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شءت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific characteristic of horses, particularly their gait and leg structure. It defines terms related to how a horse's hind hooves align with or fall short of its fore hooves, distinguishing between different types of gaits.

Derived headwords

الشَّئِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    horse with short hind legsclassical

    A type of horse described as having its hind hooves fall short of its fore hooves in stride.

شُؤُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    short hind legs (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'sha'it', referring to horses with hind legs that are shorter than their forelegs, causing their hind hooves to fall short of their fore hooves.

Parallel reading

الشَّئِيت، كأمير، من الخيل: العثور
Al-sha'īt, like amīr, from horses: the stumbling one.
الشَّئِيت، من الخيل: الفرس العثور
Al-sha'īt, from horses: the stumbling horse.
الشَّئِيت: الفرس العثور
Al-sha'īt: the stumbling horse.
هو الذي يقصر حافرا رجليه عن حافري يديه
It is one whose hind hooves fall short of its fore hooves.
وأقدر مشرف الصهوات ساط كميت لا أحق ولا شئيت
And a tall, strong, dark bay horse, neither 'aḥaqq' nor 'sha'īt'.
بأجرد من عتاق الخيل نهد جواد لا أحق ولا شئيت
With a swift, noble, strong horse, neither 'aḥaqq' nor 'sha'īt'.
الأحق: الذي يضع رجله موضع يده
Al-aḥaqq: one who places his hind leg where his foreleg is.
والجمع شؤوت
And the plural is 'shu'ūt'.
الأقدر الذي يجوز حافرا رجليه حافري يديه
Al-aqdar is one whose hind hooves pass beyond its fore hooves.
والشئيت: الذي يقصر حافرا رجليه عن حافري يديه
And al-sha'īt is one whose hind hooves fall short of its fore hooves.
والأحق: الذي يطبق حافرا رجليه حافري يديه
And al-aḥaqq is one whose hind hooves match its fore hooves.