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Form 1سَحَتَهُ2 senses
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarسَحْتٌ

Core sense — he destroyed it utterly, he removed it completelygenerated

1.1figurative · مجازhe extirpated it, eradicated it, or destroyed it utterly—اسحتهُ

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he performed the circumcision so as to remove the prepuce completely—سَحَتَ الخِتَانَ
he performed the circumcision so as to remove the prepuce completely—اسحتهُ
he removed his hair completely in shaving and cutting—سَحَتَ شَعَرَهُ
he shaved his head so as to remove the hair completely—سَحَتَ رَأْسَهُ
he shaved his head so as to remove the hair completely—اسحتهُ
he peeled the fat off the flesh—سَحَتَ الشَّحْمَ عَنِ اللَّحْمِ
he peeled the fat off the flesh—سَحَفَهُ
he peeled a thing off little by little—سَحَتَ شَيْئًا
he, or it, effaced the traces on the surface of the ground—سَحَتَ وَجْهَ الأَرْضِ
lest He destroy you, or destroy you utterly—فَيَسْحَتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ

Both mean: he, or it, made a man's property go away, made an end of it, or destroyed it. The second also means he utterly destroyed what a man possessed.

Maṣdar as above.

Maṣdar as above.

Muḍāriʿ as above.

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

In the Qur'ān 20:64. Some read فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ, with the same meaning; that reading belongs to the dialect of Nejd and Temeem, the other to the dialect of El-Hijáz. Or the meaning is: lest He harass, distress, or afflict you [by a punishment]; or: lest He pare you [from the surface of the earth by it].

we harassed, distressed, or afflicted them—سَحَتْنَاهُمْ
we harassed, distressed, or afflicted them—أَسْحَتْنَاهُمْ
he slaughtered them—سَحَتَهُمْ
he slaughtered them—أَسْحَتَهُمْ
Qur’ān 20:61 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xx. 64”
Qur’ān 20:61 Lane quotes this verse
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ

Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2

See also the entry that follows, in two places.

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, [aor. سَحَتَ , inf. n. سَحْتٌ ,] He extirpated it, eradicated it, exterminated it, or destroyed it utterly; as also اسحتهُ : (S, K, TA:) both signify he, or it, made it to go, go away, pass away, or depart; made away with it, did away with it, made an end of it, or destroyed it; namely, a man's property: and the latter, he destroyed utterly what he (a man) possessed. (TA.) You say, سَحَتَ الخِتَانَ , inf. n. as above; and اسحتهُ ; He performed the circumcision so as to remove the prepuce utterly. (TA.) And سَحَتَ شَعَرَهُ He removed his hair utterly in shaving and cutting: (A:) and سَحَتَ رَأْسَهُ , inf. n. as above; and اسحتهُ ; He shaved his head so as to remove the hair utterly. (Lh, TA.) And سَحَتَ الشَّحْمَ عَنِ اللَّحْمِ , (aor. as above, K,) He peeled off the fat from the flesh; (S, A, K;) as also سَحَفَهُ . (S.) And سَحَتَ شَيْئًا , aor. and inf. n. as above, He peeled, or peeled off, a thing by little and little. (L, TA.) And سَحَتَ وَجْهَ الأَرْضِ He, or it, effaced the traces, or the like, upon the surface of the earth. (A, TA.) فَيَسْحَتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ , in the Kur xx. 64, means Lest He destroy you [by a punishment], (Bd, Jel,) or utterly destroy you; (Bd;) and some read فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ , (S, Bd, Jel,) which means the same; (Bd, Jel;) this being of the dial. of Nejd and Temeem; and the former, of the dial. of El-Hijáz: (Bd:) or lest He harass, or distress, or afflict, you [by a punishment]: (A, TA:) or lest He pare you [from the surface of the earth thereby]. (TA.) سَحَتْنَاهُمْ and أَسْحَتْنَاهُمْ both signify We harassed, or distressed, or afflicted, them: and سَحَتَهُمْ [and أَسْحَتَهُمْ ], He slaughtered them. (TA.) See also the next paragraph, in two places.
Form 4أَسْحَتَ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he destroyed it utterly; his property went away; he earned unlawful gaingenerated

4.1

See above, in six places.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhis property went away—أُسْحِتَ

Said of a man.

