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Form 1مَطَرَتِ السَّمَآءُ6 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarمَطَرٌ مَطْرٌ مُطُورٌ

Core sense — the sky rained; it rained upon them; the horse ran violentlygenerated

1.1the sky, or sometimes the rain, rained—أَمْطَرَت

.

The first form is said of what is sent in mercy, and the second of what is sent in punishment.

See also what follows.

1.1.1the sky rained upon them—مَطَرَتْهُمُ السَّمَآءُ

[Both are also transitive.]

and أَمْطَرَتْهُم, the last of these being the worse form.

we were rained upon; we had rain—مُطِرْنَا
1.1.2figurative · مجازgood poured upon them, or came to them—مَطَرَهُمْ خَيْرٌ
evil poured upon them, or came to them—شَرٌّ
he did good to me—مَطَرَنِى بِخَيْرٍ
he did not do any good to me—مَا مَطَرَنِى بِخَيْرٍ
good did not come to him from him, or from it—مَا مُطِرَ مِنْهُ خَيْرًا

[In the CK, incorrectly, خَيْرٌ.]

good did not come to him from him, or from it—بِخَيْرٍ

But أَمْطَرَهُمُ ٱللّٰهُ is said only in relation to punishment, as in the Qur'ān 26:173 and 27:59: وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنْذَرِينَ [And we rained upon them a rain, and evil was the rain of the warned people].

And again in the Qur'ān 15:74: وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِنْ سِجِّيلٍ [And we rained upon them stones of baked clay]; the stones are called rain because they came down from the sky.

Some, however, hold that مَطَرَ and أَمَطَرَ have the same meaning.

1.2figurative · مجازthe horse ran violently, like the pouring of rain; or he went quickly, he hastened—مَرَّ الفَرَسُ يَمْطُرُ

and يَتَمَطَّرُ.

the horse ran violently; he went quickly, he hastened—مَطَرَ الفَرَسُ

Muḍāriʿ as above, and the maṣdars likewise; or this form means that the horse was quick in his going and in his running.

the horse was quick in his going and in his running—تمطّر
his horse ran, and went quickly, with him—تَمَطَّرَ بِهِ فَرَسُهُ
the birds were quick in their descent—مَطَرَتِ الطَّيْرُ
the birds were quick in their descent—تمطّرت
the horses came and went quickly, outstripping one another—تمطّرت الخَيْلُ
1.2.1figurative · مجازhe (a man) went away into the country, or land, and hastened—مَطَرَ فِى الأَرْضِ

Maṣdar مُطُورٌ and تمطّر.

he (a man) went away into the country, or land, and hastened—قَطَرَ

In the article قطر.

1.2.2figurative · مجازthe camel has gone away, and I do not know who has taken it—ذَهَبَ البَعِيرُ فَمَا أَدْرِى مَنْ مَطَرَ بِهِ
my garment has gone away, and so on—ذَهَبَ ثَوْبِى الخ
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, aor. مَطُرَ , inf. n. مَطَرٌ , [The sky, or, as it sometimes means, the rain,] rained; as also أَمْطَرَت : (T, S, Msb:) but the former is said to relate to that which is sent in mercy, and the latter to that which is sent in punishment. (Msb.) See also what follows. [Both are also trans. You say,] مَطَرَتْهُمُ السَّمَآءُ , (A, K,) aor. مَطُرَ , (TA,) inf. n. مَطْرٌ and مَطَرٌ ; (K:) and أَمْطَرَتْهُم , (A, TA,) which latter is the worse form, [as will be seen below,] The sky rained upon them. (A, K, TA.) And مُطِرْنَا We were rained upon; we had rain. (S. TA,) You say also, مَطَرَهُمْ خَيْرٌ , and شَرٌّ , [Good, and evil, poured upon them; or betided them]. (A.) And مَطَرَنِى بِخَيْرٍ He did good to me. (K.) And مَا مَطَرَنِى بِخَيْرٍ [He did not any good to me]. (A.) And مَا مُطِرَ مِنْهُ خَيْرًا , [in the CK, incorrectly, خَيْرٌ ,] and بِخَيْرٍ , Good did not betide him from him, or it. (K, TA.) But أَمْطَرَهُمُ ٱللّٰهُ is only said in relation to punishment: (K, TA:) as in the saying in the Kur, [xxvi. 173, and xxvii. 59,] وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنْذَرِينَ [And we rained upon them a rain, and evil was the rain of the warned people]: and again in the Kur, [xv. 74,] وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِنْ سِجِّيلٍ [And we rained upon them stones of baked clay]: the stones being regarded as rain because of their descent from the sky: some, however, hold that مَطَرَ and أَمَطَرَ are the same in meaning. (TA.) مَرَّ الفَرَسُ يَمْطُرُ , inf. n. مَطْرٌ (S, A) and مُطُورٌ ; (S;) and يَتَمَطَّرُ ; (S, A;) The horse passed, or went, running vehemently, like the pouring of rain: (A:) or went quickly; or hastened; (S;) as also مَطَرَ الفَرَسُ , (K,) aor. as above, (TA,) and so the inf. ns.: (K:) or this last signifies the horse was quick in his passing, or going, and in his running; and so تمطّر . (TA.) You say also, تَمَطَّرَ بِهِ فَرَسُهُ (A, TA) His horse ran, and hastened, or went quickly, with him. (TA.) And مَطَرَتِ الطَّيْرُ , and تمطّرت , The birds hastened, or were quick, in their descent. (K.) And تمطّرت الخَيْلُ The horses came, (K, TA,) and went, quickly, (TA,) outstripping one another. (K, TA.) مَطَرَ فِى الأَرْضِ , inf. n. مُطُورٌ ; and تمطّر ; He (a man) went away in, or into, the country, or land; (S, K;) and hastened; as also قَطَرَ . (TA, art. قطر .) ذَهَبَ البَعِيرُ فَمَا أَدْرِى مَنْ مَطَرَ بِهِ (S, K *) [The camel has gone away, and I know not who has gone with it, or] has taken it: (K:) and in like manner, ذَهَبَ ثَوْبِى الخ my garment has gone, &c. (TA.)
Form 4أَمْطَرَ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — God made the sky rain; he rained something upon themgenerated

