سطح

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'سطح' primarily relates to the concept of flatness, spreading out, and lying prone. It encompasses actions like laying something flat, the state of being spread out or flattened, and physical conditions of weakness or immobility associated with being spread out. It also extends to architectural features like flat roofs and natural formations like flat rocks.

Derived headwords

سَطَحَverb

1.
to lay flatboth
To lay someone or something down flat on the ground, to prostrate them.
2.
to flattenboth
To make something flat or spread out.
3.
to spread outboth
To spread something out, like food to cool.

يَسْطَحُverb

1.
he lays flatboth
Present tense of the verb 'to lay flat'.

مَسْطُوحٌadjective

1.
laid flatboth
Someone or something that has been laid flat or prostrated.
2.
flattenedboth
Describing something that is flat or spread out.
3.
dead, spread outclassical
Specifically referring to a dead person lying spread out on the ground.

سَطِيحٌadjective

1.
spread outboth
Lying flat or spread out.
2.
slow to rise, weakclassical
Someone who is slow to get up due to weakness.
3.
born weakclassical
Someone born weak, unable to sit or stand properly, always lying spread out.
4.
lying on backclassical
Someone lying on their back due to infirmity.
5.
a waterskinclassical
A waterskin made of two pieces of leather, one facing the other.

سُطُوحٌnoun

1.
roofsboth
The plural of 'sath', referring to flat roofs of houses.
2.
topsboth
The upper part or surface of anything.

اِنْسَطَحَverb

1.
to lie spread outboth
To lie down spread out on one's back, without moving.
2.
to spread outboth
To become spread out or flattened.

تَسَطَّحَverb

1.
to spread outboth
To spread out or become flat.

تَسْطِيحٌnoun

1.
flatteningboth
The act of making something flat or spread out.
2.
leveling a graveclassical
The act of leveling a grave, as opposed to making it humped (sunnam).

مِسْطَحٌnoun

1.
flat rockboth
A flat stone or rock, sometimes surrounded by stones to collect water.
2.
flat surfaceclassical
A flat area where dates are spread to dry, also called a 'jarin'.
3.
matclassical
A mat woven from palm leaves.
4.
tent poleclassical
A vertical pole or support for a tent or pavilion.
5.
crossbeamclassical
A horizontal beam used in trellises for grapevines.
6.
pitcherclassical
A pitcher with a single side, used for travel.

سَطْحٌnoun

1.
surfaceboth
The flat upper side or face of something.
2.
roofboth
A flat roof of a house.

سَطَاحٌnoun

1.
spreading plantclassical
A plant that spreads out flat on the ground and does not grow tall.

سَطِيحَةٌnoun

1.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin made of two pieces of leather, one facing the other; can be small or large.

مِسْطَحَةٌnoun

1.
flat areaclassical
A flat area, not square, used for drying dates, similar to a 'jarin'.

سَطِيحname

1.
Satihclassical
The name of a famous soothsayer from the tribe of Banu Dhi'b, who lived in pre-Islamic times.

مَسَاطِحnoun

1.
flat areasclassical
Plural of 'misatah', referring to flat areas, possibly like flat-topped houses.

مَسَاطِحُnoun

1.
trellisesclassical
The crossbeams supporting grapevines, along with their frames.

أَنْفٌ مُسَطَّحٌadjective

1.
very flat noseclassical
Describing a nose that is extremely flat.

سَطَّحَverb

1.
to flattenboth
To make something flat or spread out.

سَطَّاحَةٌnoun

1.
plantclassical
A low-growing plant that spreads on the ground, eaten by livestock; its leaves can be used to wash hair.

سَطَّحَ اللهُ الأَرْضَverb

1.
God spread the earthclassical
God made the earth flat and spread out.

سَطَّحَ النَّاقَةَverb

1.
to make a camel lie downclassical
To make a female camel kneel or lie down.

سَطِيحٌadjective

1.
spread outboth
Lying flat or spread out.
2.
slow to rise, weakclassical
Someone who is slow to get up due to weakness.
3.
born weakclassical
Someone born weak, unable to sit or stand properly, always lying spread out.
4.
lying on backclassical
Someone lying on their back due to infirmity.
5.
a waterskinclassical
A waterskin made of two pieces of leather, one facing the other.

سَطِيحَةٌnoun

1.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin made of two pieces of leather, one facing the other; can be small or large.

مِسْطَحٌnoun

1.
flat rockboth
A flat stone or rock, sometimes surrounded by stones to collect water.
2.
flat surfaceclassical
A flat area where dates are spread to dry, also called a 'jarin'.
3.
matclassical
A mat woven from palm leaves.
4.
tent poleclassical
A vertical pole or support for a tent or pavilion.
5.
crossbeamclassical
A horizontal beam used in trellises for grapevines.
6.
pitcherclassical
A pitcher with a single side, used for travel.

