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تحطم

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Arabic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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تَحَطَّمَ (taḥaṭṭama) V (non-past يَتَحَطَّمُ (yataḥaṭṭamu), verbal noun تَحَطُّم (taḥaṭṭum))

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

Conjugation

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Noun

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تَحَطُّم (taḥaṭṭumm

  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?