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سطر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root سطر (saṭara) primarily relates to the concept of writing, lines, and rows. It extends to meanings of arranging, forming lines, and by extension, to concepts of falsehood, baseless talk, and even control or authority over something.

Derived headwords

سَطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    line, rowboth

    A row or line of writing, trees, palm trees, or similar things.

  2. 2.
    writingboth

    The act or product of writing; script.

  3. 3.
    line of palm treesclassical

    A row or plantation of palm trees.

  4. 4.
    cut, gashclassical

    A cut or gash made by a sword.

من شاء بايعته مالي وخلعته، ... ما يكمل التيم في ديوانهم سطرا — Whoever wishes, I will pledge allegiance to him with my wealth and depose him, ... the Taym do not complete a line in their register.
سُطِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be writtenboth

    Passive form of 'to write', meaning to be inscribed or recorded.

  2. 2.
    to be cutclassical

    To be cut or gashed, as by a sword.

وكل صغير وكبير مستطر — And everything, small and large, is inscribed.
سَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to writeboth

    To inscribe, write down, or record something.

  2. 2.
    to form a lineclassical

    To arrange in a line or row.

  3. 3.
    to cutclassical

    To cut or gash with a sword.

ن والقلم وما يسطرون — By the pen and what they (the angels) write.
سطر الكتاب يسطره سطرا — He wrote the book, he writes it, a writing.
أَسْطُرnoun
  1. 1.
    lines, rowsboth

    Plural of سطر (saṭr), referring to multiple lines or rows.

أَسْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    lines, rowsboth

    Another plural form of سطر (saṭr), meaning lines or rows.

  2. 2.
    baseless talkclassical

    Falsehoods or nonsensical stories.

أَسَاطِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    legends, mythsboth

    Tales of ancient times, often considered fabricated or legendary.

  2. 2.
    lies, falsehoodsboth

    Baseless talk, fabrications, or untruths.

  3. 3.
    disordered talesclassical

    Stories that lack coherence or system.

وقالوا أساطير الأولين — And they say, 'Myths of the former peoples'.
أُسْطُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    legend, mythboth

    A single legendary tale or myth.

  2. 2.
    fabricationclassical

    A single fabricated story or falsehood.

اسْتَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to writeclassical

    To write something down; to inscribe.

واستطر مثله — And he inscribed similarly.
مُسَطَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    inscribedboth

    Written upon or inscribed with lines.

أَسْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to exceed a lineclassical

    To go beyond the line one is writing in.

أسطر فلان اسمي أي تجاوز السطر الذي فيه اسمي — So-and-so exceeded my name, meaning he went beyond the line where my name was.
سَاطُورnoun
  1. 1.
    cleaverboth

    A large knife or cleaver, especially one used by a butcher.

ومننه قيل لسيف القصاب: ساطور — And from this, the butcher's knife is called a saṭūr.
سَاطِرnoun
  1. 1.
    butcherclassical

    A person who butchers animals.

يقال للقصاب ساطر وسطار — The butcher is called saṭir and saṭṭār.
سِطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    butcherclassical

    A person who butchers animals.

يقال للقصاب ساطر وسطار — The butcher is called saṭir and saṭṭār.
إِسْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    error, mistakeclassical

    An act of making a mistake or erring.

  2. 2.
    baseless talkclassical

    Falsehoods or nonsensical stories.

أسطر فلان اليوم، وهو الإسطار بمعنى الإخطاء — So-and-so erred today, and al-isṭār means erring.
سَطَرَ عَلَيْنَاverb
  1. 1.
    to bring falsehoodsclassical

    To come with baseless or nonsensical talk.

  2. 2.
    to embellish liesclassical

    To adorn or embellish speech with falsehoods.

وسطر علينا: أتانا بالأساطير — And saṭara 'alaynā: he came to us with falsehoods.
سطر فلان على فلان إذا زخرف له الأقاويل ونمقها — So-and-so saṭara 'alā so-and-so if he adorned and embellished sayings for him.
مُسَيْطِرnoun
  1. 1.
    controller, overseerboth

    One who has authority over something, overseeing and recording its affairs.

لست عليهم بمصيطر — You are not over them a controller.
مُصَيْطِرnoun
  1. 1.
    controller, overseerboth

    One who has authority over something, overseeing and recording its affairs.

أم هم المصيطرون — Or are they the controllers?
سَيْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to control, dominateboth

    To have power or authority over someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to overseeclassical

    To watch over and manage affairs.

سيطر يسيطر — He controls, he controls.
تَسَيْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to gain controlclassical

    To assume control or authority over something.

وتسيطر يتسيطر — And he gains control, he gains control.
سَيْطَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    control, dominionboth

    The act or state of having power or authority.

  2. 2.
    oversightclassical

    The act of watching over and managing.

السيطرة مصدر المسيطر — Al-sayṭarah is the masdar of al-musayṭir.
سَطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    row of palm treesclassical

    A plantation or row of palm trees.

وبنى سطرا وغرس سطرا — And he built a row and planted a row.
سَطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    male goatclassical

    A young, strong male goat.

والسطر: العتود من المعز — And al-saṭr: the young male goat from the goats.
مِسْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    sour wineclassical

    Sour or fermented wine.

  2. 2.
    fresh wineclassical

    Newly pressed wine.

المسطار الخمر الحامض — Al-misṭār: the sour wine.

Parallel reading

الصف من الكتاب والشجر والنخل ونحوها
A row of writing, trees, palm trees, and the like.
ما يكمل التيم في ديوانهم سطرا
The Taym do not complete a line in their register.
واحد الأساطير أسطورة
The singular of al-asāṭīr is usṭūrah.
ن والقلم وما يسطرون
By the pen and what they (the angels) write.
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
And everything, small and large, is inscribed.
أسطر فلان اسمي أي تجاوز السطر الذي فيه اسمي
So-and-so exceeded my name, meaning he went beyond the line where my name was.
ويقال: سطر فلان فلانا بالسيف سطرا إذا قطعه به كأنه سطر مسطور
And it is said: So-and-so cut so-and-so with a sword, a cut, as if it were a drawn line.
ومننه قيل لسيف القصاب: ساطور
And from this, the butcher's knife is called a saṭūr.
يقولون للرجل إذا أخطأ فكنوا عن خطئه: أسطر فلان اليوم
They say about a man when he errs, alluding to his mistake: So-and-so erred today.
والأساطير: الأباطيل
And al-asāṭīr: falsehoods.
والأساطير: أحاديث لا نظام لها
And al-asāṭīr: tales that have no order.
وسطرها: ألفها
And saṭarahā: he composed it.
وسطر علينا: أتانا بالأساطير
And saṭara 'alaynā: he came to us with falsehoods.
والله إنك ما تسيطر علي بشيء أي ما تروج
By God, you do not impose anything upon me, meaning you do not succeed.
لست عليهم بمصيطر
You are not over them a controller.
أم هم المصيطرون
Or are they the controllers?
وقد تسيطر علينا وتصيطر، بالسين والصاد
And he has taken control over us and gained control, with sin and ṣād.
وسطره أي صرعه
And waṣṭarahu: meaning he threw him down.
والسطر: السكة من النخل
And al-saṭr: a row of palm trees.
والسطر: العتود من المعز
And al-saṭr: the young male goat from the goats.