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سقت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of something being insufficient, lacking blessing, or being meager. It can describe food or sustenance that is not satisfying or does not last.

Derived headwords

سَقَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be insufficientboth

    To be lacking in quantity or quality, to not be enough.

  2. 2.
    to lack blessingclassical

    To be devoid of divine favor or prosperity, making it unsatisfying or fleeting.

سَقْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    insufficiencyclassical

    A state of being insufficient or lacking.

  2. 2.
    lack of blessingclassical

    The absence of divine favor or prosperity.

سِقْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    insufficiencyclassical

    A state of being insufficient or lacking.

  2. 2.
    lack of blessingclassical

    The absence of divine favor or prosperity.

سَقِتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    insufficientclassical

    Describing something that is not enough or is meager.

  2. 2.
    lacking blessingclassical

    Characterized by a lack of divine favor or prosperity.

Parallel reading

سَقَتَ الطعامَ سَقْتًا وسِقْتًا
The food was insufficient, lacking blessing.
فهو سَقِتٌ
It is insufficient.
لم تكن له بركة
It did not have blessing.