مَطْر
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Highlights
Plural
أَمْطَار
Verbal noun of
مَطَرَ
to rain
Most common words from the same root
مَطَر in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of مَطَرَ (to rain): the act or idea of the verb.
- rain
وَلَقَدْ أَتَوْا عَلَى ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوْءِ أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَرَوْنَهَا بَلْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُورًۭاThey have surely passed by the town which was rained upon by an evil rain. Have they not seen it? Nay; but they do not believe in being raised up after death.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:40
Word origin
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָטָר (māṭā́r, “rain”), Classical Syriac ܡܛܪܐ (meṭra, “rain”) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎉𐎗 (mṭr). Compare also Akkadian 𒈪𒋫𒅈𒌑 (miṭarū, “fields irrigated by rainwater”) attested only in Ras Shamra, most likely borrowed from West Semitic.
Words from the root م-ط-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
مَطَرَ
· present يَمْطُرُ
Form I · The plain action
to rain (“to have rain fall from the sky”); to rain, to shower with rain; to pour out, to shower, to douse
to rain; to cause to rain; to shower, to heap, to rain down
إِمْطَار
مُمْطِر
rainy
مُمْطَر
اِسْتَمْطَرَ
· present يَسْتَمْطِرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to ask for rain; to ask [with accusative or مِن (min) ‘someone’] a favor; to wish, to desire (something)
اِسْتِمْطَار
مُسْتَمْطِر
مُسْتَمْطَر
مِمْطَر
raincoat
مِمْطَرَة
raincoat
مَطِر
rainy
مَطَرَة
downpour
مَطَرَة
water-skin
مَطَر: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَطَر |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَمْطَار |
مَطَر in a sentence
Dictionary examples
rain
وَلَقَدْ أَتَوْا عَلَى ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوْءِ أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَرَوْنَهَا بَلْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُورًۭاThey have surely passed by the town which was rained upon by an evil rain. Have they not seen it? Nay; but they do not believe in being raised up after death.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:40
From a fully vowelled text
سَحَابٌ وَرِيحٌ بِلاَ مَطَرٍ، الرَّجُلُ الْمُفْتَخِرُ بِهَدِيَّةِ كَذِبٍ.Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.Proverbs 25:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَ الْمَطَرُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا وَأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً.And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.Genesis 7:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فِي نُورِ وَجْهِ الْمَلِكِ حَيَاةٌ، وَرِضَاهُ كَسَحَابِ الْمَطَرِ الْمُتَأَخِّرِ.In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.Proverbs 16:15, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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