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Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of insulting, reviling, or verbally abusing someone. It extends to describing someone as unpleasant, ill-omened, or having a harsh disposition, often linked to their facial expression. It also includes place names and personal names derived from these concepts.

Derived headwords

شَتَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to insultboth

    To revile, curse, or speak abusively to someone.

يَشْتِمُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he insults himboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to insult', indicating the ongoing action.

يَشْتِمُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he insults himboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to insult', with a different vowelization.

شَتْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    insultingboth

    The act of reviling or verbally abusing someone; the verbal offense itself.

مَشْتَمَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    insultclassical

    A source or occasion of insult; can also refer to the act of insulting.

مَشْتَمَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    insultclassical

    A source or occasion of insult; can also refer to the act of insulting, with a different vowelization.

مَشْئُومٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-omenedboth

    Having a bad omen or bringing misfortune; ill-fated.

مَشْتُومَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    insultedboth

    The feminine form of someone who has been insulted or reviled.

شَتِيمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedboth

    Having a harsh disposition or unpleasant character.

  2. 2.
    ugly-facedclassical

    Having an unpleasant or harsh facial appearance.

الشَّتِيمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    insultboth

    A verbal offense, abusive language, or a curse.

كل شيء ولا شتيمة حر — Everything is permissible except the insult of a free man.
مُشَاتِمٌverb
  1. 1.
    insulting each otherboth

    Engaging in mutual reviling or verbal abuse.

تَشَاتَمَاverb
  1. 1.
    they insulted each otherboth

    The past tense form indicating mutual reviling.

الشَّتِيمُadjective
  1. 1.
    frowningclassical

    Having a stern or frowning facial expression.

  2. 2.
    fierce lionclassical

    A description of a lion that is scowling or fierce.

شَتُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be harshclassical

    To possess a harsh disposition or unpleasant nature.

شَتَامَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    harshness of faceclassical

    A description of a harsh or unpleasant facial appearance.

شَتِيمٌ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَname
  1. 1.
    Shateem bin Tha'labahclassical

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe within the Dabbah clan.

شُتَيْمٌname
  1. 1.
    Shutaymclassical

    The name of a poet, possibly a companion, with variations in pronunciation and spelling.

الأَشْتُومُname
  1. 1.
    Al-Ashtumclassical

    The name of a fortress located in Damietta.

يقيمون بالأشتوم يبغون مثل ما ... أصابوه من دمياط والحرب ترتب — They reside in Al-Ashtum, seeking what they obtained from Damietta, and the war is arranged.
شَتَّامَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    frequent insulterclassical

    A man who frequently insults or reviles others.

الشَّتِيمُadjective
  1. 1.
    harsh and uglyclassical

    Describing someone with a severe disposition and an unpleasant face.

حِمَارٌ شَتِيمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ugly donkeyclassical

    A donkey with an unpleasant or ugly appearance.

الاشْتِيَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    leader of the caravanclassical

    The chief or leader of a group of travelers or a caravan.

مِشْتَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper noun, possibly a place or person's name.

Parallel reading

شتمه يشتمه بالكسر (ويشتمه) بالضم (شتما ومشتمة)
He insulted him, he insults him (with kasr), and he insults him (with damma), an insult and a source of insult.
فهو مشئوم وهي مشتومة وشتيم
So he is ill-omened, and she is insulted, and he is ill-tempered.
الشتم: قبيح الكلام، وليس فيه قذف
Insulting is ugly speech, and it does not involve slander.
كل شيء ولا شتيمة حر
Everything is permissible except the insult of a free man.
ليست بمشتمة تعد وعفوها ... عرق السقاء على القعود اللاغب
This word is not considered an insult, and forgiving it is like the sweat of the waterskin on a tired camel.
وشاتما مشاتمة، سابا
And he insulted, engaging in mutual insult, reviling.
وتشاتما: تسابا
And they insulted each other: they reviled each other.
الشتيم: الكريه الوجه
The ill-tempered one: the unpleasant-faced one.
يقال: فلان شتيم المحيا
It is said: So-and-so has a harsh countenance.
وقد شتم ككرم شتما وشتامة
And he was harsh, like karuma, in harshness and harshness of face.
يعطي الجزيل ولا يرى في وجهه ... لخليله من ولا شتم
He gives generously and one does not see in his face... from his friend, neither harshness nor insult.
وهزئن مني أن رأين مويهنا ... تبدو عليه شتامة المملوك
And they mocked me when they saw my water skin... the harshness of a slave appearing on it.
الشتيم: الأسد العابس كالمشتم كمعظم
The Shateem: the scowling lion, like the one who insults, like the one who is honored.
أبو قبيلة في ضبة
The father of a tribe within Dabbah.
أو الصواب شييم بمثناتين من تحت
Or the correct form is Shaiyim with two dots underneath.
حمار أتى دمياط والروم رتب ... بتنيس منه رأي عين وأقرب
A donkey came to Damietta, and the Romans arranged... in Tinnis, from it, sight and proximity.
يقيمون بالأشتوم يبغون مثل ما ... أصابوه من دمياط والحرب ترتب
They reside in Al-Ashtum, seeking what they obtained from Damietta, and the war is arranged.
من تنيس إلى الأشتوم ستة فراسخ
From Tinnis to Al-Ashtum is six parasangs.
غلبه بالشتم
He overcame him by insulting.
ورجل شتامة: كثير الشتم
And a man who is a frequent insulter: one who insults a lot.
الشتيم والشتام: شدة الخلق مع قبح وجه
The Shateem and the Shtam: severity of disposition with ugliness of face.
حمار شتيم: كريه الوجه قبيح
An ugly donkey: unpleasant-faced and ugly.
الاشتيام بالكسر: رئيس الركاب
Al-Ishtiyam (with kasr): the leader of the caravan.