4.1

See form 1, in four places.

4.1.1God made the sky rain—امطر ٱللّٰهُ السَّمَآءَ
4.1.2he found the place rained upon—امطر المَكَانَ
4.1.3we were in rain—أَمْطَرْنَا
4.2figurative · مجازI spoke to him, and he lowered his eyes towards the ground, and his forehead sweated—كَلَّمْتُهُ فَأَمْطَرَ
I spoke to him, and he lowered his eyes towards the ground, and his forehead sweated—إِستمطرَ

Mubtekir El-Kilábee.

The word أَطْرَق in this phrase also means he was silent, not speaking, but according to the TA it should not be understood that way here; see form 10.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 5 shown of 7
7:84
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): Then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime!

11:82
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَـٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ

When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer,-

15:74
فَجَعَلْنَا عَـٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay.

26:173
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

27:58
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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see 1, in four places. امطر ٱللّٰهُ السَّمَآءَ God made the sky to rain. (S, Msb.) امطر المَكَانَ He found the place rained upon. (Sgh, K.) أَمْطَرْنَا We were in rain. (TA.) كَلَّمْتُهُ فَأَمْطَرَ , (Mubtekir El-Kilábee, A, K, *) and إِستمطرَ , (Mubtekir, A,) I spoke to him, and he lowered his eyes, looking towards the ground, ( أَطْرَق , Mubtekir, A, K, [which also signifies he was silent, not speaking, but accord. to the TA, (see 10,) should not be so rendered here,]) and his forehead sweated. (A, K.)
Form 5تمطّر3 senses

Core sense — he exposed himself to the rain, he went out into the raingenerated

5.1

He exposed himself to the rain; or he went out into the rain and its cold.

5.2

See also form 10, in two places.

5.3

See also form 1, in five places.

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He exposed himself to the rain: (A, K:) or he went out to the rain and its cold. (K.) See also 10, in two places. See also 1, in five places.
Form 10استمطر7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he prayed for rain; he sought a man's bountygenerated

10.1he prayed for rain—تمطّر
they went out praying to God for rain—خَرَجُوا يَسْتَمْطِرُونَ ٱللّٰهَ
they went out praying to God for rain—يَتَمَطَّرُونَهُ

on this sense He asked, or prayed, for rain.

10.1.1figurative · مجازhe sought, or desired, his bounty; he asked him to give like rain—استمطرهُ
10.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe endured the whips patiently—استمطر لِلسِّيَاطِ

[As though he desired that the stripes should fall like rain upon him.]

10.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was silent; he did not speak—استمطر

[When spoken to, as though he desired that words should pour upon him like rain.]

In the K this meaning is assigned to أَمْطَرَ, which should not be used in this sense; see also مُسْتَمْطِرٌ, and see form 4.

10.1.4figurative · مجازthe camels, or the sheep, go out to the rain—المَالُ يَسْتَمْطِرُ

See also form 5.

10.1.5figurative · مجازhe (a man) sought shelter from the rain—استمطر
10.1.6he (a man) put on his garment in the rain—استمطر ثَوْبَهُ

Ibn-Buzurj.

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He asked, or begged, or prayed, for rain; (S, Msb, TA;) as also تمطّر . (TA.) You say خَرَجُوا يَسْتَمْطِرُونَ ٱللّٰهَ , and يَتَمَطَّرُونَهُ , [They went forth praying to God for rain.] (A, TA.) [Hence,] استمطرهُ He sought, desired, or demanded, his beneficence, or bounty; (A, TA;) he asked him to give like rain. (S.) [And hence, perhaps,] استمطر لِلسِّيَاطِ He endured patiently the whips [as though he desired that the stripes should fall like rain upon him]. (TA.) And استمطر He was silent; he did not speak [when spoken to, as though he desired that words should pour upon him like rain]: in the K, this meaning is assigned to أَمْطَرَ , which should not be used in this sense: see also مُسْتَمْطِرٌ ; and see 4. (TA.) المَالُ يَسْتَمْطِرُ [The camels, or sheep, &c.,] go out to the rain. (A.) See also 5. استمطر He (a man) sough shelter from the rain. (TA.) استمطر ثَوْبَهُ He (a man) put on his garment in the rain. (Ibn-Buzurj.)

Derived nouns 18

Nounمَطَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — raingenerated

1

Rain.

Plural أَمْطَارٌ.

See مَطْرَةٌ, and see also ظَهْرٌ, p. 1929, a.

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Rain: (A, Msb, K, TA:) pl. أَمْطَارٌ . (S, A, Msb, K.) See مَطْرَةٌ : and see also ظَهْرٌ , p. 1929, a.
Nounمَطِرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — rainy; rained upongenerated

1

See مَاطِرٌ.

1.1

And see also مَمْطُورٌ.

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: see مَاطِرٌ : and see also مَمْطُورٌ .
Nounمَطْرَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a rain, a shower of raingenerated

1a blessed rain—مَطْرَةٌ مُبَارَكَةٌ

[A rain; a shower of rain.]

Mentioned under the word مَغْرَةٌ and elsewhere.

See مَطَرٌ.

2

See also مَطَرَةٌ.

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[A rain; a shower of rain]. (A; and S, K, voce مَغْرَةٌ , &c.) You say مَطْرَةٌ مُبَارَكَةٌ [A blessed rain.] (A.) See مَطَرٌ . See also مَطَرَةٌ .
Nounمَطَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a water-skin; a large bottle of leather or of woodgenerated

1

Given by Fr and Sgh, and also mentioned in the L on the authority of IAar, in such a way as implies that it may also be مَطْرَةٌ.

A [skin of the kind called] قِرْبَة, applied in the present day to an إِدَاوَة and the like.

[I have found it now applied to a large bottle of leather, and of wood: plural أَمْطَارٌ.]

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, (Fr, Sgh, K, also mentioned in the L, on the authority of IAar, and in such a manner as implies that it may be also مَطْرَةٌ , TA,) A [skin of the kind called] قِرْبَة : (K, &c.:) applied in the present day to an إِدَاوَة and the like: (TA:) [I have found it now applied to a large bottle of leather, and of wood: pl. أَمْطَارٌ .]
Nounمَطِرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — rainy; rained upongenerated

1

See عَطِرٌ.

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: see عَطِرٌ .
Nounمَطْرَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — a metropolitangenerated

1

[Sometimes pronounced مِطْرَانٌ and مُطْرَانٌ: a metropolitan.]

See جَاثَلِيقٌ.

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[sometimes pronounced مِطْرَانٌ , and مُطْرَانٌ , A metropolitan]: see جَاثَلِيقٌ .
Nounمَطِيرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — rained upon; raininggenerated

1

See مَمْطُورٌ.

1.1

And see مَاطِرٌ.

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: see مَمْطُورٌ : and مَاطِرٌ .
Nounمَطَّارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a horse that runs violentlygenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A horse that runs violently.

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A horse that runs vehemently. (K, TA.)
Nounمَاطِرٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — raining; said of a sky, and of a day of raingenerated

1

Lane's text for this sense is missing from the digitisation.

1.1a raining sky—سَمَآءٌ مَاطِرَةٌ
a raining sky—مُمْطِرَةٌ

See also مِمْطَارٌ.

1.2figurative · مجازa day of rain—يَوْمٌ مَاطِرٌ
a day of rain—مُمْطِرٌ
a day of rain—مَطِير
a day of rain—مَطِرٌ

The last is a possessive adjective.

2

See also مُتَمَطِّرٌ.

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. سَمَآءٌ مَاطِرَةٌ , (A, Msb,) and مُمْطِرَةٌ , (A,) A raining sky. (A, Msb.) See also مِمْطَارٌ . يَوْمٌ مَاطِرٌ , (A, K,) and مُمْطِرٌ , (K,) and مَطِير , (A,) and مَطِرٌ , (K,) which last is a possessive epithet, (TA,) A day of rain. (A, K.) See also مُتَمَطِّرٌ .
Nounمَمْطَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woollen garment worn in rain, for protectiongenerated

1

See the word that follows.

