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مستق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of long-sleeved garment, specifically a fur coat or robe. It is described as being of Persian origin and is associated with high-status individuals and religious figures.

Derived headwords

مُسْتَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    long-sleeved fur garmentclassical

    A long-sleeved fur garment, often described as a robe or coat, originating from Persian. It was worn by notable figures.

مُسَاتِقnoun
  1. 1.
    long-sleeved fur garmentsclassical

    The plural form of 'mustaqah', referring to multiple long-sleeved fur garments.

Parallel reading

روي عن عمر، رضي الله عنه، أنه كان يصلي ويداه في مستقة
It is narrated from Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that he used to pray with his hands in a mustaqah.
وفي رواية: صلى بالناس ويداه في مستقة
And in another narration: He led the people in prayer with his hands in a mustaqah.
المساتق فراء طوال الأكمام، واحدتها مستقة
Al-masatiq are long-sleeved furs, the singular of which is mustaqah.
وأصلها بالفارسية مشته فعرب
And its origin is Persian, 'mushtah', which was Arabized.
يقال مستقة ومستقة
It is said mustaqah and mustaqah.
روي عن أنس أن ملك الروم أهدى إلى رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، مستقة من سندس فلبسها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
It is narrated from Anas that the King of Rome gifted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, a mustaqah of sindas, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wore it.
فكأني أنظر إلى يديها تذبذبان
It is as if I am looking at its hands dangling.
فبعث بها إلى جعفر وقال: ابعث بها إلى أخيك النجاشي
So he sent it to Ja'far and said: Send it to your brother, the Negus.
هي بضم التاء وفتحها فرو طويل الكمين
It is with a dammah on the taa' and a fatha on it: a fur with two long sleeves.
وقوله من سندس يشبه أنها كانت مكفوفة بالسندس، وهو الرفيع من الحرير والديباج لأن نفس الفرو لا يكون سندسا
And his saying 'of sindas' suggests that it was trimmed with sindas, which is fine silk and brocade, because the fur itself would not be sindas.
وجمعها مساتق
And its plural is masatiq.
أنه كان يلبس البرانس والمساتق ويصلي فيها
That he used to wear qaba's and mustaqah garments and pray in them.
إذا لبست مساتقها غني
When she wears her mustaqah garments, she is rich.
فيا ويح المساتق ما لقينا
Oh, woe to the mustaqah garments for what we have encountered!
هو فرو طويل الكم، وكذلك قال الأصمعي وابن شميل في الجبة الواسعة
It is a fur with long sleeves, and likewise Al-Asma'i and Ibn Al-Shumayl said regarding a wide jubbah.