شخت

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something thin, slender, or small, often in a negative or diminished sense. It can refer to physical thinness, scarcity of resources, or even a lowly disposition. It also extends to fine dust or particles.

Derived headwords

الشَّخْتnoun

1.
thinness, leannessboth
The state of being thin, slender, or emaciated, particularly referring to a person or animal.
2.
fine, dry woodclassical
Refers to dry, thin pieces of firewood.
3.
scarcity, small amountclassical
A small or meager quantity, especially of something given.

شَخْتadjective

1.
thin, emaciatedboth
Describing someone or something as thin, slender, or weak in physique.
2.
meager, scantyclassical
Describing a quantity as small or insufficient.

شَخْتَةnoun

1.
thinness, leanness (female)classical
The feminine form referring to thinness or leanness.

شَخَاتnoun

1.
thinness, leanness (plural)classical
The plural form referring to instances or types of thinness or leanness.

شَخُتَverb

1.
to be thin, emaciatedboth
The past tense verb indicating the state of being thin or emaciated.

شُخُوتَةnoun

1.
thinness, leannessboth
The masdar (verbal noun) for the state of being thin or emaciated.

شَخِيتadjective

1.
thin, emaciatedboth
Describing someone as very thin, slender, or weak.
2.
fine dustclassical
Refers to fine, scattered dust.

الشَّخْتِيتnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
Fine, bright, or scattered dust.

التَّشْخِيتnoun

1.
reaching, attainingclassical
The act of reaching or attaining a goal or state.

Parallel reading

هو الدقيق الضامر من الأصل لا هزالا

It is the thin and emaciated one from the origin, not from weakness.

الشخت: هو الدقيق من كل شيء

Al-Shakht: It is the fine/thin of everything.

وأنشد: أقاسيم جزأها صانع فمنها النبيل ومنها الشخت

And he recited: Portions divided by a maker, some are noble and some are thin.

وقد شخت، ككرم، شخوتة، فهو شخت، وشخيت

And he became thin, like karuma, a state of thinness, so he is shakht and shakhit.

إني أراك ضيئلا شخيتا

Indeed, I see you as small and thin.

الشخت، والشخيت: النحيف الجسم، الدقيقه

Al-Shakht, and Al-Shakhit: The slender of body, the thin one.

ويقال للحطب الدقيق: شخت

And dry, thin wood is called 'shakht'.

وإنه لشخت الجزارة: إذا كان دقيق القوائم

And indeed, he is 'shakht al-jazaara': if he has slender legs.

شخت الجزارة مثل البيت سائره من المسوح خدب شوقب خشب

Slender of leg like the entire tent made of woven mats, with dry, sparse wood.

وإنه لشخت العطاء: أي قليله

And indeed, he is 'shakht al-'ataa': meaning its little amount.

والشخيت كسكيت، وكريم: الغبار الساطع

And Al-Shakhit, like 'sikkeet' and 'kareem': the bright dust.

وهي تثير الساطع الشختيتا

And she stirs up the bright, fine dust.

زيد شخت الخلق: أي دنيه

Zayd is 'shakht al-khalq': meaning lowly in creation.

والتشخيت: الإبلاغ

And Al-Tashkheet: Reaching.