deriv► ḍaraba ʕalà ’l-~ al-ḥassās, expr., to touch on a sensitive spot, get to the heart of a matter
► šadda ʕalà ʔawtār al-qalb, expr., to oppress the heart
► fī ʔaʕmaq ʔawtār ṣadri-hī, expr., in the depths of his soul
► watar ṣawtī, n., vocal cord (anat.) ► watara yatiru (watr), vb. I, 1 to string, provide with a string (the bow). – 2 For another value see ↗watara.
► wattara, vb. II, to stretch, strain, draw tight, tighten, pull taut (a rope, a musical string, and the like)
► ʔawtara, vb. IV, to string, provide with a string (the bow)
► tawattara, vb. V, to be or become strained, stretched, tight, taut | tawattarat al-ʕalāqāt, expr., relations were strained
► watarī, adj., stringed, string- (in compounds) | mūsīqà watariyyaẗ, n.f., string music
► BP#1940tawattur, n., tension (also el. = voltage); strain | ~ al-ʔaʕṣāb, n., nervousness, nervous tension; ~ siyāsī, n., political tension
► mutawattir, adj., stretched, strained, taut, tense, rigid, firm, tight
► mutawattar, adj., strain, tension, pressure (on s.o.’s nerves) For other items of the root, see ↗watara, ↗wātara, ↗watr, ↗WTR.