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صتع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a stiff, twisted, or crooked condition, particularly related to the neck of a bird, and by extension, a stubborn or thick-headed person.

Derived headwords

صَتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be twistedclassical

    To have a twist or crookedness, specifically referring to the neck of a bird.

صَتَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    twist, crookednessclassical

    A twist or crookedness, particularly in the neck of a male ostrich (ظليم).

صِنْتَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stubborn personclassical

    A person characterized by stubbornness or a thick head, often referring to the lower class or rabble.

صِنْتَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    stubborn, thick-headedclassical

    Describing someone as stubborn, hard-headed, or obstinate.

Parallel reading

التواء في عنق الظليم وصلابة.
A twist in the neck of the ostrich and stiffness.
عاري الظنابيب منحص قوادمه يرمد حتى ترى في رأسه صتعا
Bare of the joints, its forelegs constricted, it suffers from inflammation until you see a twist in its neck.
والصنتع من الطغام: الصلب الرأس.
And the stubborn one from the rabble is the hard-headed one.
صنتع الحاجبين خرطه البق‍ل بديا قبل استكاك الرياض
Stubborn of brow, the eating of the herbage became apparent before the settling of the plains.