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الشءيت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a specific characteristic of horses, particularly their gait or physical attributes related to their hooves. It seems to denote a horse that is fast or has a peculiar way of moving its legs.

Derived headwords

الشَّئِيتadjective
  1. 1.
    Fast (horse)classical

    Describing a horse that is fast or swift in its movement.

  2. 2.
    Short-hoofed (horse)classical

    A horse whose hind hooves are shorter than its fore hooves, implying a specific gait or build.

Parallel reading

الشئيت، كأمير من الخيل: العثور، والذي يقصر حافرا رجليه عن حافري يديه.
The sha'īt, like amīr, from horses: the swift, and that whose hind hooves are shorter than its fore hooves.