4.2he gained, or earned, unlawful gain—اسحت

That is, gain of the kind termed سُحْت [i.e. gain that was unlawful, &c.].

he earned unlawful gain, or he earned little—سَحَتَ
he earned such gain in his traffic—اسحت فِى تِجَارَتِهِ
he earned such gain in his traffic, or he earned little in it—سَحَتَ فِيهَا

اسحت تِجَارَتَهُ is used in the same way.

his traffic was, or became, disapproved, foul, and unlawful—اسحتت تِجَارَتُهُ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
20:61
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ

Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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see above, in six places. [Hence,] أُسْحِتَ , said of a man, His property went away. (Lh, TA.) اسحت He gained, or earned, what is termed سُحْت [i.e. gain that was unlawful, &c.]; (S, A, K;) as also سَحَتَ : (K:) or he earned little. (Msb.) You say, اسحت فِى تِجَارَتِهِ He earned such gain in his traffic; (S, A;) as also سَحَتَ فِيهَا : (TA:) or he earned little therein; and so اسحت تِجَارَتَهُ . (Msb.) And اسحتت تِجَارَتُهُ His traffic was, or became, disapproved, abominable, or foul, and unlawful. (K.)

Derived nouns 11

Nounسَحْتٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — utter destruction; violence in eating and drinking; intense coldgenerated

1

Maṣdar of form 1.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also violence in eating and drinking.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

And punishment, or chastisement.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredviolent, or intense, cold—بَرْدٌ سَحْتٌ

Also سَخْتٌ.

violent, or intense, cold—بَحْتٌ
violent, or intense, cold—لَحْتٌ

Also لَخْتٌ.

These are the same as صَادِقٌ; see بَحْتٌ and the like.

1.4

See also سُحْتُوتٌ.

1.5

And مَسْحُوتٌ.

1.6

And see the entry that follows, in two places.

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inf. n. of 1 [q. v.]. (L, TA.) Also Vehemence of eating and drinking. (TA.) And Punishment, castigation, or chastisement. (TA.) بَرْدٌ سَحْتٌ , (K,) [as also سَخْتٌ , q. v.,] and بَحْتٌ , and لَحْتٌ , (TA,) [and لَخْتٌ ,] i. q. صَادِقٌ [i. e. Vehement, or intense, cold: see بَحْتٌ &c.]. (K.) See also سُحْتُوتٌ : and مَسْحُوتٌ : and see the paragraph here following, in two places.
Nounسُحْتٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — something forbidden or unlawful; foul gain; a bribegenerated

1a thing that is forbidden, prohibited, or unlawful—سُحُتٌ

The first form is a contraction of the second.

And what is disapproved, abominable, or foul, of gains, bringing disgrace and bad repute — such as the price of a dog, of wine, or of a pig; any property that is forbidden, not lawful to be gained nor to be eaten; anything forbidden, or unlawful, and of bad repute.

Sometimes it means what is disapproved, and sometimes what is unlawful; the context shows in which sense it is used.

It is also applied to a bribe given to a judge or the like, so called because it cuts off blessing.

In the Qur'ān 5:46, some read لِلسُّحْتِ and some لِلسُّحُتِ; it has also been read as the maṣdar, لِلسَّحْتِ.

The plural is أَسْحَاتٌ.

Qur’ān 5:42 approximate — somewhere between 5:33 and 5:60 Lane cites “Kur v. 46”
Qur’ān 5:42 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
سَمَّـٰعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّـٰلُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَن يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ

(They are fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouring anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1

Also little, or small, in quantity or number; paltry, mean, or inconsiderable.

1.2his property may be taken and destroyed with impunity—مَالُهُ سُحْتٌ

Also written سَحْتٌ, though the first is the better known.

his blood may be shed with impunity—دَمُهُ سحت
1.3

See also مَسْحُوتٌ.

Show Lane's original text
(S, A, Msb, K) and سُحُتٌ , (S, Msb, K,) the former a contraction of the latter, (Msb,) A thing that is forbidden, prohibited, or unlawful; (S, A, K;) and (so in the A, but in the K “ or ”) what is disapproved, abominable, or foul, of gains, (A, K, TA,) that occasions disgrace (K, TA) and bad repute; as the price of a dog, and of wine, and of a pig; (TA;) any pro- perty that is forbidden, not lawful to be gained (Msb, TA) nor to be eaten; (Msb;) anything forbidden, or unlawful, and of bad repute: sometimes it means what is disapproved; and sometimes, what is unlawful; the context showing in which sense it is used: and it is also applied to signify a bribe that is given to a judge or the like: so called because it cuts off blessing: (TA:) in the Kur v. 46, some read لِلسُّحْتِ ; and some, لِلسُّحُتِ ; (Bd, TA;) and it has also been read as the inf. n., لِلسَّحْتِ : (Bd:) the pl. is أَسْحَاتٌ . (K.) Also Little, or small, in quantity or number; paltry, mean, or inconsiderable. (Msb.) مَالُهُ سُحْتٌ or سَحْتٌ (accord. to different copies of the K [the former the better known]) His property may be taken and destroyed with impunity: and in like manner, دَمُهُ سحت His blood may be shed with impunity. (K, * TA.) See also مَسْحُوتٌ .
Nounسُحُتٌ1 sense

