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شثو

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a rare word related to the upper part of a valley. It clarifies that this word is not a misspelling of another common term but rather a distinct, albeit less common, synonym.

Derived headwords

الشَّثَاnoun
  1. 1.
    upper part of a valleyclassical

    The beginning or upper section of a valley.

الشِّتَاnoun
  1. 1.
    winterboth

    The season of winter.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والجماعة.
Al-Jawhari and the group neglected it.
وهو (صدر الوادي، وليس بتصحيف) الشتا، بالتاء الفوقية، (بل) هما (لغتان) ؛
And it is (the upper part of the valley, and it is not a misspelling of) al-shita, with the dotting above the ta, (but rather) they are (two languages/synonyms);
هكذا ورد في شعر وفسر بصدر الوادي؛
Thus it was mentioned in poetry and interpreted as the upper part of the valley;
ونقله الصاغاني أيضا هكذا.
And Al-Sagani also transmitted it thus.