تحطم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ط م (ḥ-ṭ-m), related to fractures, breaks.

Verb

تَحَطَّمَ • (taḥaṭṭama) V, non-past يَتَحَطَّمُ‎ (yataḥaṭṭamu)

  1. (also figuratively) to be broken; to be destroyed
    تَحَطَّمَتْ آمَالِي
    taḥaṭṭamat ʔāmālī
    My hopes broke down

Conjugation

Noun

تَحَطُّم • (taḥaṭṭum) m

  1. verbal noun of تَحَطَّمَ (taḥaṭṭama) (form V); breaking; destruction
    مَا سَبَبُ تَحَطُّمِ هَذِهِ السَّفِينَةِ؟
    mā sababu taḥaṭṭumi haḏihi s-safīnati?
    What was the reasons of the destruction of this ship?
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