Qur’ānic occurrences مَّطَر 1 shown of 5
26:173
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see what next follows.
Nounمِمْطَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woollen garment worn in rain, for protectiongenerated

1a woollen garment worn in rain, to protect oneself from the rain—مَمْطَرٌ
a woollen garment worn in rain, to protect oneself from the rain—مِمْطَرَةٌ

on this sense What is worn in rain, to protect one.

on this sense From Lh.

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(S, K) and مَمْطَرٌ and مِمْطَرَةٌ (K) What is worn in rain, to protect one; (S;) a garment of wool, (K,) worn in rain, (TA,) by which to protect one's self from the rain; (K;) from Lh. (TA.)
Nounمُمْطِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — raining, said of a skygenerated

1

And مُمْطِرَةٌ: see مَاطِرٌ.

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and مُمْطِرَةٌ : see مَاطِرٌ .
Nounمِمْطَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woollen garment worn in rain, for protectiongenerated

1

See مِمْطَرٌ.

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: see مِمْطَرٌ .
Nounسَمَآءٌ مِمْطَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sky pouring down abundant raingenerated

1

A sky pouring down abundant rain.

See also مَاطِرٌ.

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A sky pouring down abundance of rain. (A.) See also مَاطِرٌ .
Nounمَمْطُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — rained upon, watered by raingenerated

1figurative · مجازrained upon, watered by rain—مَطِيرٌ
rained upon, watered by rain—مَطِرٌ

A place, and a valley, rained upon, or watered by rain.

It occurs in a verse cited under خَطْوَةٌ.

rained upon, said of a land—مَطِيرٌ

Said of a land, أَرْضٌ.

rained upon, said of a land—مَطِيرَةٌ
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A place, (K,) and a valley, (A,) rained upon, or watered by rain; as also مَطِيرٌ ; (A, K, TA;) and مَطِرٌ , as in a verse cited voce خَطْوَةٌ : and so مَطِيرٌ and مَطِيرَةٌ applied to a land ( أَرْضٌ ). (TA.)
Nounخَرَجَ مُتَمَطِّرًا2 senses

Core sense — he went out into the fields after rain; quick in descentgenerated

1

He went forth into the gardens and fields after rain.

2figurative · مجازa bird quick in its descent—طَائِرٌ مُتَمَطِّرٌ

[Also مَاطِرٌ, of which the plural, مُطَّرٌ, occurs in the following example:] Ru-beh says: [And the birds descend in the sky, hastening]

shāhid
وَالطَّيْرُ تَهْوِى فِى السَّمَآءِ مُطَّرًا

مُتَمَطِّرٌ is also applied to a horseman, meaning hastening, going quickly.

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He went forth into the gardens and fields after rain. (A.) طَائِرٌ مُتَمَطِّرٌ A bird hastening, or going quickly, (S, TA,) in its descent; (TA;) [as also مَاطِرٌ , of which the pl., مُطَّرٌ , occurs in the following ex.:] Ru-beh says, 1 [And the birds descend in the sky, hastening]. (TA.) مُتَمَطِّرٌ is also applied to a horseman, as signifying hastening, or going quickly. (S.) وَالطَّيْرُ تَهْوِى فِى السَّمَآءِ مُطَّرًا
Nounمُسْتَمْطَرٌ2 senses

Core sense — one whose bounty is sought; naturally generousgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A man [from whom beneficence, or bounty, is sought, or desired: and hence,] naturally disposed to beneficence, or bounty.

2figurative · مجاز

A place that is open and uncovered.

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A man [from whom beneficence, or bounty, is sought, or desired: and hence,] naturally disposed to beneficence, or bounty. (IAar, TA.) A place that is open and uncovered. (A, K.)
Nounمُسْتَمْطِرٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — praying for rain; seeking a man's bounty; silent when spoken togenerated

1

Asking, or praying, for rain.

1.1figurative · مجازI am not covetous of getting from you the thing I want—مَا أَنَا مِنْ حَاجَتِى عِنْدَكَ بِمُسْتَمْطِرٍ

Hence: seeking, desiring, or demanding beneficence, or bounty, from a man.

1.2figurative · مجاز

A place needing rain.

1.3figurative · مجاز

Silent; not speaking [when spoken to, as though desiring that words should pour upon him like rain].

2

[One] on whom rain has fallen.

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[Asking, begging, or praying, for rain. Hence,] Seeking, desiring, or demanding, beneficence, or bounty, (Lth, K,) from a man. (Lth.) You say, مَا أَنَا مِنْ حَاجَتِى عِنْدَكَ بِمُسْتَمْطِرٍ I am not covetous of obtaining from thee the object of my want. (IAar.) A place needing rain. (A, K.) Silent; not speaking [when spoken to, as though desiring that words should pour upon him like rain]. (K.) [One] on whom rain has fallen. (K.)