مِسْطَحَةٌnoun

1.
flat areaclassical
A flat area, not square, used for drying dates, similar to a 'jarin'.

Parallel reading

سطح الرجل وغيره يسطحه، فهو مسطوح وسطيح: أضجعه وصرعه فبسطه على الأرض.

He laid the man and others flat, making him flat and spread out: he prostrated him and threw him down, spreading him on the ground.

ورجل مسطوح وسطيح: قتيل منبسط؛ قال الليث: السطيح المسطوح هو القتيل: وأنشد: حتى يراه وجهها سطيحا

And a man who is masṭūḥ and saṭīḥ: a dead person spread out; Al-Layth said: Al-Saṭīḥ al-Masṭūḥ is the slain person: and he recited: until her face sees him spread out.

والسطيح: المنبسط، وقيل: المنبسط البطيء القيام من الضعف.

And al-Saṭīḥ: the spread out one, and it is said: the spread out one who is slow to rise from weakness.

والسطيح: الذي يولد ضعيفا لا يقدر على القيام والقعود، فهو أبدا منبسط.

And al-Saṭīḥ: one who is born weak, unable to stand or sit, so he is always spread out.

والسطيح: المستلقي على قفاه من الزمانة.

And al-Saṭīḥ: one lying on his back due to infirmity.

وسطيح: هذا الكاهن الذئبي، من بني ذئب، كان يتكهن في الجاهلية، سمي بذلك لأنه كان إذا غضب قعد منبسطا فيما زعموا؛

And Satih: this is the soothsayer of Dhi'b, from Banu Dhi'b, who used to practice divination in the Jahiliyyah. He was named so because when he became angry, he would sit spread out, according to their claims;

وقيل: سمي بذلك لأنه لم يكن له بين مفاصله قصب تعمده، فكان أبدا منبسطا منسطحا على الأرض لا يقدر على قيام ولا قعود، ويقال: كان لا عظم فيه سوى رأسه.

And it is said: he was named so because he had no bones between his joints that would support him, so he was always spread out, lying flat on the ground, unable to stand or sit. And it is said: he had no bones except his head.

انسطح الرجل: امتد على قفاه ولم يتحرك.

A man insaṭaḥa: he stretched out on his back and did not move.

والسطح: سطحك الشيء على وجه الأرض كما تقول في الحرب: سطحوهم أي أضجعوهم على الأرض.

And al-saṭḥ: your flattening of something on the face of the earth, as you say in war: saṭaḥūhum, meaning, you laid them down on the ground.

وتسطح الشيء وانسطح: انبسط.

And tasṭaḥa the thing and insaṭaḥa: it spread out.

وفي حديث عمر، رضي الله تعالى عنه، قال للمرأة التي معها الصبيان: أطعميهم وأنا أسطح لك أي أبسطه حتى يبرد.

And in the hadith of Umar, may God be pleased with him, he said to the woman with the children: Feed them, and I will saṭaḥu it for you, meaning, I will spread it out until it cools.

والسطح: ظهر البيت إذا كان مستويا لانبساطه؛ معروف، وهو من كل شيء أعلاه، والجمع سطوح، وفعلك التسطيح.

And al-saṭḥ: the roof of the house if it is level due to its flatness; it is known, and it is the top of everything. The plural is suṭūḥ, and your action is tasṭīḥ.

ورأيت الأرض مساطح لا مرعى بها: شبهت بالبيوت المسطوحة.

And I saw the land masāṭiḥ with no pasture: it was likened to flattened houses.

والسطاح من النبت: ما افترش فانبسط ولم يسم؛ عن أبي حنيفة.

And al-saṭṭāḥ from plants: what spreads out and flattens without growing tall; from Abu Hanifa.

وسطح الله الأرض سطحا: بسطها.

And Allah saṭḥa the earth saṭḥan: He spread it out.

وتسطيح القبر: خلاف تسنيمه.

And tasṭīḥ of a grave: is the opposite of making it humped.

وأنف مسطح: منبسط جدا.

And a masṭaḥ nose: very flat.

والسطاح، بالضم والتشديد: نبتة سهلية تنسطح على الأرض، واحدته سطاحة.

And al-saṭṭāḥ, with damma and shadda: a lowland plant that spreads on the ground, its singular is saṭṭāḥah.

وسطح الناقة: أناخها.

And saṭḥa the camel: he made it kneel.

والسطيحة والسطيح: المزادة التي من أديمين قوبل أحدهما بالآخر، وتكون صغيرة وتكون كبيرة، وهي من أواني المياه.

And al-saṭīḥah and al-saṭīḥ: the waterskin which is made of two pieces of leather, one facing the other, and it can be small or large, and it is among the vessels for water.

