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شط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

3 شاطّهُ ذ , (K,) inf. n. مُشَاطَّةٌ, (TA,) He vied with him in اِشْتِطَاط [i. e. going far, or beyond the due bounds, in offering a thing for sale and demanding a price for it, or in bargaining for a thing; or acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, in judging, &c.]. (K.) You say, ↓ شاطّهُ فَشَطَّهُ [ He vied with him in so doing, and surpassed him, or overcame him, therein ]. (TA.) See also 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

Derived headwords

شاطّهُverb
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