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شتن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of weaving and the people who perform it. It also includes a proper noun referring to a mountain near Mecca.

Derived headwords

شَتَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to weaveclassical

    To interlace threads to form fabric.

الشَّاتِنُnoun
  1. 1.
    weaverclassical

    A person who weaves, specifically one who interlaces threads to create fabric.

الشُّتُونُnoun
  1. 1.
    weaverclassical

    A person who weaves, specifically one who interlaces threads to create fabric.

الشَّتْنُnoun
  1. 1.
    weavingclassical

    The act or process of interlacing threads to form fabric.

الشَّتُونُname
  1. 1.
    mountain near Meccaclassical

    A specific mountain located near the city of Mecca, mentioned in the context of the Farewell Pilgrimage.

Parallel reading

الشتن: النسج.
Al-shatn: weaving.
والشاتن والشتون: الناسج.
And al-shatin and al-shutun: the weaver.
شتن الشاتن ثوبه أي نسجه
The weaver wove his garment, meaning he made it.
نسجت بها الزوع الشتون سبائبا
The spiders wove threads with them
وهي هذلية
And this is from the Hudhail dialect.
والمجفل: العظيم البطن
And al-mujfil: the large-bellied.
والبينط: الحائك
And al-baynat: the weaver.
وفي حديث حجة الوداع ذكر شتان
And in the Hadith of the Farewell Pilgrimage, Shuttan was mentioned.
وهو بفتح الشين وتخفيف التاء جبل عند مكة
And it is with a fatha on the shin and a sukun on the ta, a mountain near Mecca.
يقال بات به رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثم دخل مكة، شرفها الله تعالى.
It is said that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stayed there overnight, then entered Mecca, may Allah ennoble it.