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مَهْتُوتٌ

Root: هت

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مَهْتُوتٌ : see هَتِيتٌ.
2 الهَمْزَةُ صَوْتٌ مَهْتُوتٌ فِى أَقْصَى الحَلْقِ [Hemzeh is a sound uttered in the most remote part of the throat]. Sb applied the term المَهْتُوتُ to the letter ه, because of its weakness and lowness.
3 أَسْرَعُ مِنَ المُهَتْهِتَةِ Quicker than the quick-speaking woman.
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