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السته

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the posterior, specifically the anus and buttocks, and related anatomical parts. It extends metaphorically to concepts of weakness, inability, and the end or extremity of something.

Derived headwords

الاستnoun
  1. 1.
    anusboth

    The opening at the end of the digestive tract where feces leave the body.

  2. 2.
    buttocksboth

    The fleshy part of the human body at the rear, below the waist and protruding.

أستاهnoun
  1. 1.
    anusesclassical

    Plural of 'al-ist', referring to multiple anal openings.

  2. 2.
    buttocksclassical

    Plural of 'al-ist', referring to multiple buttocks.

السهnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The anus, a variant pronunciation.

  2. 2.
    buttocksclassical

    The buttocks, a variant pronunciation.

الستهnoun
  1. 1.
    bone of the buttocksclassical

    The bone associated with the buttocks or posterior region.

الأستهnoun
  1. 1.
    great buttocksclassical

    Referring to a large or prominent posterior.

الستاهيnoun
  1. 1.
    great buttocksclassical

    Referring to a large or prominent posterior, similar to 'al-ustuh'.

كُتُبnoun
  1. 1.
    buttocks (plural)classical

    A plural form for buttocks.

ستهانnoun
  1. 1.
    buttocks (plural)classical

    Another plural form for buttocks.

طالبهاnoun
  1. 1.
    seeker of its buttocksclassical

    One who seeks or desires the buttocks.

الستهnoun
  1. 1.
    one with buttocksclassical

    Describing someone possessing buttocks.

الستهمnoun
  1. 1.
    one with buttocksclassical

    Describing someone possessing buttocks, similar to 'al-ustuh'.

وستههverb
  1. 1.
    to follow behindclassical

    To follow someone from behind.

  2. 2.
    to hit the buttocksclassical

    To strike someone's buttocks.

الستيهيadjective
  1. 1.
    one who walks lastclassical

    Describing someone who habitually walks at the end of a group.

Parallel reading

الاست ج: أستاه
The anus, plural: astāh.
والسه، ويضم مخففة: العجز، أو حلقة الدبر.
And al-suh, with dammah lightened: the rump, or the ring of the anus.
والسته، محركة: عظمها.
And al-satah, with harakah: its bone.
والأسته والستاهي، كغرابي: العظيمها ج: ككتب وستهان، وطالبها، كالسته، ككتف، والستهم، كزرقم.
And al-ustuh and al-ustāhī, like ghurābī: its great one, plural: like kutub and ustāhān, and its seeker, like al-ustuh, like kutuf, and al-ustuhum, like zurqum.
وستهه، كمنعه: تبعه من خلفه، وضرب استه.
And wasatahu, like mana'ahu: he followed him from behind, and he hit his anus.
وستهه، كمنعه: تبعه من خلفه، وضرب استه.
And wasatahu, like mana'ahu: he followed him from behind, and he hit his anus.
والستيهي: من يمشي آخر القوم أبدا.
And al-ustīhī: one who always walks at the end of the people.
وكان ذلك على است الدهر: على وجهه.
And that was at the end of time: on its face.
ويا ابن استها: كناية عن إحماض أبيه أمه، وتركته باست الأرض: عديما فقيرا.
And O son of its anus: a metaphor for his father and mother's disgrace, and I left him at the end of the earth: destitute and poor.
ويا ابن استها: كناية عن إحماض أبيه أمه، وتركته باست الأرض: عديما فقيرا.
And O son of its anus: a metaphor for his father and mother's disgrace, and I left him at the end of the earth: destitute and poor.
ومالك است مع استك: ما لك عون.
And you have no anus with your anus: you have no support.
ولقيت منه است الكلبة، أي: ما كرهته.
And I met from him the anus of a female dog, meaning: what I disliked.
وأنتم أضيق أستاها من أن تفعلوه: كناية عن العجز.
And you are more constricted in your anuses than that you can do it: a metaphor for inability.