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سحت

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of something being unlawful or illicit, often associated with ill-gotten gains. It also extends to meanings of eradication, destruction, and a state of being consumed or depleted, particularly in relation to wealth and physical sustenance.

Derived headwords

السحتnoun
  1. 1.
    with the ha' silent or vowelled with damma: the forbidden/unlawfulboth

    with the ha' silent or vowelled with damma: the forbidden/unlawful

السحتnoun
  1. 1.
    with the ha' silent or vowelled with damma: the forbidden/unlawfulboth

    with the ha' silent or vowelled with damma: the forbidden/unlawful

أسحتverb
  1. 1.
    in his trade if he earned unlawful gainboth

    in his trade if he earned unlawful gain

سحتهverb
  1. 1.
    from the verb class of قَطَعَ (to cut)both

    from the verb class of قَطَعَ (to cut)

  2. 2.
    and أسحته also: he uprooted it/himboth

    and أسحته also: he uprooted it/him

أسحتهverb
  1. 1.
    to eradicateboth

    To completely remove, destroy, or uproot something.

مسحوتadjective
  1. 1.
    destroyedboth

    Describing wealth or property that has been depleted, consumed, or destroyed.

مسحتadjective
  1. 1.
    destroyedboth

    Describing wealth or property that has been depleted, consumed, or destroyed.

سحتverb
  1. 1.
    to scrape offboth

    To remove something by scraping, such as fat from meat.

سحفتهverb
  1. 1.
    to scrape offboth

    To remove something by scraping, such as fat from meat.

مسحوت الجوفadjective
  1. 1.
    insatiableboth

    Describing a person whose stomach is never satisfied, implying constant hunger.

Parallel reading

السحت والسحت: الحرام.
Al-suḥt and al-suḥt: the unlawful.
وقد أسحت الرجل في تجارته، إذا اكتسب السحت.
And a man has acquired illicit gain in his trade if he gains unlawful wealth.
وسحته وأسحته، أي استأصله.
And we eradicated it and he eradicated it, meaning to uproot it.
وقرئ: (فيسحتكم بعذاب).
And it was recited: (He will sweep you away with punishment).
ومال مسحوت ومسحت، أي مذهب.
And wealth that is depleted and depleted, meaning gone.
وعض زمان يا بن مروان لم يدع * من المال إلا مسحتا أو مجلف
And a harsh time it was, O son of Marwan, it left of wealth nothing but depleted or removed property.
وسحت الشحم عن اللحم، إذا قشرته عنه، مثل سحفته.
And you scrape the fat from the meat if you peel it off, like scraping it.
ورجل مسحوت الجوف، إذا كان لا يشبع.
And a man with a depleted stomach, if he is one who is not satisfied.