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شطط

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of distance, remoteness, and exceeding limits. It extends to notions of injustice, deviation from the right path, and extreme measures, as well as physical attributes like height and the sides of things.

Derived headwords

الشَّطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Height and statureclassical

    Refers to being tall and having a moderate, well-proportioned physique.

  2. 2.
    Good physiqueclassical

    Described as having a handsome or well-formed body.

  3. 3.
    Distanceclassical

    Signifies remoteness or being far away.

شَطَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Distanceclassical

    The length of a journey or the remoteness of a place.

شَطَطnoun
  1. 1.
    Exceeding limitsboth

    Going beyond what is proper or reasonable in selling, demanding, judging, or any other matter.

  2. 2.
    Injusticeboth

    Unfairness or deviation from the truth or right course.

  3. 3.
    Absurdityclassical

    Speaking foolishly or making an unreasonable statement.

شَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    To be distantboth

    To be far away, referring to a place or a person.

  2. 2.
    To exceedclassical

    To go beyond proper limits or bounds.

  3. 3.
    To deviateclassical

    To stray from the right path or truth.

شَاطَّverb
  1. 1.
    To exceedboth

    To go beyond the proper measure or deviate from the truth.

  2. 2.
    To be unjustboth

    To be unfair or oppressive in judgment or action.

أَشَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    To exceedboth

    To go beyond the proper limits or deviate from the truth.

  2. 2.
    To be unjustboth

    To be unfair or oppressive in judgment or action.

  3. 3.
    To go farclassical

    To travel a great distance or to be remote.

اشْتَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    To exceed limitsboth

    To be immoderate or unreasonable in one's demands or judgments.

  2. 2.
    To be unjustclassical

    To act unfairly or oppressively.

شَاطِئnoun
  1. 1.
    Shoreboth

    The bank of a river, lake, or sea.

  2. 2.
    Sideboth

    The edge or flank of something, such as a riverbed or a camel's hump.

شُطُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Shoalsboth

    Plural of shore or riverbank.

  2. 2.
    Sidesclassical

    Plural of the side of a camel's hump.

شُطَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    Shoresboth

    Plural of shore, referring to riverbanks or coastlines.

شَطُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-humpedclassical

    Describing a camel with a large or prominent hump.

شَطُوطَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-humpedclassical

    An adjective for a camel with a very large hump.

شَطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Distanceclassical

    Remoteness or being far away.

شَاطَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall and well-proportionedclassical

    Describing a young woman with a good, moderate stature.

شَطَّاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Exceeding limitsclassical

    The act of going beyond proper bounds or limits.

الشَّطْشَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of birdclassical

    A name for a specific kind of bird.

غَدِير الأَشْطَاطname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A specific location mentioned in historical texts, possibly a watering place.

Parallel reading

جارية شطة وشاطة بينة الشطاط والشطاط، بالكسر: وهما الاعتدال في القامة
A young woman, tall and well-proportioned, clearly possessing good stature, which means moderation in height.
شطت داره تشط وتشط شطا وشطوطا: بعدت
His house became distant, it becomes distant, with a distance and remoteness: it became far.
وكل بعيد شاط
And everything distant is remote.
أعوذ بك من الضبنة في السفر وكآبة الشطة
I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel and the gloom of distance.
الشطط: مجاوزة القدر في بيع أو طلب أو احتكام أو غير ذلك من كل شيء
Exceeding limits: going beyond the proper measure in selling, demanding, judging, or anything else.
شطت مزار العاشقين، ... فأصبحت عسرا علي طلابها
The place of visitation for lovers became distant, ... and seeking it became difficult for me.
لها مهر مثلها لا وكس ولا شطط
She is entitled to a dowry equivalent to her status, with no deficiency and no excess.
وأنه كان يقول سفيهنا على الله شططا
And that our fool was saying about Allah what was absurd/unjust.
يحمون ألفا أن يساموا شططا
They protect a thousand lest they be subjected to injustice/excess.
شط في سلعته وأشط: جاوز القدر وتباعد عن الحق
He exceeded in his transaction and went too far: he surpassed the limit and deviated from the truth.
شط عليه في حكمه يشط شططا واشتط وأشط: جار في قضيته
He was unjust in his judgment, he is unjust, he exceeded, and he went too far: he was unfair in his case.
ولا تشطط
And do not be unjust/exceed the limit.
معناها كلها لا تبعد عن الحق
Their meaning is all to not deviate from the truth.
أشط بمعنى أبعد
Ashatta means to be distant.
وشط بمعنى بعد
And shatta means to be distant.
إنك لشاطي حتى أحمل قوتك على ضعفي فلا أستطيع فأنبت
You are being unjust/oppressive towards me, expecting me to bear your strength with my weakness and be unable to grow.
شطني فلان فهو يشطني شطا وشطوطا إذا شق عليك
So-and-so wronged me, and he wrongs me with hardship and difficulty when it becomes difficult for you.
لقد قلنا إذا شططا
Indeed, we have said, if so, injustice/absurdity.
والشط: شاطئ النهر وجانبه، والجمع شطوط وشطان
And the shore: the bank of the river and its side, and the plural is shutoot and shittan.
وتصوح الوسمي من شطانه، ... بقل بظاهره وبقل متانه
And the early rain dries up from its banks, ... with herbage on its surface and dense herbage.
والشط: جانب السنام، وقيل شقه، وقيل نصفه، ولكل سنام شطان، والجمع شطوط
And the side of the hump: its side, or its split, or its half, and each hump has two sides, and the plural is shutoot.
ناقة شطوط وشطوطى: عظيمة جنبي السنام
A camel, shutoot and shutoota: large on the sides of its hump.
كأن تحت درعها المنعط ... شطا رميت فوقه بشط
As if beneath her armor, bent ... a side upon which a side was thrown.
وباقي رسوم ما تزال كأنها، ... بأصعدة الشطان، ريط مضلع
And the remaining traces are still as if they were, ... on the slopes of the shores, patterned cloths.
أين تركت أهلك بغدير الأشطاط ؟
Where did you leave your family at Ghadeer al-Ashṭāṭ?