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سوط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of mixing, stirring, or agitating substances, particularly liquids or food in a pot. It extends to the tool used for this purpose and the state of being mixed or confused.

Derived headwords

السَّوْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing, stirringboth

    The act of mixing one thing with another, or agitating a substance.

سَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    To mix, stirboth

    To mix or agitate something, especially a liquid or food in a pot.

سَوْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing, stirringclassical

    The act of mixing or agitating, particularly used for stirring the contents of a pot.

خَاضَverb
  1. 1.
    To stir, mixboth

    To stir or mix something, often implying a thorough agitation.

خَلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To mix, blendboth

    To mix or blend things together.

المِسْوَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Stirring toolboth

    A tool used for stirring or mixing, especially food in a pot.

المَسُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixed substanceclassical

    Something that has been mixed or stirred.

اسْتَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    To be mixed, confusedclassical

    To become mixed or confused; to be mingled together. This usage is rare.

اخْتَلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To be mixed, confusedboth

    To become mixed, mingled, or confused.

Parallel reading

خلط الشيء بعضه ببعض
Mixing one thing with another.
وساط الشيء سوطا وسوطه: خاضه وخلطه وأكثر ذلك
And 'wasata' something 'sawtan' and 'sawwatahu' means to stir it, mix it, and do that extensively.
وخص بعضهم به القدر إذا خلط ما فيها
And some have specified it (the root meaning) to the pot when what is in it is mixed.
والمسوط والمسواط: ما سيط به
And 'al-masoot' and 'al-miswat' are what is used for stirring.
واستوط هو: اختلط، نادر
And 'istawta' means 'ikhtalat' (to be mixed), this is rare.