سطن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of tallness, length, and sturdiness, often applied to structures, animals, and even abstract qualities. It also encompasses terms for specific objects and places, with some derived meanings leaning towards negative connotations.

Derived headwords

الأسطوانةnoun

1.
column, pillarboth
A tall, cylindrical structure, often built rather than carved from a single stone, and considered a loanword from Persian.
2.
animal's legclassical
Used metaphorically to refer to the legs of an animal.
3.
penisclassical
Used metaphorically to refer to the male organ.

أساطينnoun

1.
columns, pillarsboth
The plural of 'usṭuwānah', referring to multiple tall, cylindrical structures.
2.
tall animalsclassical
Plural referring to animals with long legs or bodies.

مسطنةadjective

1.
sturdy, well-builtclassical
Describing something as firm, solid, or well-constructed, often applied to animals or structures.

مسطنadjective

1.
sturdy, well-builtclassical
Similar to 'misṭanah', describing something as firm, solid, or well-constructed.
2.
tall (person/animal)classical
Describing a person or animal as being tall in their legs or back.

الأسطوانnoun

1.
tall-necked camelclassical
A term for a camel with a long neck.
2.
tall personclassical
A man who is tall in his legs and back.

أسطوانname

1.
city in Byzantiumclassical
A city located in the Roman (Byzantine) territory, near Syria, which was conquered by Saif al-Dawla.

الساطنadjective

1.
wicked, evilclassical
Describing someone as malicious or corrupt.

الأسطانnoun

1.
brass vesselclassical
A container made of brass, possibly a variant of 'usṭūl' (container).

أسطانname

1.
castle in Khilāṭclassical
A fortress located in Khilāṭ, in the region of Armenia.

Parallel reading

الأسطوانة، بالضم: السارية

Al-usṭuwānah, with dammah: the pillar.

والغالب عليها أنها تكون من بناء بخلاف العمود، فإنه من حجر واحد

And it is mostly made of construction, unlike the column, which is from a single stone.

وهي فارسية، معناها المعتدل الطويل

And it is Persian, its meaning being moderately long.

وهو على تقدير (أفعوالة) مثل أقحوانة

And it is on the pattern of (af'awālah) like 'uqḥuwānah'.

وهذا يوجب أن تكون الواو زائدة وإلى جنبها زائدتان الألف والنون

And this necessitates that the waw be extra, and alongside it two extras, the alif and the nun.

فإن العجمة تقتضي الأصالة مطلقا إذ لا تصريف في الألفاظ العجمية

For foreignness necessitates originality absolutely, as there is no inflection in foreign words.

والأسطوانة: قوائم الدابة على التشبيه

And al-usṭuwānah: the legs of an animal, by way of simile.

والأسطوانة: الأير على التشبيه أيضا

And al-usṭuwānah: the penis, also by way of simile.

وأساطين مسطنة، كمعظمة: أي موطدة

And 'asāṭīn misṭanah', like 'ma'ẓamah': meaning firm.

الأسطوان من الجمال: الطويل العنق أو المرتفع

Al-usṭuwān of camels: the long-necked or the tall one.

جربن مني أسطوانا أعنقايعدل هدلاء بشدق أشدق

They experienced from me a tall-necked 'usṭuwān, equal to a long-necked one with a wide jaw.

أسطوان: ثغر بالروم من ناحية الشام غزاها سيف الدولة ابن حمدان

Usṭuwān: a frontier city in Byzantium, from the region of Syria, which Saif al-Dawla Ibn Hamdan invaded.

فقد سطاعليها بأنياب له ومخالب

Indeed, he attacked it with his fangs and claws.

والساطن: الخبيث

And as-sāṭin: the wicked.

والأسطان: آنية الصفر، وكأن النون فيها بدل من اللام في أسطال

And al-usṭān: vessels of brass, and it is as if the nun in it is a substitute for the lam in 'usṭāl'.

أسطان: قلعة بخلاط من نواحي أرمينية

Usṭān: a castle in Khilāṭ, from the regions of Armenia.

الأسطوان: الرجل الطويل الرجلين والظهر، وهو مسطن

Al-usṭuwān: the man tall in the legs and back, and he is 'misṭan'.

ويقال للعلماء أساطين على التشبيه

And scholars are called 'asāṭīn' by way of simile.