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تَحْطِيم
smashing, shattering (destruction) /taħˈtˤiːm/
nounB2#3278 most common
Also: breaking (a record), demolition, wreckage (of something smashed)
Example sentences
تحطيم الزجاج خطير.
Breaking glass is dangerous.
حاول العداء تحطيم الرقم القياسي.
The runner tried to break the world record.
أدى الزلزال إلى تحطيم المباني القديمة.
The earthquake led to the destruction of the old buildings.
يسعى الرياضي إلى تحطيم رقمه الشخصي في السباق القادم.
The athlete seeks to break his personal record in the next race.
تسبب تحطيم السفينة على الصخور في غرقها بالكامل.
The ship's smashing against the rocks caused it to sink completely.
تجاوز تحطيم التمثال البعد المادي ليحمل دلالة سياسية عميقة.
The smashing of the statue went beyond the physical, carrying deep political meaning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَحْطِيمٌ | تَحْطِيمَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَحْطِيمٍ | تَحْطِيمَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَحْطِيماً | تَحْطِيمَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَحْطِيمُ | يَا تَحْطِيمَاتُ |
Word family
حَطَّمَto smash, shatter, break to pieces
مُحَطِّمsmasher, destroyer (also used for icebreaker ships)
حُطَامwreckage, debris, rubble
مُحَطَّمsmashed, shattered
تَحَطُّمbeing shattered, a crash (of a vehicle or plane)
Etymology
تَحْطِيم is the verbal noun of the Form II verb حَطَّمَ, built on the Semitic root ح-ط-م, which carries the core sense of breaking or crushing something forcefully. The تفعيل (taf'īl) pattern used here marks an intensive or causative action, so the noun denotes the act of smashing something to pieces rather than a simple break. The same root gives Arabic حُطَام, wreckage, and appears in the Quran as الحُطَمَة, a name for Hellfire, literally the crusher.
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