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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being tall or long, possibly with a connotation of being slender or stretched out. It is primarily found in a single derived form.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْحُوطnoun

1.
Tall personclassical
A tall person, used as an adjective or noun describing someone of great height.

الشِّمْحُوطnoun

1.
Tall personclassical
A tall person, used as an adjective or noun describing someone of great height. This form is presented as a potential variant or related term.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: الشنحوط، بالضم: الطويل، مثل به سيبويه

And among what is to be added to it: Al-shanḥūṭ, with the dammah on the shin: the tall one, Sibawayh used it as an example.

وقد أهمله الجماعة

And the majority have neglected it.

وكأن نونه بدل عن الميم

And it is as if its nūn is a substitute for the mīm.

وقد تقدم الشمحوط بهذا المعنى

And Al-shimḥūṭ has preceded [been mentioned] with this meaning.

وذكره الصاغاني أيضا في التكملة نقلا عن ابن دريد

And Al-Sāghānī also mentioned it in Al-Takmilah, quoting from Ibn Durayd.

وأهمله في العباب

And he neglected it in Al-ʿUbāb.