سطر

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Form 1سَطَرَ4 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarسَطْرٌ

Core sense — he wrote a book; he cut a man with a sword; he prostrated himgenerated

1.1

He wrote a writing or a book.

maṣdar سَطْرٌ, سطّر, and استطر.

1.1.1he ruled a book—سَطَرَ

See مِسْطَرَةٌ.

1.1.2figurative · مجازhe cut another man with a sword—سَطَرَ

Maṣdar as above.

1.1.3he threw him down prostrate—سَطَرَهُ

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

68:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-

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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, (S, M, Msb, &c.,) aor. سَطُرَ , (S, M, Msb;) inf. n. سَطْرٌ ; (S, M, Msb, K; *) and سطّر ; (M;) and استطر ; (S, M, A, Msb, K;) He wrote (S, M, * A, Msb, K) a writing or book. (M, Msb.) [And سَطَرَ He ruled a book. (See مِسْطَرَةٌ .)] Also سَطَرَ , (TA,) inf. n. as above, (K, TA,) He cut another man with a sword. (K, * TA.) And سَطَرَهُ He prostrated him; threw him down prostrate. (S.)

Form 2سطّر4 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَسْطِيرٌ

Core sense — he composed lies, he told false stories; he made him form wishesgenerated

2.1

See form 1.

2.1.1

He composed lies or falsehoods, or أَسَاطِير, that is, stories with no foundation, and the like.

2.1.2he told us stories with no foundation—سطّر عَلَيْنَا

He said what was false; and he pretended a false thing. [Not تسطّر, as in Gol.]

That is, أَسَاطِير: stories with no foundation, or with no sound tendency; or he told us stories resembling falsehoods; or he embellished stories to us with lies; or he related to us wonderful stories of the ancients.

such a one told falsehoods to such a one—سطّر فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا

2.1.3he made him form wishes, or desires—سطّرهُ

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: see 1. Also, inf. n. تَسْطِيرٌ , He composed (M, K) lies, falsehoods, (TA,) or أَسَاطِير , i. e. stories having no foundation, &c. (M.) Also, [not تسطّر as in Gol.,] He said what was false: and he pretended a false thing. (KL.) And سطّر عَلَيْنَا He told us أَسَاطِير , i. e. stories having no foundation; or no right tendency or tenour: (M, K:) or he told us stories resembling falsehoods: (Lth:) or he embellished stories to us with lies: (TA:) or he related to us wonderful stories of the ancients. (A.) And سطّر فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا Such a one told falsehoods to such a one. (Msb.) And سطّرهُ He made him to form wishes, or desires. (Sgh, TA.)

Form 4اسطر ٱسْمِى2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he passed over the line with my name; he made a mistake in readinggenerated

4.1

He passed over the line in which my name was.

4.1.1figurative · مجازhe made a mistake, or an error, in his reading or recitation—اسطر

So Ibn-Buzurj.

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He passed over the line in which was my name. (Az, K.) And اسطر He committed a mistake, or an error, (Ibn-Buzurj, K, TA,) in his reading, or recitation. (K.)

Form 8إِسْتَطَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he wrote a writing or a bookgenerated

8.1

See form 1, first sentence.

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see 1, first sentence.

Form 11اسطارّ1 sense

Core sense — it became acid wine, said of beverage or winegenerated

11.1

[Apparently it means: said of beverage, or wine, it became what is called مُِسْطَار or مُسْطَارّ.]

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, aor. يَسْطَارُّ , [app. signifies It (beverage, or wine,) became what is termed مُِسْطَار or مُسْطَارّ , q. v.] (TA.)

Form Q. Q. 1سَيْطَرَ عَلَيْنَا1 sense

maṣdarسَيْطَرَةٌ

Core sense — he exercised absolute authority over us, he watched over usgenerated

Q. Q. 1.1

Maṣdar سَيْطَرَةٌ and سَوْطَرَ, or سُوطِرَ (so in one copy of the M; [but see the remark below on the passive form of سَيْطَرَ]), and تَسَيْطَرَ.

