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شنط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to cooked or roasted meat, particularly meat that has been grilled or roasted to a certain degree. It also encompasses the act of roasting or grilling itself.

Derived headwords

المشنطnoun
  1. 1.
    roasted meatclassical

    Refers to meat that has been roasted or grilled. It can also specifically denote meat that has been roasted but not excessively.

شواءnoun
  1. 1.
    roasting, grillingboth

    The act of roasting or grilling meat, or the meat that has been roasted or grilled.

شواء مشنطnoun
  1. 1.
    lightly roasted meatclassical

    Specifically refers to meat that has been roasted or grilled, but not to the point of being overcooked.

الشنطnoun
  1. 1.
    cooked meatsclassical

    Refers to pieces of meat that have been cooked or prepared, particularly through roasting or grilling.

Parallel reading

المشنط: الشواء، وقيل: شواء مشنط لم يبالغ في شيه.
Al-mushannat: the roasted meat, and it was said: lightly roasted meat that was not overcooked.
والشنط: اللحمان المنضجة.
And al-shunutt: the cooked meats.