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سطل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to containers, specifically buckets or basins, often made of metal. It also extends to describe dust or elevated dust clouds.

Derived headwords

السِّيَطْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Small bucket/basinclassical

    A small bucket or basin, described as being like a bucket with a handle similar to that of a cauldron.

سِطْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Bucket/basinboth

    A bucket or basin, similar to the 'saytal'.

سُطُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Buckets/basinsboth

    The plural of 'sital' or 'saytal', referring to buckets or basins.

الطَّسِيسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Small bucket/basinclassical

    A small bucket or basin, synonymous with 'saytal'.

الطَّسْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Dust/dusty placeclassical

    Refers to dust or a dusty place, often covered in dust.

الطَّاسِلadjective
  1. 1.
    Covered in dustclassical

    Describing something as being covered or clothed in dust.

الطَّاسِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated dustclassical

    Refers to dust that is raised or elevated.

السَّاطِلnoun
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    Elevated dustclassical

    Refers to dust that is raised or elevated, synonymous with 'al-tasel'.

Parallel reading

السيطل: الطسيسة الصغيرة
Al-Saytal: The small basin.
يقال إنه على صفة تور له عروة كعروة المرجل
It is said to be in the form of a bucket that has a handle like the handle of a cauldron.
والسطل مثله
And al-sital is like it.
حبست صهارته فظل عثانه ... في سيطل كفئت له يتردد
I restrained its molten metal, so its vapor continued to swirl... in a small basin poured for it, circulating.
والجمع سطول
And the plural is sutool.
والسيطل لغة فيه
And al-saytal is a variant pronunciation for it.
والسيطل: الطست
And al-saytal: the basin.
بلد يكسى القتام الطاسلا
Rather, a land covered in dust.
أمرقت فيه ذبلا ذوابلا
I passed through it, weak and drooping.
قالوا: الطاسل الملبس
They said: Al-tasel is the clothed one (covered).
وقال بعضهم: الطاسل والساطل من الغبار المرتفع
And some of them said: Al-tasel and al-satil are from the elevated dust.