He had, or exercised, absolute authority over us. Or: he was set in absolute authority over us, to oversee us, to pay frequent attention to our various states or conditions, and to write down our manner of action. Or: he acted as a watcher and guardian over us, paying frequent attention to us.

Also written with ص in place of س, but originally it is with س, from السَّطْرُ; and every س immediately followed by ط may be changed into ص.

The passive form of سَيْطَرَ is not used.

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, (S, M, A, K,) inf. n. سَيْطَرَةٌ ; (A;) and سَوْطَرَ ; (K;) or سُوطِرَ ; (so in a copy of the M; [but see what is said below respecting the pass. form of سَيْطَرَ ;]) and تَسَيْطَرَ ; (A, K;) He had, or exercised, absolute authority over us: (M, A, K:) or he was set in absolute authority over us, to oversee us, and to pay frequent attention to our various states or conditions, and to write down our manner of action: (S:) or he acted as a watcher and guardian over us, (M, K, TA,) paying frequent attention to us: (TA:) also written with ص in the place of س ; but originally it is with س , from السَّطْرُ : and every س immediately followed by ط may be changed into ص : (TA:) the pass. form of سَيْطَرَ is not used. (T.)

Form Q. Q. 2تَسَيْطَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he exercised absolute authority over usgenerated

Q. Q. 2.1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Derived nouns 14

Nounسَطْرٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a line of writing; a row of trees or buildings; a yearling goatgenerated

1figurative · مجازa line of a book or writing; a writing; a line or row of buildings, of trees, and especially of palm-trees and the like—سَطَرٌ

Originally a maṣdar; [see form 1.]

[And so too, apparently, مُسْطَارٌ.]

Plural أَسْطُرٌ and أَسْطَارٌ [both plurals of paucity], and سُطُورٌ; and أَسَاطِيرُ is a plural of a plural, that is, plural of أَسْطَارٌ.

[he wrote a line of writing]—كَتَبَ سَطْرًا مِنْ كِتَابَةٍ

he built a row—بَنَى سَطْرًا

مِنْ بِنَائِهِ: of his building.

he planted a row—غَرَسَ سَطْرًا

مِنْ وَدِيِّهِ: of his palm-shoots, or young palm-trees.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredmake the affair, or case, [uniform, or] one uniform thing—اِجْعَلِ الأَمْرَ سَطْرًا وَاحِدًا

Hence this saying.

So Fr, under بأج.

2a yearling of goats, or of sheep and goats—سَطْرٌ

That is, عَتُودٌ.

صَطْرٌ is a dialectal variant of it.

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, (S, M, A, Msb, K,) originally an inf. n., [see 1,] (S,) and سَطَرٌ , (S, M, Msb, K,) A line (S, M, K) of a book or writing: (M, A, K:) and a writing: (S, K:) and a line or row (S, M, A, Msb, K) of buildings, (S, A,) and of trees, (S, M, A, Msb, K,) &c., (Msb, K,) and [particularly] of palm-trees, and the like, (M,) [and so, app., مُسْطَارٌ , q. v.:] pl. (of the former, S, Msb) أَسْطُرٌ (S, M, A, Msb, K) and (of the latter, S) أَسْطَارٌ (S, M, A, K) [both pls. of pauc.] and (of the former, S, Msb) سُطُورٌ , (S, M, A, Msb, K,) and أَسَاطِيرُ (Lh, S, M, K) is a pl. pl., (S, K,) i. e. pl. of أَسْطَارٌ . (S.) You say, كَتَبَ سَطْرًا مِنْ كِتَابَةٍ [He wrote a line of writing]: (A:) and بَنَى سَطْرًا He built a row (S, A) مِنْ بِنَائِهِ [of his building]: (A:) and غَرَسَ سَطْرًا He planted a row (S, A) مِنْ وَدِيِّهِ [of his palm-shoots, or young palm-trees]. (A.) [Hence the saying,] اِجْعَلِ الأَمْرَ سَطْرًا وَاحِدًا Make thou the affair, or case, [uniform, or] one uniform thing. (Fr, TA in art. بأج .) Also the former, ( سَطْرٌ ,) A yearling ( عَتُودٌ , T, M, K) of goats, (M,) or of sheep or goats: (T, K:) and صَطْرٌ is a dial. var. thereof. (IDrd, M.)

Nounسَطَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a line of writing; a row of trees or buildingsgenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounسُطُرٌ1 sense

Core sense — lines of a writing; rows of trees or buildingsgenerated

See أُسْطُورَةٌ.

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: see أُسْطُورَةٌ .

Nounسُطْرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an object of wish or desiregenerated

1figurative · مجاز[I consulted such a one, and he did not help me gain the object of my wish]—رَاجَعْتُ فُلَانًا وَلَمْ يُسَاعِدْ سُطْرَتِى

An object of wish or desire.

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An object of wish or desire. (K, TA.) You say, رَاجَعْتُ فُلَانًا وَلَمْ يُسَاعِدْ سُطْرَتِى [I consulted such a one, and he did not aid in the accomplishment of the object of my wish or desire]. (TK.)

Nounسَطَّارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a butchergenerated

See the next entry.

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Nounسَاطِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a butchergenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A butcher; and so also سَطَّارٌ.

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A butcher; (Fr, O, K, TA;) as also سَطَّارٌ . (Fr, O, TA.)

Nounسَاطُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — a butcher's cleaver, the great knife he cuts withgenerated

A butcher's cleaver: the great knife with which the butcher cuts [the slaughtered animal: plural سَوَاطِيرُ].

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A butcher's cleaver; (MA, O, K; *) i. e. the great knife with which the butcher cuts [the slaughtered beast: pl. سَوَاطِيرُ ]. (O.)

Nounأُسْطُورَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a story with no foundation, a legend; a liegenerated

[Resembling the Greek word.] This, and أُسْطُورٌ, إِسْطَارَةٌ, إِسْطَارٌ, إِسْطِيرَةٌ, and إِسْطِيرٌ, are singulars of أَسَاطِيرُ, which means lies, falsehoods, or fictions; or stories with no foundation, or with no sound tendency [such as we commonly call legends]; or wonderful stories of the ancients; or their written stories; or their written tales; or their written lies; or stories embellished with lies; and so also سُطُرٌ.

Or, according to some, أَسَاطِيرُ is the plural of أَسْطَارٌ, which is the plural of سَطْرٌ.

Or, according to AO, اساطير is the plural of أَسْطُرٌ, which is the plural of سَطْرٌ.

Or, according to Abu-l-Hasan, اساطير has no singular.

Or the plural of أَسْطُرٌ, according to AO, is أَسَاطِرُ, that is, without ى.

Or, as some say, اساطير is an irregular plural of سَطْرٌ.

Lane cites “Bd in viii. 31” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Lane cites “Jel in lxxxiii. 13” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Lane cites “Bd in xxiii. 85” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Lane cites “Jel in xxvii. 70” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

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[resembling the Greek ] (S, M, A, Msb, K) and أُسْطُورٌ (M, Msb, K) and إِسْطَارَةٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and إِسْطَارٌ and إِسْطِيرَةٌ and إِسْطِيرٌ (M, K) sings. of أَسَاطِيرُ , (S, M, A, Msb, K,) which signifies Lies; or falsehoods; or fictions: (S, Msb, TA:) or stories having no foundation, or no right tendency or tenour: ( لَا نِظَامَ لَهَا :) [such as we commonly term legends:] (M, K:) or wonderful stories of the ancients: (A:) or their written stories: (Bd in viii. 31:) or their written tales: (Jel in lxxxiii. 13:) or their written lies: (Bd in xxiii. 85, and Jel in xxvii. 70:) or stories embellished with lies; as also سُطُرٌ : (TA:) or, accord. to some, أَسَاطِيرُ is pl. of أَسْطَارٌ which is pl. of سَطْرٌ : or, accord. to AO, اساطير is pl. of أَسْطُرٌ which is pl. of سَطْرٌ : or, accord. to Abu-l-Hasan, اساطير has no sing.: (M:) or the pl. of أَسْطُرٌ , accord. to AO, is أَسَاطِرُ , i. e., without ى : or, as some say, اساطير is an irreg. pl. of سَطْرٌ . (TA.)

Nounمِسْطَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an instrument with which a book is ruledgenerated

An instrument with which a book is ruled [made of a piece of pasteboard with strings stretched and glued across it, which is laid under the paper; the paper is ruled by being pressed lightly over each string].

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An instrument with which a book is ruled ( يُسْطَرُ ) [made of a piece of pasteboard with strings strained and glued across it, which is laid under the paper; the latter being ruled by being slightly pressed over each string]. (TA.)

Nounمُسَطَّرٌ1 sense

Core sense — writtengenerated

Written.

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Written. (S, M.)

Nounمُسَطِّرٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who exercises absolute authority over othersgenerated

See مُسَيْطِرٌ.

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: see مُسَيْطِرٌ .

Nounمُسْطَارٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a kind of acid wine; dust rising into the skygenerated

See سَطْرٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Dust rising into the sky, likened to a row of palm-trees or of other things.

Also with damm, thus in some copies of the K, and so correctly written according to Sgh; or مِسْطَارٌ, with kesr to the م; or with teshdeed, [مُسْطَارٌّ], as written by Ks, and this also shows it to be with damm, being in this case from إِسْطَارَّ.

A kind of wine in which there is acidity, an acid wine; or a kind of wine that throws its drinker down; or new, recently made wine whose taste and odour are altered; or wine made recently from the earliest of grapes; or a wine with a taste between sweet and sour; also called مُسْطَارَةٌ.

Az says it is of the dialect of the people of Syria, and he thinks it Greek, [or perhaps it is from the Latin “mustarius,” which is from “mustum,”] because it does not resemble an Arabic form; it is with ص, or, as some say, with س; and he thinks it of the measure مُفْتَعَلٌ, from صَارَ, with the ت changed into ط.

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: see سَطْرٌ . Dust rising into the sky; (K, TA;) as being likened to a row of palm-trees or other things. (TA.) Also, (thus in some copies of the K, and so correctly written accord. to Sgh, with damm, TA,) or مِسْطَارٌ , (thus in the S, and in some copies of the K,) with kesr to the م , (S,) or with teshdeed, [ مُسْطَارٌّ ,] as written by Ks, and this also shows it to be with damm, being in this case from إِسْطَارَّ , aor. يَسْطَارُّ , (Sgh, TA,) A kind of wine in which is acidity; (S;) an acid kind of wine: (A'Obeyd, K:) or a kind of wine which prostrates its drinker: (K:) or new, or recently-made, wine, (K,) of which the taste and odour are altered: (TA:) or wine made of the earliest of grapes, recently: (T, TA:) or a wine in which is a taste between sweet and sour; also termed مُسْطَارَةٌ : (Har p. 618:) Az says, it is of the dial. of the people of Syria; and I think that it is Greek, [or perhaps it is from the Latin “ mustarius, ” which is from “ mustum, ”] because it does not resemble an Arabic form: it is with ص , or, as some say, with س ; and [app. a mistake for “ or ”] I think it to be of the measure مُفْتَعَلٌ from صَارَ , with the ت changed into ط . (TA.)

Nounمُسْطَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a kind of acid winegenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph,

Nounمُسَيْطِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who exercises absolute authority; a watcher and guardiangenerated

This, and مُسَطِّرٌ, and also مُصَيْطِرٌ: one who has, or exercises, absolute authority over others; one who is set in absolute authority over a thing [or people], to oversee it, to pay frequent attention to its various states or conditions, and to write down its manner of action; from السَّطْرُ.

Or: a watcher and guardian; one who pays frequent attention to a thing.

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(S, M, A, Msb, K) and مُسَطِّرٌ , (S, K,) as also مُصَيْطِرٌ , (S, A,) One who has, or exercises, absolute authority (M, A, K) over others: (M:) one who is set in absolute authority over a thing [or people], to oversee it, and to pay frequent attention to its various states or conditions, and to write down its manner of action: from السَّطْرُ : (S:) or a watcher and guardian; (M, K;) one who pays frequent attention to a thing. (Msb, * TA.)