seize carelesslyclassical

    To take something without careful consideration or proper procedure.

تَهْمِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    oppressive forceclassical

    The act of using excessive force or aggression in oppression, taking without deliberation.

  2. 2.
    careless seizureclassical

    The act of taking something without careful consideration or proper procedure.

الهُمَّاطnoun
  1. 1.
    oppressorclassical

    One who is unjust and oppresses others, taking their rights or possessions.

الهَمْطnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteclassical

    The act of taking something with haste or in a hurried manner.

  2. 2.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing things together.

اهْتَمَطَ الذئب السخلةverb
  1. 1.
    the wolf seized the lambclassical

    A specific instance of a wolf taking a lamb, illustrating the meaning of forceful seizure.

Parallel reading

همط فلان الناس: إذا ظلمهم حقهم.
So-and-so oppressed the people: meaning he wronged them of their rights.
يقال: همط فلان الناس: إذا ظلمهم حقهم.
It is said: So-and-so oppressed the people: meaning he wronged them of their rights.
وهمط: أخذ بغير تقدير.
And 'hamṭ' means: taking without measure or proper estimation.
فقال: هو الأخذ بخرق وظلم.
And he said: It is taking with recklessness and injustice.
وهمط الرجل: إذا لم يبال ما قال وما أكل.
And a man 'hamṭa': if he does not care what he says and what he eats.
أخذه غصبا أي على سبيل الغلبة والجور
Taking it by force, meaning by way of dominance and injustice
سئل إبراهيم النخعي عن عمال ينهشون إلى القرى، فيهمطون أهلها
Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i was asked about officials who would raid villages, oppressing their inhabitants
فإذا رجعوا إلى أهاليهم أهدوا لجيرانهم ودعوهم إلى طعامهم، فقال: لهم المهنأ وعليهم الوزر.
And when they returned to their families, they would give gifts to their neighbors and invite them to their food, and he said: For them is the enjoyment, and upon them is the burden (of sin).
كان العمال يهمطون ويدعون فيجابون يعني يدعون إلى طعامهم وإن كانوا ظلمة، إذا لم يتعين الحرام.
The officials used to oppress and invite, and they would be accepted, meaning they would be invited to their food even if they were oppressors, as long as the forbidden was not clearly identified.
ومن شديد الجور ذي اهتماط
And from severe injustice, that which involves forceful seizure
التهمط: الغشمرة في الظلم، والأخذ من غير تثبت.
Al-tahammuṭ: is acting with oppressive force in injustice, and taking without deliberation.
اهتمط عرضه أي شتمه وتنقصه
He insulted his honor, meaning he cursed him and belittled him.
امترز من عرضه واهتمط: إذا شتمه وعابه.
He slandered his honor and insulted him: if he cursed him and found fault with him.
الهمط: التخليط بالأباطيل.
Al-hamṭ: is mixing with falsehoods.
واهتمط الذئب السخلة أو الشاة: أخذها
And the wolf seized the ewe lamb or the sheep: meaning it took it.