شتت

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of separation, dispersion, and scattering. It describes things or people becoming divided, fragmented, or spread out, often after a period of unity or togetherness. The root also extends to the idea of disarray or confusion in matters.

Derived headwords

شَتَّverb

1.
to separate, disperseboth
To become separated or dispersed; to cause to separate or disperse.

شَتَّاnoun

1.
separation, dispersionclassical
The state of being separated or dispersed; a scattering.

شَتَاتnoun

1.
dispersion, scatteringboth
A state of being scattered or dispersed; fragmentation.
2.
disunity, discordboth
Lack of unity or harmony; discord or division.

اِشْتَتَّverb

1.
to disperse, scatterclassical
To become dispersed or scattered.

تَشَتَّتَverb

1.
to be dispersed, scatteredboth
To be dispersed, scattered, or spread out.
2.
to fall apart, disintegrateboth
To fall apart or disintegrate, referring to a group or matter.

مُشَتَّتadjective

1.
dispersed, scatteredboth
Dispersed, scattered, or spread out.
2.
fragmentedboth
Fragmented or divided.

شَتِيتadjective

1.
dispersed, scatteredboth
Separated and scattered; dispersed.
2.
sparse, sparseboth
Sparse or widely spaced, often used for teeth or plants.

أَشْتَاتًاadverb

1.
in scattered groups, separatelyboth
In a dispersed or scattered manner; in separate groups.

شَتَّتَverb

1.
to disperse, scatterboth
To cause to disperse, scatter, or separate.
2.
to disrupt, disorganizeboth
To disrupt or disorganize someone's affairs or plans.

تَشْتِيتnoun

1.
dispersion, scatteringboth
The act of dispersing or scattering.
2.
disruption, disorganizationboth
The act of disrupting or disorganizing.

شَتَّىadjective

1.
various, diverseboth
Various, diverse, or different.

شَتَّانparticle

1.
how far apart!, how different!classical
An expression indicating a great difference or distance between two things.

شَتِيتَةadjective

1.
dispersed, scatteredboth
Dispersed or scattered.

شَتَّىverb

1.
to disperse, scatterclassical
To become dispersed or scattered.

شَتَّnoun

1.
a scattered personclassical
A single scattered or dispersed person.

شَتَّانnoun

1.
separation, differenceclassical
A great separation or difference.

Parallel reading

شت شعبهم يشت شتا وشتاتا، وانشت، وتشتت أي تفرق جمعهم

Their tribe separated, becoming dispersed and scattered; they became dispersed, meaning their gathering dispersed.

وقد يجمع الله الشتيتين، بعد ما يظنان، كل الظن، أن لا تلاقيا

And Allah may unite the two scattered ones, after they both strongly believe they will never meet.

يومئذ يصدر الناس أشتاتا

On that Day, mankind will emerge in scattered groups.

أي يصدرون متفرقين، منهم من عمل صالحا، ومنهم من عمل شرا

Meaning they will emerge separated, some having done good deeds, and some having done evil.

شت بقلبي كذا وكذا أي فرقه

So-and-so scattered my heart, meaning it divided it.

أشت بي قومي أي فرقوا أمري

My people scattered me, meaning they disrupted my affairs.

ويقال: شتوا أمرهم أي فرقوه

And it is said: They scattered their affair, meaning they divided it.

وقد استشت وتشتت إذا انتشر

And one may become dispersed and scattered when one spreads out.

وجاء القوم أشتاتا، وشتات شتات

And the people came in scattered groups, and a scattering of scatterings.

ووقعوا في أمر شت وشتى

And they fell into a scattered and diverse affair.

وإني أخاف عليكم الشتات أي الفرقة

And indeed, I fear for you disunity, meaning separation.

وثغر شتيت: مفرق مفلج

And a scattered gumline: separated and having gaps.

وأمر شت أي متفرق

And a scattered affair, meaning dispersed.

شت الأمر يشت شتا وشتاتا: تفرق

The affair became scattered, it scatters, scattering: it dispersed.

والشتيت: المتفرق

And the scattered one: the dispersed one.

وجاءت معا، واطرقت شتيتا، وهي تثير الساطع السختيتا

They came together, and lay down scattered, stirring up the bright dust.

وقوم شتى: متفرقون؛ وأشياء شتى

And diverse people: dispersed; and diverse things.

يهلكون مهلكا واحدا، ويصدرون مصادر شتى

They perish in a single perishing, and they emerge in diverse emergences.

وأمهاتهم شتى أي دينهم واحد وشرائعهم مختلفة

And their mothers are diverse, meaning their religion is one and their laws are different.

وجاء القوم أشتاتا: متفرقين، واحدهم شت

And the people came in scattered groups: dispersed, their singular is 'shatt'.

إن المجلس ليجمع شتوتا من الناس وشتى أي فرقا

Indeed, a gathering brings together scattered groups of people and diverse ones, meaning different ones.

شتان ما زيد وعمرو، وشتان ما بينهما أي بعد ما بينهما

How different are Zayd and Amr, and how far apart they are, meaning the distance between them.

شتان ما يومي على كورها، ويوم حيان، أخي جابر

How different is my day on its saddle, and the day of Hayyan, brother of Jabir.

شتان ما بين اليزيدين في الندى: يزيد سليم، والأغر بن حاتم

How different are the two Yazids in generosity: Yazid Sulaym, and al-Agharr ibn Hatim.

شتان ما بيني وبينك، إنني، على كل حال، أستقيم، وتظلع

How different are you and I, for I, in all circumstances, remain upright, while you falter.

شتان ما بيني وبين ابن خالد، أمية، في الرزق الذي يتقسم

How different are you and Ibn Khalid, Umayyah, in the sustenance that is divided.

شتان ما بيني وبين رعاتها، إذا صرصر العصفور في الرطب الثعد

How different are you and its shepherds, when the sparrow chirps among the ripe dates.

شتان، حين ينث [ينث] الناس فعلهما، ما بين ذي الذم، والمحمود إن حمدا

How different, when people scatter their deeds, are the one deserving blame and the one praised if he is thanked.

شتان بينكما في الندى، وفي البأس، والخبر والمنظر

How different are you two in generosity, in might, in news, and in appearance.

وشتان بين الجهر، والمنطق الخفت

And how different are the open speech and the hushed utterance.

وشتا بين قتلي والصلاح

And how different are my killing and reconciliation.

وشتان ما هما

And how different they are.

شتان ما أخوك وأبوك

How different your brother and your father are.

شتان ما بين أخيك وأبيك

How different the distance is between your brother and your father.