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شطي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a place name, likely a village in Egypt, and items associated with it, particularly textiles. It also has less common meanings related to sustenance and butchery.

Derived headwords

شَطَىname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a village in Egypt, from which textiles are attributed.

الشَّطَوِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    attributed to Shatwaclassical

    An adjective referring to something originating from or made in Shatwa, particularly textiles.

الشَّطْوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    attributed to Shatwaclassical

    An adjective referring to something originating from or made in Shatwa, particularly textiles.

شَطِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sustainedclassical

    To be sustained or to gain sustenance from something.

  2. 2.
    to butcherclassical

    To butcher an animal, specifically a camel, and distribute its meat.

Parallel reading

وقيل: شطى اسم قرية بناحية مصر تنسب إليها الثياب الشطوية
And it was said: Shatwa is the name of a village in the region of Egypt to which the Shatwiyyah garments are attributed.
تجلى بالشطي والحبرات
He adorned himself with the Shatwi and the Hibrati.
يريد الشطوي
He means the Shatwi.
الشطوية ضرب من ثياب الكتان تصنع في شطى
The Shatwiyyah is a type of linen garment made in Shatwa.
وألف شطى ياء لكونها لاما واللام ياء أكثر منها واوا
And the 'alif of Shatwa is a 'ya' because its 'lam' is more often a 'ya' than a 'waw'.
ما شطينا هذا الطعام أي ما رزأنا منه شيئا
We did not 'shati' this food, meaning we did not gain anything from it.
وقد شطينا الجزور أي سلخناه وفرقنا لحمه
And we have 'shati' the camel, meaning we skinned it and distributed its meat.