وفي الحديث: أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان في بعض أسفاره ففقدوا الماء، فأرسل عليا وفلانا يبغيان الماء فإذا هما بامرأة بين سطيحتين ؛ قال: السطيحة المزادة تكون من جلدين أو المزادة أكبر منها.

And in the hadith: that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was on one of his journeys, and they lost water, so he sent Ali and so-and-so to look for water, and they found a woman between two saṭīḥatayn; it was said: The saṭīḥah is a waterskin made of two skins, or a waterskin larger than it.

والمسطح: الصفاة يحاط عليها بالحجارة فيجتمع فيها الماء؛ قال الأزهري: والمسطح أيضا صفيحة عريضة من الصخر يحوط عليها لماء السماء؛ قال: وربما خلق الله عند فم الركية صفاة ملساء مستوية فيحوط عليها بالحجارة وتسقى فيها الإبل شبه الحوض؛ ومنه قول الطرماح: في جنبي مري ومسطح

And al-misṭaḥ: a flat rock surrounded by stones where water collects; Al-Azhari said: And al-misṭaḥ is also a wide slab of rock surrounded for rainwater; he said: And sometimes God creates at the mouth of a well a smooth, level rock, and it is surrounded by stones, and the camels are watered from it, like a basin; and from this is the saying of Al-Ṭarmaḥ: on the sides of Mari and Misṭaḥ.

والمسطح: كوز ذو جنب واحد، يتخذ للسفر.

And al-misṭaḥ: a pitcher with a single side, made for travel.

والمسطح والمسطحة: شبه مطهرة ليست بمربعة، والمسطح [المسطح]، تفتح ميمه وتكسر: مكان مستو يبسط عليه التمر ويجفف ويسمى الجرين، يمانية.

And al-misṭaḥ and al-misṭaḥah: like a purification basin that is not square, and al-misṭaḥ [al-misṭaḥ], with its mim opened and broken: a flat place where dates are spread out to dry and is called al-jarīn, from Yemen.

والمسطح: حصير يسف من خوص الدوم؛ ومنه قول تميم بن مقبل: إذا الأمعز المحزو آض كأنه، ... من الحر في حد الظهيرة، مسطح

And al-misṭaḥ: a mat woven from the fronds of the doom palm; and from this is the saying of Tamim ibn Muqbil: When the lean wild goat returned, it was as if, ... from the heat at noon, a misṭaḥ.

والمسطح: عمود من أعمدة الخباء والفسطاط؛ وفي حديث النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم: أن حمل بن مالك قال للنبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم: كنت بين جارتين لي فضربت إحداهما الأخرى بمسطح، فألقت جنينا ميتا وماتت، فقضى رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بدية المقتولة على عاقلة القاتلة؛ وجعل في الجنين غرة ؛

And al-misṭaḥ: a pole from the poles of a tent and a pavilion; and in the hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him: that Ḥamal ibn Mālik said to the Prophet, peace be upon him: I was between two neighbors of mine, and one of them struck the other with a misṭaḥ, causing her to miscarry a dead fetus and die. So the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, decreed the blood money for the murdered woman upon the 'aqilah of the killer; and for the fetus, a ghurrah was decreed;

وقال عوف بن مالك النضري، وفي حواشي ابن بري مالك بن عوف النضري: تعرض ضيطارو خزاعة دوننا، ... وما خير ضيطار يقلب مسطحا يقول: ليس له سلاح يقاتل به غير مسطح.

And ʿAwf ibn Mālik al-Nuḍrī, and in the margins of Ibn Burri, Mālik ibn ʿAwf al-Nuḍrī, said: The Ḍiṭār of Khuza'ah are exposed before us, ... And what good is a ḍiṭār who wields a misṭaḥ. He means: he has no weapon to fight with other than a misṭaḥ.

والضيطار: الضخم الذي لا غناء عنده.

And al-ḍiṭār: the huge one who has no use.

والمسطح: الخشبة المعرضة على دعامتي الكرم بالأطر؛ قال ابن شميل: إذا عرش الكرم، عمد إلى دعائم يحفر لها في الأرض، لكل دعامة شعبتان، ثم تؤخذ شعبة فتعرض على الدعامتين، وتسمى هذه الخشبة المعرضة المسطح، ويجعل على المساطح أطر من أدناها إلى أقصاها؛ تسمى المساطح بالأطر مساطح.

And al-misṭaḥ: the beam laid across the two supports of the grapevine with frames; Ibn Shumayl said: When the grapevine is trellised, supports are dug into the ground, each support having two branches. Then a branch is taken and laid across the two supports, and this laid beam is called al-misṭaḥ. And frames are placed on the misṭaḥ from its lowest to its highest point; the misṭaḥ with the frames are called masāṭiḥ.