Core sense — something forbidden or unlawful; foul gaingenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounسَحْتِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — an old, worn-out garment, or piece of clothgenerated

1

See the entry that follows.

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: see what next follows.
Nounسُحْتُوتٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an old, worn-out garment; barley meal with little grease; a soft-soiled desertgenerated

1an old and worn-out garment, or piece of cloth—سَحْتٌ
an old and worn-out garment, or piece of cloth—سَحْتِىٌّ
1.1

[A mess of] سَوِيق [or meal of parched barley, &c.,] having little grease or gravy [mixed with it].

Also سِحْتِيتٌ, which is a dialectal variant of سِخْتِيتٌ.

1.2

And a desert of which the earth is soft.

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An old and worn-out garment or piece of cloth; as also سَحْتٌ and سَحْتِىٌّ . (K.) [A mess of] سَوِيق [or meal of parched barley, &c.,] having little grease or gravy [mixed with it]; as also سِحْتِيتٌ ; (K;) the latter a dial. var. of سِخْتِيتٌ [q. v.]. (TA.) And A desert ( مَفَازَةٌ ) of which the earth is soft. (K.)
Nounسِحْتِيتٌ1 sense

Core sense — an old, worn-out garment, or piece of clothgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounسَحِيتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a cloud that sweeps away what it passes bygenerated

1

See مَسْحُوتٌ, in two places.

1.1a cloud that carries away, or sweeps away, what it passes by—سَحَابَةٌ سَحِيتَةٌ
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: see مَسْحُوتٌ , in two places. سَحَابَةٌ سَحِيتَةٌ A cloud that carries away, or sweeps away, that by which it passes. (TA.)
Nounعَامٌ أَسْحَتُ1 sense

Core sense — a year, or a land, in which there is no pasturegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferreda year, and a land, in which there is no pasture—أَرْضٌ سَحْتَآءُ
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, and أَرْضٌ سَحْتَآءُ , A year, and a land, in which is no pasture. (K.)
Nounأُسْحُوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who eats and drinks violentlygenerated

1

See the entry that follows.

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: see the following paragraph.
Nounمُسْحَتٌ1 sense

Core sense — destroyed utterly, made away withgenerated

1

See the entry that follows.

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: see the following paragraph.
Nounمَسْحُوتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — property made away with, or destroyed; a man who eats and drinks violentlygenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredproperty made to go away, made an end of, or destroyed—مَالٌ

Also مُسْحَتٌ, which occurs in a verse cited under مُجَلَّفٌ, and سُحْتٌ and سَحِيتٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازa man who eats and drinks violently—سَحْتٌ
a man who eats and drinks violently—سَحِيتٌ
a man who eats and drinks much—أُسْحُوتٌ

Az, under أُسْحُوبٌ.

a man who does not become satiated—مَسْحُوتُ الجَوْفِ

He has a capacious belly and does not become satiated with food; some say the meaning is hungry; and also one who suffers much from indigestion.

a man having a greedy, or gluttonous, stomach—مَسْحُوتُ المَعِدَةِ
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Property ( مَالٌ ) made to go away, or depart; made away with, made an end of, or destroyed; as also مُسْحَتٌ , (S, K,) as in a verse cited voce مُجَلَّفٌ , (S,) and سُحْتٌ and سَحِيتٌ . (K.) A man who eats and drinks vehemently; as also سَحْتٌ and سَحِيتٌ : (TA in the present art.:) and أُسْحُوتٌ signifies [the same, or] a man who eats and drinks much., (Az, TA voce أُسْحُوبٌ , q. v.) And مَسْحُوتُ الجَوْفِ A man (S) who does not become satiated: (S, K:) having a capacious belly, (K, TA,) and who does not become satiated with food: (TA:) and as some say, hungry: (TA:) and one who suffers much from indigestion. (K, TA.) And مَسْحُوتُ المَعِدَةِ A man having a greedy, or gluttonous, stomach. (A, TA.)