حطب

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See also: حطت, خطب, and خطت

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ط ب (ḥ-ṭ-b). Cognate with Hebrew חטב (/⁠ḥṭb⁠/) and Ugaritic ḥṭb.

Pronunciation

Noun

حَطَب (ḥaṭabm (plural أَحْطَاب (ʔaḥṭāb)) (usually uncountable)

  1. material for fueling fire, firewood, kindling

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħatab

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حطب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN