شتم

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns verbal abuse, insults, and offensive speech. It extends to describing someone or something as unpleasant, ill-tempered, or ill-favored in appearance, often with a connotation of harshness or ugliness.

Derived headwords

الشَّتْمnoun

1.
insultboth
Offensive speech that is not outright slander or accusation.
2.
verbal abuseboth
The act of insulting or speaking abusively to someone.

شَتَمَverb

1.
to insultboth
To speak abusively or offensively to someone.

يَشْتِمُverb

1.
to insultboth
Present tense of the verb 'to insult'.

شَتَمَverb

1.
to overcome by insultclassical
To defeat or best someone in an exchange of insults.

يَشْتِمُverb

1.
to overcome by insultclassical
Present tense of the verb 'to overcome by insult'.

شَتْمًاnoun

1.
insultingboth
The act or process of insulting.

مَشْتُومadjective

1.
insultedboth
One who has been subjected to insults or verbal abuse.

مَشْتُومَةadjective

1.
insulted (female)both
A female who has been subjected to insults or verbal abuse.

شَتِيمadjective

1.
ill-favoredboth
Having an unpleasant or ugly facial appearance.
2.
frowningclassical
Having a stern or displeased expression, like a lion.

المُشْتَمَّةnoun

1.
insultclassical
An act of insulting or offensive speech.

شَتِيمَةnoun

1.
insultboth
A word or phrase intended to offend or demean.

التَّشَاتُمnoun

1.
mutual insultingboth
The act of insulting each other.

المُشَاتَمَةnoun

1.
mutual insultboth
The act of engaging in mutual insults or verbal sparring.

شَتَّامَةadjective

1.
frequently insultingboth
A person who habitually insults others.
2.
ill-temperedboth
Having a bad disposition or unpleasant character.
3.
ugly-facedclassical
Having an unpleasant or ugly facial appearance.

الاشْتِيَامnoun

1.
leader of the caravanclassical
The chief or head of a caravan of camels.

شَتِيمnoun

1.
ugly-faced personclassical
A person characterized by an unpleasant or ugly facial appearance.

الشَّتَّامnoun

1.
ugly-faced personclassical
A person characterized by an unpleasant or ugly facial appearance.

الشَّتَامَةnoun

1.
ugly-faced personclassical
A person characterized by an unpleasant or ugly facial appearance.
2.
ill-tempered personboth
A person of bad character or disposition.
3.
harsh dispositionclassical
A severe or unpleasant temperament, often combined with an ugly face.

أسَدٌ شَتِيمadjective

1.
frowning lionclassical
A lion that appears to be frowning or has a stern expression.

حِمَارٌ شَتِيمadjective

1.
ugly-faced donkeyclassical
A donkey characterized by an unpleasant or ugly facial appearance.

مُشْتَمnoun

1.
insulted personclassical
One who has been insulted or subjected to abuse.

Parallel reading

الشتم: قبيح الكلام وليس فيه قذف.

Insult: ugly speech, and it does not contain slander.

والشتم: السب، شتمه يشتمه ويشتمه شتما، فهو مشتوم، والأنثى مشتومة وشتيم، بغير هاء؛ عن اللحياني: سبه، وهي المشتمة والشتيمة؛

And insult: is abuse. He insulted him, he insults him and he insults him, an insulting; so he is insulted, and the female is insulted and a 'shateemah' (without haa'); according to Al-Lihyani: he abused him, and it is the 'mushtammah' and the 'shateemah'.

وأنشد أبو عبيد: ليست بمشتمة تعد، وعفوها ... عرق السقاء على القعود اللاغب

And Abu Ubaid recited: 'She is not counted as an insulted one, and her forgiveness... is the sweat of the waterskin on the tired camel.'

يقول: هذه الكلمة وإن لم تعد شتما فإن العفو عنها شديد.

He says: This word, even if it is not considered an insult, forgiving it is severe.

والتشاتم: التساب.

And mutual insulting: is mutual abuse.

والمشاتمة: المسابة؛

And mutual insult: is mutual abuse;

وقال سيبويه في باب ما جرى مجرى المثل: كل شيء ولا شتيمة حر

And Sibawayh said in the chapter of what is used as a proverb: 'Everything, but not the insult of a free man.'

وشاتمه فشتمه يشتمه: غلبه بالشتم.

And he exchanged insults with him, so he insulted him, he insults him: he overcame him with insult.

ورجل شتامة: كثير الشتم.

And a man who is 'shattamah': is one who insults a lot.

الجوهرى: والشتيم الكريه الوجه، وكذلك الأسد.

Al-Jauhari: And 'al-shateem' is the ill-favored of face, and likewise the lion.

يقال: فلان شتيم المحيا، وقد شتم الرجل، بالضم، شتامة؛

It is said: So-and-so is 'shateem' of countenance, and a man has become 'shateem' (with dammah), 'shataamah';

وأنشد ابن برى للمرار الأسدي: يعطي الجزيل ولا يرى، في وجهه ... لخليله، من ولا شتم

And Ibn Barrī recited for Al-Mirar Al-Asadi: 'He gives generously and is not seen, in his face... to his friend, any insult.'

قال: وشاهد شتامة قول الآخر: وهزئن مني أن رأين مويهنا ... تبدو عليه شتامة المملوك

He said: And the evidence for 'shattamah' is the saying of another: 'And they mocked me when they saw my water skin... the ill-temperedness of a slave appears upon it.'

والاشتيام: رئيس الركاب.

And 'al-ishti'aam': is the leader of the caravan.

والشتيم والشتام والشتامة: القبيح الوجه.

And 'al-shateem', 'al-shattaam', and 'al-shataamah': are the ugly of face.

والشتامة أيضا: السيء الخلق.

And 'al-shataamah' also: is the ill-tempered.

والشتامة: شدة الخلق مع قبح وجه.

And 'al-shataamah': is severity of disposition with ugliness of face.

وأسد شتيم: عابس.

And a 'shateem' lion: is a frowning lion.

وحمار شتيم: وهو الكريه الوجه القبيح.

And a 'shateem' donkey: is the unpleasant-faced, the ugly one.

وشتيم ومشتم: اسمان.

And 'shateem' and 'mushtam': are two names.