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سقطر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with place names and descriptions of extreme height or length, particularly in relation to people and animals.

Derived headwords

سَقَطْرَىname
  1. 1.
    Place nameboth

    A place name, which can be pronounced with either a long or short vowel at the end.

سَقْطَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Relating to Soqotra (short vowel)classical

    A nisba (adjective of relation) derived from the place name سقطرى when pronounced with a short final vowel.

سَقْطَرَاوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Relating to Soqotra (long vowel)classical

    A nisba (adjective of relation) derived from the place name سقطرى when pronounced with a long final vowel.

سَقْعَطَرother
  1. 1.
    Extreme heightclassical

    A term indicating extreme height or length.

السَّقْعَطَرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely tallclassical

    The ultimate degree of height or length, applied to people and camels.

السَّقْعَطَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and strongclassical

    Describing a man who is large, strong, and powerful in his grip.

Parallel reading

سقطرى: موضع، يمد ويقصر
Soqotra: a place, it can be pronounced with a long or short vowel.
فإذا نسبت إليه بالقصر قلت: سقطري
And if you derive a relation to it with the short vowel, you say: Suqutri.
وإذا نسبت بالمد قلت: سقطراوي
And if you derive a relation to it with the long vowel, you say: Suqtraawi.
السقعطرى: النهاية في الطول
Al-saq'atari: the extreme in length.
من الناس والإبل لا يكون أطول منه
Among people and camels, none are taller than him.
والسقعطري: الضخم الشديد البطش الطويل من الرجال
And al-saq'atari: the large, strong in grip, tall among men.