B1noun
مَطَر
maṭar
rain
Example
هَطَلَ المَطَرُ بِغَزارَة.
haṭala l-maṭaru bi-ghazāra.
The rain fell heavily.
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Arabic root
م-ط-ر
Mim-Tah-Ra
2 words from this root family
A1noun
مَطَرٌ
maṭar
rain
Example
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا
wa-huwa alladhī yunazzilu al-ghaytha min baʿdi mā qanaṭū
And it is He who sends down rain after they had despaired (42:28)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Verb: أَمْطَرَ (to rain down). In the Quran, rain symbolizes both mercy (provision) and punishment (stones rained on sinful nations).
Culture
Rain in the Quran is a sign of God's mercy and power to revive the dead earth - used as an analogy for resurrection.