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صتن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly non-existent in common usage. It is associated with the meaning of stinginess or avarice, though its attestation is limited to obscure sources.

Derived headwords

الصوتنnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    A state of being stingy or avaricious.

صَتِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To exhibit stinginess or avarice.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
ونقله الأزهري عن الأموي
And Al-Azhari transmitted it from Al-Umawi.
قال: ولا أعرفه لغيره
He said: And I do not know it from anyone other than him.
قال غيره: (وتفتح تاؤه، ولا نظير له في الكلام)
Others said: (And its 'ta' is pronounced with a fatha, and it has no parallel in speech).
قال: والأموي صاحب نوادر
He said: And Al-Umawi is a master of rare linguistic items.
(البخيل)
(The stingy one).