س ي ط

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, lashing, and control, often associated with a whip or a ruler's authority. It also extends to the concept of dominance and encompassing control, as well as geographical names derived from these concepts.

Derived headwords

سَاطَverb

1.
to strike with a whipclassical
To beat or strike someone or something with a whip or a similar instrument.

سَوْطnoun

1.
whipboth
A flexible lash, typically of leather, used for striking animals or people, often as a tool of discipline or control.
2.
authorityclassical
Figuratively, power, control, or authority, often wielded by a ruler or leader.

سِيَاطnoun

1.
whipsboth
The plural of 'sawt' (سَوْط), referring to multiple whips.

سياط، ككتاب مغن مشهور — Sayat, like kitāb, a famous singer.

سَيَّطَverb

1.
to dominateclassical
To gain control over, to dominate, or to have mastery.
2.
to encompassclassical
To surround, encompass, or cover completely.

مُسَاوَطَةnoun

1.
striking with a whipclassical
The act of striking or beating with a whip.

مُسَيِّطِرadjective

1.
dominantboth
One who dominates, controls, or has authority over others.

سَيْطَرَةnoun

1.
controlboth
The act or power of controlling someone or something; dominance.
2.
dominationboth
The exercise of control or influence over someone or something.

سُيُوطname

1.
Asyutboth
A major city in Upper Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile.

أَسْيُوطname

1.
Asyutboth
An alternative name for the city of Asyut in Upper Egypt.

الأسيوطيname

1.
Asyutiboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from or association with the city of Asyut.

أبو الحسن علي بن الخضر بن عبد الله الأسيوطي — Abu al-Hasan Ali bin al-Khidr bin Abdullah al-Asyuti

Parallel reading

سيوط، أو! أسيوط، بضمهما أهمله الجماعة، ونقله الصاغاني هكذا، بأو، لتنويع الخلاف فقلده المصنف.

Siyut, or Asyut, with both having the damma, was neglected by the group, and al-Saghani transmitted it thus, with 'aw', to diversify the disagreement, so the author followed him.

قال شيخنا: بل هما ثابتان، وكلاهما مثلث، فهما ست لغات.

Our shaykh said: Rather, they are both established, and both are tri-vocalized, making them six pronunciations.

و قولهم: القياس فعول بالفتح كلام غير معقول، إذ أسماء الأماكن ليس فيها قياس يرجع إليه حتى يعلم، فضلا عن أن يدعى.

And their saying: The pattern is fa'ul with the fatḥa is nonsensical speech, as place names do not have a rule to refer back to until it is known, let alone to be claimed.

قلت: أما المشهور على ألسنة العامة من أهلها: {سيوط، كصبور، وهو الذي أنكره شيخنا، وعلى ألسنة الخاصة} أسيوط، بالفتح، وعلى الأخير اقتصر ياقوت في معجمه.

I say: As for what is famous on the tongues of the common people of its inhabitants: 'Siyut', like 'sabur', which is what our shaykh denied, and on the tongues of the elite} 'Asyut', with the fatḥa, and on the latter, Yaqut limited himself in his dictionary.

وقوله: ة، عجيب من المصنف أن يجعل هذه المدينة العظيمة قرية، وكأنه قلد الصاغاني فيما قال، ولكن في العباب قرية جليلة، فلو قيدها بها على عادته في بعض القرى أصاب.

And his saying: 'a village', it is strange for the author to make this great city a village, as if he followed al-Saghani in what he said, but in al-'Abab it is a noble village, so if he had qualified it with that, as is his custom with some villages, he would have been correct.

والذي في المعجم وغيره: مدينة بصعيد مصر، في غربي النيل، جليلة كبيرة.

And what is in the dictionary and elsewhere: a city in Upper Egypt, west of the Nile, noble and large.

ثم قال ياقوت: قال الحسن بن إبراهيم المصري: من عمل مصر! أسيوط، وبها مناسج الأرمني والدبيقي والمثلث، وسائر) أنواع السكر لا يخلو منه بلد إسلامي ولا جاهلي وبها السفرجل يزيد في كثرته على كل بلد، وبها يعمل الأفيون، يعتصر من ورق الخشخاش الأسود، والخس، ويحمل إلى سائر الدنيا.

Then Yaqut said: Al-Hasan bin Ibrahim al-Misri said: From the province of Egypt! Asyut, and in it are the looms of al-Armani, al-Dubayqi, and al-Muthallath, and other) types of sugar, no Islamic or pre-Islamic land is devoid of it, and in it, quince increases in abundance more than in any other land, and opium is made there, extracted from the leaves of the black poppy, and lettuce, and it is carried to the rest of the world.

وصورت الدنيا للرشيد فلم يستحسن إلا كورة أسيوط، وبها ثلاثون ألف فدان في استواء من الأرض لو وقعت فيها قطرة ماس لانتشرت في جميعها لا يظمأ فيها شبر.

And the world was depicted for al-Rashid, and he did not find favor except with the province of Asyut, and it has thirty thousand feddans of flat land, such that if a drop of musk fell on it, it would spread throughout, and not a span of it would be thirsty.

وكانت إحدى متنزهات أبي الجيش خمارويه بن أحمد بن طولون، وينسب إليها جماعة، منهم: أبو الحسن علي بن الخضر بن عبد الله {- الأسيوطي، توفي سنة.

And it was one of the pleasure resorts of Abu al-Jaysh Khumarawayh bin Ahmad bin Tulun, and a group is attributed to it, among them: Abu al-Hasan Ali bin al-Khidr bin Abdullah al-Asyuti, who died in the year.

وهي في سفح الجبل الغربي المشتمل على أسرار وغرائب، ألف فيها الكتب.

And it is on the western slope of the mountain, containing secrets and wonders, for which books have been written.

ولهذه المدينة تاريخ حافل في مجلدين، ألفه الحافظ جلال الدين عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر الأسيوطي خاتمة المتأخرين في سائر الفنون، وقد تقدم ذكره في خ ض ر فراجعه.

And this city has a rich history in two volumes, authored by al-Hafiz Jalal al-Din Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Asyuti, the last of the late scholars in all the sciences, and his mention has preceded in Kh-D-R, so refer to it.

سياط، ككتاب مغن مشهور، قال الصاغاني: فإن جعلته جمع سوط فموضع ذكره التركيب الذي قبله.

Sayat, like kitāb, a famous singer, al-Saghani said: If you make it the plural of 'sawt', its place of mention is the preceding compound.