Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُتَمَطِّرًا

Root: مطر

Full Definition

مُتَمَطِّرًا He went forth into the gardens and fields after rain.

def.2 طَائِرٌ مُتَمَطِّرٌ A bird hastening, or going quickly, in its descent; [as also مَاطِرٌ , of which the pl., مُطَّرٌ, occurs in the following ex.:] Ru-beh says, وَالطَّيْرُ تَهْوِى فِى السَّمَآءِ مُطَّرًا [And the birds descend in the sky, hastening]. مُتَمَطِّرٌ is also applied to a horseman, as signifying hastening, or going quickly.


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