مطر
العربية
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مطر¹
- /matˤr/
verb مَطَرَ · maṭara · يَمْطُرُ · مَطْر · مَطَر
- to rain (“to have rain fall from the sky”) السَّمَاءُ مَطَرَتْ بِغِزَارَةِ الْيَوْمِ.
- to rain, to shower with rain
- to pour out, to shower, to douse
- to render, to do (e.g., a favor)
- to run swiftly (of a horse), to speed away
noun مَطْر · maṭr · الْمَطْر · مَطْرٌ
- verbal noun of مَطَرَ (maṭara) (form I)
مطر²
- /ma.tˤar/
Where it comes from
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.
noun مَطَر · maṭar · أَمْطَار · الْمَطَر
- verbal noun of مَطَرَ (maṭara) (form I)
- rain وَلَقَدْ أَتَوْا عَلَى ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوْءِ أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَرَوْنَهَا بَلْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُورًۭا
مطر³
adjective مَطِر · maṭir · مَطِرَة · الْمَطِر
- rainy
مطر⁴
noun مَطَر · maṭar · أَمْطَار · الْمَطَر
- alternative form of مَطَرَة (maṭara, “waterskin”)
In English
Talk about this word "مطر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. مطر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1 "مطر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {مطر},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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