الصتع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical characteristics related to the head, such as twisting, stiffness, or slenderness. It also extends to concepts of strength, wild animals, and specific types of movement or behavior.

Derived headwords

الصَتْعnoun

1.
Twisting of the ostrich's headclassical
A condition where the head of an ostrich is twisted.
2.
Stiffness or slenderness of the headclassical
Describes a head that is either stiff or slender in its form.
3.
Strong young manclassical
Refers to a young man who is physically strong and robust.
4.
Wild assclassical
Designates a wild donkey.

صَتَعَverb

1.
To throw downclassical
To cause someone to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

التَصَتُّعnoun

1.
Hesitation in an affairclassical
The act of wavering or going back and forth when dealing with a matter.
2.
Coming aloneclassical
To arrive without anything or anyone accompanying.
3.
Coming nakedclassical
To arrive in a state of nudity.
4.
Going and returningclassical
The act of departing and then coming back, or vice versa.

الصُّنْتَعnoun

1.
Small-headed donkeyclassical
A donkey characterized by having a small head.

Parallel reading

التواء في رأس الظليم

A twisting in the head of the ostrich.

وصلابة، أو لطافة في رأسه

And stiffness, or slenderness in its head.

والشاب القوي

And the strong young man.

وحمار الوحش

And the wild ass.

وصَتَعَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: صَرَعَهُ

And he threw him down, like 'man'a': he felled him.

والتَصَتُّع: التَرَدُّد في الأمر مَجيئاً وذَهاباً

And 'al-tasattu'': hesitation in the matter, coming and going.

أو أن يَجيءَ وَحْدَهُ لا شيءَ مَعَهُ

Or to come alone, with nothing accompanying.

أو أن يَجيءَ عُرْياناً

Or to come naked.

أو أن يَذْهَبَ مَرَّةً ويَعُودَ أُخْرَى

Or to go one time and return another.

والصُّنْتَع، كَقُنْفُذ: الحِمارُ الصَّغيرُ الرَّأْسِ

And 'al-suntu'': like 'qunfudh': the small-headed donkey.