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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to acts of overpowering, aggression, and dominance. It also extends to concepts of abundance, tasting, and specific equine characteristics like long strides or spirited behavior.

Derived headwords

سَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    to overpowerboth

    To overpower someone, to act aggressively or with force.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantclassical

    Used for water, meaning to be abundant or plentiful.

  3. 3.
    to tasteclassical

    Used for food, meaning to taste it.

  4. 4.
    to stride farclassical

    Used for a horse, meaning to take long strides.

  5. 5.
    to enter the wombclassical

    Used for a shepherd with a ewe, meaning to insert his hand into its womb to extract the male's fluid.

  6. 6.
    to rear upclassical

    Used for a horse, meaning to rear up or become spirited.

سَطْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    aggressionboth

    An act of aggression, overpowering, or forceful dominance.

سَطْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    powerboth

    Power, might, or dominance, often associated with forceful action.

وَسَاطَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be severe withclassical

    To be severe or harsh with someone.

السَّاطِيadjective
  1. 1.
    long-stridingclassical

    A horse that takes long strides.

  2. 2.
    tail-raisingclassical

    A horse that raises its tail when standing still.

  3. 3.
    lustful stallionclassical

    A lustful stallion that moves from one herd to another.

  4. 4.
    tallclassical

    Tall or long.

Parallel reading

سطا عليه، و به سطوا وسطوة: صال، أو قهر بالبطش
He overpowered him, and with it, with aggression and might: he attacked, or conquered by force.
و الماء: كثر
And the water: it was abundant.
و الطعام: ذاقه
And the food: he tasted it.
و الفرس: أبعد الخطو
And the horse: it took long strides.
و الراعي على الناقة: أدخل يده في رحمها ليخرج ما فيها من ماء الفحل
And the shepherd with the ewe: he inserted his hand into its womb to extract what was in it of the stallion's fluid.
و الفرس: ركب رأسه
And the horse: it reared up.
والساطي: الفرس البعيد الخطو
And the Sati: the horse of long stride.
والذي يرفع ذنبه في حضره
And the one who raises its tail when standing still.
والفحل المغتلم يخرج من إبل إلى إبل
And the lustful stallion that moves from one herd to another.
والطويل
And the tall one.