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الشطن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a long rope or cord, extending to ideas of distance, being tied, or being far away. It also encompasses terms for a rebellious or mischievous entity, often personified as a devil, and related actions or characteristics.

Derived headwords

الشَطْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Long ropeboth

    A long rope or cord.

أَشْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of long ropeboth

    The plural form of a long rope or cord.

شَطَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To tie with itclassical

    To tie something with a long rope.

صَاحَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To oppose one's intentionclassical

    To deviate from someone's intention or course of action.

شَطَنَ في الأرضverb
  1. 1.
    To enter deeply into the landclassical

    To enter into the land, either firmly established or deeply embedded.

بِئْر شَطُونadjective
  1. 1.
    Deep-bottomed wellboth

    A well that is deep at the bottom, or one from which water is drawn with two ropes from its sides. It is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

  2. 2.
    Distant wellclassical

    A well that is far away.

نِيَّة شَطُونadjective
  1. 1.
    Distant intentionclassical

    A distant or far-reaching intention.

الشَّاطِنadjective
  1. 1.
    Wickedboth

    Wicked, mischievous, or corrupt.

الشَّيْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Devilboth

    A devil; any arrogant and rebellious being, whether human, jinn, or animal.

  2. 2.
    Rebellious beingboth

    Any arrogant and rebellious creature, including humans, jinn, or animals.

شَيْطَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To act like a devilboth

    To behave like a devil or a rebellious being.

تَشَيْطَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To act devilishlyboth

    To act like a devil; to be rebellious or mischievous.

الحَيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Snakeclassical

    A snake.

سِمَة للإِبِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Brand mark for camelsclassical

    A brand mark for camels on the upper hip, extending upright on the thigh to the hock, resembling a 'mushaytanah'.

المُشَاطِنnoun
  1. 1.
    One who draws the bucket with two ropesclassical

    One who draws the bucket using two ropes.

رُؤُوس الشَّيَاطِينnoun
  1. 1.
    Devil's heads (plant)classical

    A type of plant.

شَيْطَان الطَّاقname
  1. 1.
    Shaytan al-Taqclassical

    A specific reference, likely a proper name or a specific entity, mentioned in relation to 'al-Qaf'.

شَيْطَان الفَلَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Thirstclassical

    Thirst, particularly in a desolate or open area.

شَطْنَانname
  1. 1.
    Shathnan (valley)classical

    A valley located in Najd.

شُطُونname
  1. 1.
    Shutun (place name)classical

    A place name.

Parallel reading

الشطن، محركة: الحبل الطويل
Al-shatn, with harakah: the long rope.
ج: أشطان
Its plural: ashtan.
وشطنه: شده به
And shatanahu: to tie it with it.
وصاحبه: خالفه عن نيته ووجهه
And sahaabahu: to oppose him from his intention and his way.
وفي الأرض: دخل إما راسخا، وإما واغلا
And in the land: to enter, either firmly established or deeply.
وبئر شطون: بعيدة القعر، أو التي تنزع بحبلين من جانبيها، وهي متسعة الأعلى، ضيقة الأسفل
And a shatun well: deep-bottomed, or one from which water is drawn with two ropes from its sides, and it is wide at the top, narrow at the bottom.
ونِيَّة شَطُون: بعيدة
And a shatun intention: distant.
والشاطن: الخبيث
And al-shatin: the wicked.
والشيطان: م، وكل عات متمرد من إنس أو جن أو دابة
And al-shaytan: a noun, and every arrogant rebel from humans, jinn, or beasts.
وشيطن وتشيطن: فعل فعله
And shaytana and tashaytana: to do its deed.
والحية
And the snake.
وسمة للإبل في أعلى الورك منتصبا على الفخذ إلى العرقوب، كالمشيطنة
And a brand for camels on the upper hip, upright on the thigh to the hock, like the mushaytanah.
والمشاطن: من ينزع الدلو بشطنين
And al-mushatun: one who draws the bucket with two ropes.
{رؤوس الشياطين}: نبت
{Heads of devils}: a plant.
وشيطان الطاق: في القاف
Shaytan al-Taq: in al-Qaf.
وشيطان الفلا: العطش
Shaytan al-Fila: thirst.
وشطنان، محركة: واد بنجد
Shathnan, with harakah: a valley in Najd.
وشطون، بالضم: ع
Shutun, with dammah: a place name.