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شطح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to stretching out, extending, and exceeding limits, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. It can also refer to extravagance, deviation, and sometimes to a specific type of animal.

Derived headwords

شَطَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to stretch outboth

    To extend one's limbs or body, to spread out widely.

  2. 2.
    to go too farboth

    To exceed proper limits or bounds, to be extravagant or excessive in speech or action.

  3. 3.
    to deviateclassical

    To stray from the right path or a standard course.

شُطُحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    extravaganceclassical

    An act or instance of being excessive or extravagant.

  2. 2.
    deviationclassical

    A departure from what is normal, right, or expected.

شَطْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stretchboth

    An act of stretching out.

  2. 2.
    extravagant statementclassical

    A remark or utterance that is excessive or goes beyond reasonable bounds.

شَطَّاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    extravagantclassical

    One who is prone to excessive speech or action.

شَطَحَnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of goatclassical

    A broad-chested or wide-backed young goat, specifically mentioned as a term of address or description.

Parallel reading

شطح، بالكسر، وتشديد الطاء: زجر للعريض من أولاد المعز.
Shataha, with a kasra and a shadda on the taa: is a term of address for the broad-chested young of goats.