سحتن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of slaughtering or killing, particularly in a brutal manner. It also has a secondary meaning related to a thick knot or burl on a tree branch.

Derived headwords

سَحَتَنَهُverb

1.
to slaughterclassical
To slaughter an animal or person. This is the primary meaning derived from the context of warfare and capture.

السُحْتَنَةnoun

1.
thick knot on a branchclassical
A thick, gnarled knot or burl found on a tree branch.

سحتنname

1.
Suhaytanboth
A proper name, specifically of a person named Suhaytan bin 'Awf bin Judhaymah bin 'Abd al-Qays.

السحتنيname

1.
Al-Suhtaniboth
A nisba (surname) indicating origin or affiliation with someone named Suhaytan.

Parallel reading

إذا ذبحه

if he slaughtered him

السحتنة: الأبنة الغليظة في الغصن

Al-suhtanah: the thick knot on the branch.

وسحتن بن عوف بن جذيمة بن عبد القيس إنما لقب به لأنه أسر أسرى فسحتنهم أي ذبحهم

And Suhaytan bin 'Awf bin Judhaymah bin 'Abd al-Qays was only given this nickname because he captured prisoners and slaughtered them, meaning he killed them.

فسحتنهم أي ذبحهم

meaning he slaughtered them, i.e., killed them.

النون فيه زائدة كالنون في الرعشن

The 'nun' in it is extra, like the 'nun' in 'ra'shan'.

وأبو الرضا عباد بن نسيب السحتني يروي عن علي وأبي برزة الأسلمي، مشهور

And Abu al-Rida 'Abbad bin Nasib Al-Suhtani narrates from Ali and Abu Barzah Al-Aslami; he is famous.