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ش ع ط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sensation of burning or stinging, particularly in the mouth or on the skin. It describes the effect of irritants like pepper or certain medicines causing pain and discomfort.

Derived headwords

شَعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to sting, to burnboth

    To cause a sharp, burning sensation, often associated with irritants.

شَعْطnoun
  1. 1.
    stinging, burningclassical

    The sensation of being stung or burned.

شَوَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to burn, to scorchclassical

    To cause something to burn or be scorched, often by heat or an irritant.

تَشْوِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    burning, scorchingclassical

    The act or process of burning or scorching.

Parallel reading

شعوط الدواء الجرح
The medicine stung the wound.
والفلفل الفم
And pepper (stings) the mouth.
إذا أحرقه وأوجعه
If it burned it and caused it pain.
هكذا تستعمله العامة
This is how the common people use it.
والأصل شوطه تشويطا
And the origin is 'shawwata' (to burn) with 'tashweet' (burning).
كما سيأتي
As will be mentioned later.