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سحت

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root سحت (saḥata) primarily denotes destruction, eradication, and consumption, often in a negative or illicit context. It extends to concepts of unlawful gain, severe hunger, and the complete removal or stripping of something.

Derived headwords

السحتnoun
  1. 1.
    illicit gainboth

    That which is forbidden and unlawful to acquire, as it eradicates blessings. It refers to anything forbidden and of ill repute.

  2. 2.
    briberyclassical

    Specifically named as bribery in the context of judgment, as it is a form of illicit gain.

  3. 3.
    forbidden thingsboth

    Can refer to disliked or forbidden things, determined by context.

  4. 4.
    severe eating/drinkingclassical

    Refers to intense consumption of food and drink.

  5. 5.
    destructionclassical

    The act of destruction or eradication.

أكالون للسحت — those who consume illicit gains
أسحتverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire illicitlyboth

    To gain something forbidden or unlawful.

  2. 2.
    to eradicateboth

    To completely remove or destroy something, to uproot it.

  3. 3.
    to spoilboth

    To ruin or corrupt one's wealth.

  4. 4.
    to be eradicatedboth

    Used in the passive voice to mean being completely destroyed or uprooted.

أسحت الرجل: اكتسبه — The man acquired it (illicitly)
فيسحتكم بعذاب — He eradicates you with punishment
سحتverb
  1. 1.
    to eradicateboth

    To completely remove or destroy something, to uproot it.

  2. 2.
    to acquire illicitlyboth

    To gain something forbidden or unlawful, especially through trade.

  3. 3.
    to peelboth

    To strip or peel something off, little by little.

  4. 4.
    to be eradicatedboth

    Used in the passive voice to mean being completely destroyed or uprooted.

سحت في تجارته، يسحت: اكتسب السحت — He engaged in illicit trade, acquiring forbidden gains
سحت الشيء: استأصله — He eradicated the thing
فيسحتكم بعذاب — He eradicates you with punishment
أسحتهverb
  1. 1.
    to eradicateboth

    To completely remove or destroy something, to uproot it.

  2. 2.
    to shave offclassical

    To shave something off completely, like hair.

أسحته: استأصله — He eradicated it
أسحت رأسه: استأصله حلقا — He shaved his head completely
سحتadjective
  1. 1.
    eradicatedclassical

    Something that has been completely destroyed or uprooted.

  2. 2.
    spoiledclassical

    Wealth that has been ruined or depleted.

مال مسحت — spoiled wealth
مسحوتadjective
  1. 1.
    insatiableboth

    One who does not get full, having a voracious appetite.

  2. 2.
    indigestiveclassical

    One who suffers from indigestion frequently.

  3. 3.
    greedyboth

    Describing someone who is excessively desirous or voracious.

  4. 4.
    destroyedclassical

    Something that has been completely eradicated or consumed.

رجل مسحوت الجوف — a man with an insatiable stomach
فلان مسحوت المعدة: شره — So-and-so is voracious of stomach
مسحتadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiledclassical

    Wealth that has been ruined, depleted, or lost.

لم يدع من المال إلا مسحتاً — He left nothing of wealth except that which was spoiled
السحتيتnoun
  1. 1.
    thin sūwīqclassical

    A small amount of sūwīq (ground grain) that is watery and low in fat.

السحتوتnoun
  1. 1.
    thin sūwīqclassical

    A small amount of sūwīq (ground grain) that is watery and low in fat.

  2. 2.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    An old and tattered piece of clothing.

  3. 3.
    soft desertclassical

    A plain or desert with soft soil.

  4. 4.
    small amountclassical

    A meager or insignificant quantity of something.

سحيتname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A proper name, such as Sḥayīt ibn Sharḥabīl, an ancestor of a prominent figure.

سحيت بن شرحبيل — Sḥayīt ibn Sharḥabīl
سحتadjective
  1. 1.
    honestclassical

    Genuine, true, or sincere.

برد سحت — genuine cold
سحتnoun
  1. 1.
    worthlessclassical

    Something that is valueless or nullified, like property or blood.

فماله سحت — then his property is null and void
أسحتadjective
  1. 1.
    barrenclassical

    A year or land that yields no vegetation or pasture.

عام أسحت: لا رعي فيه — a barren year with no pasture
سحتاءadjective
  1. 1.
    barrenclassical

    Land that yields no vegetation or pasture.

أرض سحتاء: لا رعي فيها — barren land with no pasture
السحيتnoun
  1. 1.
    spoiled wealthclassical

    Wealth that has been ruined, depleted, or lost.

سحتnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    An old and tattered piece of clothing.

السحتيnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    An old and tattered piece of clothing.

سحتnoun
  1. 1.
    eradicationclassical

    The act of completely removing or destroying something.

سحتnoun
  1. 1.
    punishmentclassical

    Divine punishment that eradicates or destroys.

سحتnoun
  1. 1.
    effortclassical

    The utmost effort exerted in causing hardship.

سحيتةnoun
  1. 1.
    sweeping cloudclassical

    A type of cloud that sweeps away or engulfs whatever it passes over.

سحتنname
  1. 1.
    name of a tribe/personclassical

    A name for a tribe or a person, possibly derived from the root meaning 'to slaughter'.

سحتن، كجعفر، ابن عوف — Sḥaḥtan, like Ja'far, son of 'Awf
أحمد بن السحتname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A proper name of a person mentioned as a teacher.

أحمد بن السحت — Ahmad ibn al-Saḥt

Parallel reading

وهو (الحرام) الذي لا يحل كسبه، لأنه يسحت البركة، أي يذهبها.
It is the (forbidden) that is unlawful to acquire, because it eradicates the blessing, meaning it makes it disappear.
والسحت: كل حرام قبيح الذكر، (أو ما خبث من المكاسب) وحرم، (فلزم عنه العار) وقبيح الذكر، كثمن الكلب والخمر والخنزير.
And al-suḥt: every forbidden thing of ill repute, (or what is impure from earnings) and forbidden, (leading to shame) and ill repute, like the price of a dog, wine, and pork.
أتطعموني السحت؟
Would you feed me bribery?
أي: يستأصلكم.
Meaning: He eradicates you.
سحت في تجارته، يسحت: اكتسب السحت.
He engaged in his trade, acquiring forbidden gains.
سحت الشيء: استأصله.
He eradicated the thing.
سحت الحجام الختان سحتا: استأصله.
The circumciser eradicated the circumcision completely.
إذا ختنت، فلا تغدف، ولا تسحت.
If you circumcise, do not leave it long, and do not eradicate it (completely).
أسحتت تجارته: خبثت وحرمت.
His trade became corrupt and forbidden.
ورجل سحت، وسحيت، ومسحوت.
And a man who is insatiable, and a man who is insatiable, and a man who is insatiable.
رجل مسحوت الجوف والمعدة، وهو من لا يشبع
A man with an insatiable stomach and gut, meaning one who does not get full.
فلان مسحوت المعدة: شره.
So-and-so is voracious of stomach: greedy.
مال مسحوت ومسحت: أي: مذهب
Spoiled wealth and depleted wealth: meaning, lost.
وعض زمان يا ابن مروان لم يدع من المال إلا مسحتاً، أو مجلف
And how harsh was a time, O son of Marwan, it left nothing of wealth except that which was spoiled, or plundered.
سحت الشحم عن اللحم، كمنع: قشره
He scraped the fat off the meat, like he prevented: he peeled it.
فيسحتكم بعذاب
He eradicates you with punishment.
برد بحت، وسحت، ولحت: أي صادق
Genuine cold, and genuine, and genuine: meaning sincere.
فماله سحت
Then his property is null and void.
عام أسحت: لا رعي فيه.
A barren year: there is no pasture in it.
وأرض سحتاء: لا رعي فيها.
And barren land: there is no pasture in it.
السحتوت: السويق القليل الدسم
Al-suḥtūt: The sūwīq with little fat.
والسحتوت، أيضا: الثوب الخلق
And al-suḥtūt, also: the worn-out garment.
والسحتوت أيضا: المفازة اللينة التربة
And al-suḥtūt, also: the plain with soft soil.
يدفع عنه جوفه المسحوت
His hollowed-out belly repelled him.
ومن المجاز: سحتناهم: بلغنا مجهودهم في المشقة عليهم.
And from metaphor: We exhausted them: we reached their utmost effort in hardship upon them.
السحيتة، من السحاب: التي تجرف ما مرت به.
Al-saḥītah, from the clouds: that which sweeps away whatever it passes by.
سحت وجه الأرض: سحاه.
He scraped the face of the earth: he scraped it.
أسحت الرجل، على صيغة الفعل للمفعول: ذهب ماله، عن اللحياني.
The man was made to lose his wealth: his wealth was gone, according to Al-Lahyani.
فسحتهم، أي: ذبحهم.
So he slaughtered them, meaning: he killed them.
والسحتوت: الشيء القليل.
And al-suḥtūt: the small amount.