# Ha-Ta-Mim — حطم (HTm)

> Occurs in 6 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/HTm

- **Meaning:** To break into small pieces, crush, crumble, smash, to be broken with age (meaning aged and weak and emaciated), break into pieces so as to disclose a thing, crumble by reason of excessive dryness, to crowd or press together or upon one another, crowd or press together on a thing, be inflamed with wrath or rage.
- **Derived forms:** حُطَمَة (2) · حُطَٰم (3) · يَحْطِمَ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ — yaḥṭimannakum · "lest not crush you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

حَتّٰٓى اِذَٓا اَتَوْا عَلٰى وَادِ النَّمْلِۙ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْۚ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۙ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Hatta itha ataw AAalawadi annamli qalat namlatun ya ayyuhaannamlu odkhuloo masakinakum la yahtimannakumsulaymanu wajunooduhu wahum la yashAAuroon

When they had reached the valley of the ants, an ant said: “O ants: enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his forces crush you when they perceive not!”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-18.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** حُطَـٰمًا ۚ — ḥuṭāman · "debris"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَاب۪يعَ فِي الْاَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِه۪ زَرْعاً مُخْتَلِفاً اَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَه۪يجُ فَـتَرٰيهُ مُصْفَراًّ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ حُطَاماًۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَذِكْرٰى لِاُو۬لِي الْاَلْبَابِ۟

Alam tara anna Allaha anzala mina assama-imaan fasalakahu yanabeeAAa fee al-ardithumma yukhriju bihi zarAAan mukhtalifan alwanuhu thummayaheeju fatarahu musfarran thumma yajAAaluhu hutamaninna fee thalika lathikra li-olee al-albab

Dost thou not see that God sent down from the sky water, and inserted it as springs in the earth? Then He brings forth a crop differing in its hues; then it withers, and thou seest it turned to yellow; then He makes it debris. In that is a reminder for men of understanding.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-21.md_

### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** حُطَـٰمًۭا — ḥuṭāman · "debris"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

لَوْ نَشَٓاءُ لَجَعَلْنَاهُ حُطَاماً فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

Law nashao lajaAAalnahu hutamanfathaltum tafakkahoon

If We willed, We could make it debris, and you would remain bitterly jesting:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-65.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** حُطَـٰمًۭا ۖ — ḥuṭāman · "debris"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اِعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّمَا الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَز۪ينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْاَمْوَالِ وَالْاَوْلَادِۜ  كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ اَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَه۪يجُ فَتَرٰيهُ مُصْفَراًّ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَاماًۜ وَفِي الْاٰخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَد۪يدٌۙ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَرِضْوَانٌۜ وَمَا الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَٓا اِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ

IAAlamoo annama alhayatuaddunya laAAibun walahwun wazeenatun watafakhurunbaynakum watakathurun fee al-amwali wal-awladikamathali ghaythin aAAjaba alkuffara nabatuhuthumma yaheeju fatarahu musfarran thumma yakoonu hutamanwafee al-akhirati AAathabun shadeedun wamaghfiratunmina Allahi waridwanun wama alhayatuaddunya illa mataAAu alghuroor

Know that the life of this world is only play and diversion, and adornment, and mutual boasting among you, and competition for increase in wealth and children. As the likeness of a rain, it impresses the atheists with its growth; then it withers and thou seest it turn yellow; then it becomes debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment, and forgiveness from God, and approval. And the life of this world is only the enjoyment of delusion.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-20.md_

### 104. Surah Al-Humazah, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْحُطَمَةِ — l-ḥuṭamati · "the Crusher"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case

كَلَّا لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِۘ

Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutama

No, indeed! He will be cast into the Crusher.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-humazah/verse-4.md_

### 104. Surah Al-Humazah, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْحُطَمَةُ — l-ḥuṭamatu · "the Crusher (is)"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case

وَمَٓا اَدْرٰيكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُۜ

Wama adraka ma alhutama

And what will convey to thee what the Crusher is?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-humazah/verse-5.md_

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