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الستر

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of covering, concealment, and protection. It extends to abstract notions like fear and modesty, as well as physical objects used for covering. It also appears in place names and as a descriptor for virtuous individuals.

Derived headwords

السِّتْرnoun
  1. 1.
    curtainboth

    The singular form of curtains or hangings.

  2. 2.
    fearclassical

    An abstract noun referring to the emotion of fear.

  3. 3.
    modestyboth

    An abstract noun referring to the quality of modesty or shyness.

  4. 4.
    deedclassical

    An action or deed, often implying something done in secret or with intent.

الأَسْتَارnoun
  1. 1.
    curtainsboth

    The plural form of curtains or hangings.

عبد الرحمن بن يوسف الستريname
  1. 1.
    a hadith narratorboth

    A biographical mention of a scholar known for narrating hadith.

ياقوت الخادم الستريname
  1. 1.
    a devout personboth

    A biographical mention of a pious individual.

عبد العزيز بن محمد الستوريانname
  1. 1.
    two hadith narratorsboth

    A biographical mention of two scholars known for narrating hadith.

السِّتْرnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldclassical

    A shield, used for protection in combat.

السِّتَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringboth

    Something used to cover or conceal.

السُّتْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringboth

    Something used to cover or conceal, similar to a curtain.

المِسْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringboth

    Something used to cover or conceal.

الإِسْتَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringboth

    Something used to cover or conceal.

سَتَائِرnoun
  1. 1.
    curtainsboth

    The plural of curtain or hanging.

الجِلْدَة على الظُّفُرnoun
  1. 1.
    cuticleboth

    The skin covering the nail.

السِّتْرnoun
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A name for a mountain or elevated terrain.

  2. 2.
    a valleyclassical

    A name for a valley or wadi.

  3. 3.
    a regionclassical

    A name for a geographical area or region.

سُتُرnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainsclassical

    Plural of mountain, referring to elevated terrain.

السِّتِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    chasteboth

    A chaste or modest person.

المَسْتُورadjective
  1. 1.
    chasteboth

    A chaste or modest person, similar to 'al-satir'.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    modestyclassical

    Modesty or chastity, referring to the feminine form.

الإِسْتَارnoun
  1. 1.
    fourclassical

    The number four, specifically in counting.

  2. 2.
    four and a half mithqalsclassical

    A weight of four and a half mithqals.

تَسَتَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover oneselfboth

    To conceal oneself or to be covered.

اسْتَتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover oneselfboth

    To conceal oneself or to be covered.

سَاتُورname
  1. 1.
    a sorcererclassical

    A name of one of the sorcerers who believed in Moses.

إِسْتَرَابَاذname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name referring to a town or region.

Parallel reading

واحد الستور والأستار
The singular of curtains and hangings.
والخوف
And fear.
والحياء
And modesty.
والعمل
And the deed.
وعبد الرحمن بن يوسف الستري: محدث
And Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf al-Sutri: a hadith narrator.
وياقوت الخادم الستري من العباد
And Yaqut al-Khadim al-Sutri was among the devout.
وعلي بن الفضل السامري
And Ali ibn al-Fadl al-Samiri.
وبالتحريك: الترس
And with vowel movement: the shield.
والستارة: ما يستر به
And the curtain: what is used to cover with.
كالسترة والمستر والإستارة
Like the sutra, the mustar, and the istara.
والجلدة على الظفر
And the skin on the nail.
وبلا هاء: الستر
And without the 'ha': al-sitr.
وجبل بالعالية
And a mountain in al-'Aliyah.
لأنها سترة بينه وبين الحل
Because it is a covering between it and the permissible.
وواديان في ديار ربيعة
And two valleys in the lands of Rabi'ah.
وجبل بديار سليم
And a mountain in the lands of Sulaym.
وناحية بالبحرين
And a region in Bahrain.
والستير: العفيف
And al-satir: the chaste.
وهي: بهاء
And she: modesty.
في العدد: أربعة
In number: four.
وفي الزنة أربعة مثاقيل ونصف
And in weight, four and a half mithqals.
وتستر واستتر: تغطى
And tastara and istatara: to be covered.
وساتور: أحد السحرة الذين آمنوا بموسى عليه السلام
And Satur: one of the sorcerers who believed in Moses, peace be upon him.
وإستراباذ: ة بقرب جرجان
And Istarabadh: a town near Jurjan.