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شطا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific village in Egypt and items associated with it. It also appears in poetic contexts, possibly referring to a type of garment or adornment.

Derived headwords

شَطَاname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    A village located in the region of Egypt, after which certain garments are named.

الشَّطْوِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    clothes are attributed to itboth

    clothes are attributed to it

الشَّطْوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    garment/adornmentclassical

    A type of garment or adornment, possibly related to the village of Shatwa or a similar concept.

Parallel reading

اسم قرية بناحية مصر تنسب إليها الثياب الشطوية.
The name of a village in the region of Egypt, to which the Shatwiyyah garments are attributed.
تجلل بالشطى والحبرات
He adorned himself with Shatwa and al-Hibrat.
يريد الشطوى.
He means al-Shatwa.