q-m-t-r

Description

The Arabic root قمطر (q-m-ṭ-r) conveys the core meaning of contraction, frowning, or scowling, particularly in expressions of extreme distress, difficulty, or severity. In its Quranic usage, it describes a day of intense hardship and calamity that causes faces to contract and grimace in anguish, specifically referring to the Day of Judgment in Surah Al-Insan. The root emphasizes the overwhelming nature of divine reckoning through its vivid imagery of physical manifestations of fear and distress on human countenances.