سته

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the anus or posterior, often used metaphorically for the hindquarters of animals or the rear of a group. It extends to concepts of being last, inferior, or lacking support, and is frequently employed in idiomatic expressions and euphemisms.

Derived headwords

الإِسْتnoun

1.
anusboth
The posterior opening of the digestive tract, also referred to as the 'ring of the anus'.
2.
hindquartersclassical
The rear part of an animal, particularly its buttocks.
3.
inferiorityclassical
A state of being last or lowest in a group or hierarchy.

أَسْتَاهnoun

1.
anusesboth
The plural of 'ist', referring to multiple anuses.
2.
hindquartersclassical
The plural of 'ist', referring to the hindquarters of multiple animals.

السِّهnoun

1.
anusboth
The anus or the posterior opening.
2.
euphemism for flatulenceclassical
A euphemism used to refer to the passing of wind.

السُّهnoun

1.
anusboth
The anus or the posterior opening.
2.
euphemism for flatulenceclassical
A euphemism used to refer to the passing of wind.

السِّتَّةnoun

1.
anusboth
The anus.
2.
hindquartersclassical
The hindquarters of an animal.

الأُسْتُهnoun

1.
anusboth
The anus.
2.
hindquartersclassical
The hindquarters of an animal.

الأُسْتَاهِيnoun

1.
large anusclassical
A person with a large anus or large hindquarters.

كُتُبnoun

1.
anusesboth
Plural of 'ist', referring to anuses.

سِتَّهَانnoun

1.
anusesboth
Plural of 'ist', referring to anuses.

السِّتَّةnoun

1.
buttocksboth
The buttocks, referring to the fleshy part of the hindquarters.

السِّتَّةnoun

1.
followerclassical
One who follows closely behind, like someone trailing behind another's posterior.

السِّتْهَمnoun

1.
large buttocksclassical
A person with large buttocks.

سَتَهَهُverb

1.
to follow behindclassical
To follow someone closely from behind, as if following their posterior.
2.
to strike the anusclassical
To strike someone's anus.

السِّيتَهِيadjective

1.
one who walks lastclassical
Someone who habitually walks at the end of a group, looking at their rear.

اسْتُ الدَّهْرnoun

1.
face of timeclassical
The beginning or the entirety of time.
2.
long timeclassical
A very long period of time.

يَابْنَ اسْتِهَاexpression

1.
son of her anusclassical
An insult implying illegitimacy or being born from a slave mother; also used for a stubborn or difficult donkey.

بِاسْتِ الأَرْضexpression

1.
destituteclassical
To be left with nothing, completely poor and destitute.

مَا لَكَ اسْتٌ مَعَ اسْتِكexpression

1.
no supportclassical
To have no help, no wealth, and no men; to be utterly alone.

اسْتُ الكَلْبَةexpression

1.
what is hatedclassical
To experience something detested or unpleasant.

أَنْتُمْ أَضْيَقُ أُسْتَاهًاexpression

1.
too incapableclassical
To be too weak or incapable to perform a task.

سِتnoun

1.
anusclassical
The anus, without the initial hamza or final ha.

سَتْهَاءadjective

1.
large-buttockedclassical
A woman with large buttocks.

سِتْهَمَةadjective

1.
large-buttockedclassical
A woman with large buttocks.

مُسْتَهadjective

1.
large-buttockedclassical
A man with large buttocks or large gluteal muscles.

اسْتُ البَائِنِ أَعْلَمproverb

1.
the distant knows bestclassical
Used to imply that someone not directly involved has better knowledge of a situation.

صُرْ عَلَيْهِ الغَزْوُ اسْتَهُproverb

1.
war has afflicted his anusclassical
Meaning he is unable to engage in sexual intercourse due to the hardships of war.

اسْتٌ لَمْ تَعُدُّ المُجَمِّرproverb

1.
an anus not accustomed to incenseclassical
Referring to someone inexperienced or unaccustomed to certain situations.

اسْتُ المَسْؤُولِ أَضْيَقproverb

1.
the anus of the one asked is tighterclassical
Implying that the person being asked for something is more constrained or reluctant.

الحُرُّ يُعْطِي وَالعَبْدُ تَأْلَمُ اسْتَهُproverb

1.
the free man gives, the slave suffersclassical
Highlighting the difference in treatment or consequence between a free person and a slave.

اسْتِي أَخْبَثِيproverb

1.
my anus is my worstclassical
An expression of extreme misfortune or difficulty.

لَا مَاءَكَ أَبْقَيْتَ وَلَا هَنَّكَ أَنْقَيْتَproverb

1.
neither kept your water nor cleansed your vulvaclassical
A saying indicating complete failure or lack of accomplishment.

Parallel reading

رقاب كالمواجن خاظيات وأستاه على الأكوار كوم

Necks like sturdy mountains, and hindquarters piled up on the camel saddles.

إنما العين وكاء السه

Indeed, the eye is the pouch of the anus.

وأنت السه السفلى إذا دعيت نصري

And you are the lower anus when called upon for help.

يقول: أنت فيهم بمنزلة الاست من الناس.

He means: You are to them like the anus is to people.

كان ذلك على است الدهر

That happened at the beginning of time.

كان ذلك على است الدهر وأس الدهر، أي على قدم الدهر

That happened at the beginning of time and the foundation of time, meaning from the very beginning of time.

ما زال مجنونا على است الدهر ذا حمق ينمي وعقل يحري

He has remained mad throughout all of time, with growing foolishness and diminishing reason.

يابن استها

O son of her anus!

العرب تسمي بني الأمة بني استها

The Arabs call the children of a slave woman 'sons of her anus'.

أسفها أوعدت يابن أستهالست على الأعداء بالقادر

Have you threatened, O son of her anus! You are not capable against the enemies.

ويقولون أيضا: يابن استها إذا أحمضت حمارها.

And they also say: 'O son of her anus!' when she makes her donkey stubborn.

تركته باست الأرض

I left him destitute.

ما لك است مع استك

You have no support with your support.

لقيت منه است الكلبة

I experienced from him what is hated.

أنتم أضيق أستاها من أن تفعلوه

You are too incapable to do it.

يقال للرجل الذي يستذل: أنت الاست السفلى وأنت السه السفلى.

It is said to a man who is humiliated: You are the lower anus, and you are the lower posterior.

وإذا صغرتها رددتها إلى الأصل فقلت: ستيهة.

And when you make it diminutive, you return it to the origin and say: 'steehah'.

إن جاءت به أسته جعدا

If she bears him with a curly anus.

وذلك أنها تمرغ في التراب ثم تقعي فتتغنى بما لا يفهمه أحد فذلك أحاديثها استها.

This is because she rolls in the dust, then squats and sings what no one understands, and these are her 'stories', her 'anus'.

ما لك است في العلالا ولا فم

You have no origin in the heights nor a mouth.

است البائن أعلم

The distant one knows best.

باست بني عبس وأستاه طيىء وباست بني دودان حاشى بني نصر

He attacked the sons of Abs, and the hindquarters of Tayyi', and the sons of Duddan, except for the sons of Nasr.

وأنت مكانك من وائل مكان القراد من است الجمل

And your position among Wa'il is like the tick's position on a camel's anus.