مطر
Root: مط
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
مطر maṭara u to rain (مطرت السماء maṭarat is-samā’ it rained); to shower with rain (ه s.o.; of the sky); to pour out (ب ه over s.o. s.th.), shower, douse (ب ه s.o. with); to do, render (ه s.o., بخير bi-kairin a good turn, a favor); to run swiftly (horse), speed away IV to rain (of the sky); to cause (هـ s.th.) to rain (على upon); to shower (ب ه s.o. with 913 or هـ على upon s.o. s.th.), heap (ب ه or هـ على upon s.o. s.th.) │ امطر عليه وابلا (wābilan) or امطره بوابل منه (bi-wābilin) he showered him with a hail of (e.g., stones), with a rain of (e.g., blows), with a flood of (e.g., abuses, threats), etc. X to ask for rain; to ask (من or ه s.o.) a favor; to wish (هـ for s.th.), desire (هـ s.th.); to invoke, call down (هـ على upon s.o. s.th.)
Entry 2
مطر maṭar pl. امطار amṭār rain │ محطة لرصد الأمطر maḥaṭṭa li-raṣd al·a. pluvio-metrical station
Entry 3
مطر maṭir and مطير maṭīr rainy, abounding in rain
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