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شنتر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fingers or digits, particularly in the Himyaritic dialect of Yemen. It also extends to a title or name associated with the kings of Yemen, possibly meaning 'one with rings' or 'one with fingers'.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fingerclassical

    A digit of the hand, specifically in the Himyaritic dialect.

شَنْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fingerclassical

    A digit of the hand, used as the singular form of 'shanaatir'.

الشَّنْتِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fingerclassical

    A digit of the hand, also a term used in the language of the people of Yemen.

شَنْتِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fingerclassical

    A digit of the hand, used as the singular form of 'shanaatir'.

الشَّنَاتِرnoun
  1. 1.
    fingersclassical

    The plural form of 'shantara', referring to fingers.

ذو شَنَاتِرname
  1. 1.
    Dhu Shanaterclassical

    A title or name of one of the kings of Yemen, interpreted as 'one with fingers' or 'one with rings'.

Parallel reading

الإصبع بالحميرية
The finger in the Himyaritic dialect.
أيا جحمتا بكي على أم واهب ... أكيلة قلوب ببعض المذانب
O Jahmata, weep for Umm Wahib... devourer of hearts in some of the ravines.
فلم يبق منها غير شطر عجانها، ... وشنترة منها، وإحدى الذوائب
And nothing remained of her but half of her vulva, ... and a finger from her, and one of her braids.
الشنترة والشنتيرة الإصبع بلغة أهل اليمن
Al-shantara and al-shantira are the finger in the language of the people of Yemen.
ولم يبق منها غير نصف عجانها، ... وشنتيرة منها، وإحدى الذوائب
And nothing remained of her but half of her vulva, ... and a finger from her, and one of her braids.
لأضمنك ضم الشناتر
I will guarantee you the embrace of the fingers.
وهي الأصابع
And they are the fingers.
ويقال القرطة لغة يمانية
And al-qirta is said, a Yamani language.
الواحدة شنترة
The singular is shantara.
ذو شناتر: من ملوك اليمن
Dhu Shanater: one of the kings of Yemen.
يقال: معناه ذو القرطة
It is said: its meaning is Dhu al-Qirta.