شط

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Form 1شَطَّ5 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarشَطٌّ شَطُّ شَطَطٌ

Core sense — it became distant; he went beyond the due bounds; he acted unjustlygenerated

1.1

the latter irregular; the past tense is like ضَرَبَ and قَتَلَ; maṣdar شَطٌّ and شُطُوطٌ.

Said of a house or dwelling, and of a place of visitation: it became distant, remote, or far off.

1.1.1he went far, or beyond the due bounds, in offering a thing for sale and demanding a price for it, or in bargaining for it—شَطَّ فِى السَّوْمِ

or أَشَطَّ فِيهِ, or both, but the latter is the more common; and اشتطّ is used in the same way.

The verb in this phrase is also followed by عَلَيْهِ [against him].

IB says that شَطَّ signifies بَعُدَ [he, or it, became distant], and that أَشَطَّ signifies أَبْعَدَ [he went far].

they went far, or to an extraordinary length, in seeking me—أَشَطُّوا فِى طَلَبِى

the people, or company of men, sought us walking and riding—أَشَطَّ القَوْمُ فِى طَلَبِنَا

he went away in the desert—أَشَطَّ فِى المَفَازَةِ

he exceeded the due bounds, and went far from what was right, about his merchandise—شَطَّ فِى سِلْعَتِهِ

As though he went far in it.

he acted unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically in judging or passing sentence—شَطَّ فِى حُكْمِهِ

only, or شَطِطَ and شَطُطَ, the latter being mentioned in the L, given in the K erroneously, and شَطِيطٌ and شُطُوطٌ also; and اشطّ and اشتطّ, or اشطّ فِى القَضِيَّةِ. Followed by عَلَيْهِ [against him].

I acted unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically against him—شَطَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ

Muḍāriʿ شَطُطَ and أَشْطَطْتُ; mentioned by A'Obeyd.

and do not go far from what is right—وَلَا تَشْطُطْ

In the Qur'ān 38:21; also read تُشْطِطْ, تُشَطِّطْ, or تُشَاطِطْ, all with this meaning; or: do not exceed the due bounds.

the exceeding of the due bounds in selling, in demanding, and in exercising jurisdiction, or in everything—شَطَطٌ

[She shall have the dowry of her like:] there shall be no falling short nor exceeding—لَهَا مَهْرُ مِثْلِهَا لَا وَكْسَ وَلَا شَطَطَ

[There is no deficiency in it nor excess]—لَا بَخْسَ فِيهِ وَلَا شَطَطَ

Occurs in a tradition.

Said of a just sale; mentioned in art. بخس; also ولا شُطُوطَ.

he was rough, harsh, or coarse in speech—شَطَّ فِى القَوْلِ

maṣdar شَطَطٌ and شُطُوطٌ.

1.2he passed, or passed beyond, a place—شَطَّ

Used transitively. Or, probably: he passed far away from a place.

1.2.1he distressed, or afflicted, such a one, and treated him unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically—شَطَّ فُلَانًا

maṣdar شَطٌّ and شُطُوطٌ. So say AZ and Aboo-Malik.

1.2.2

شَاطَّهُ فَشَطَّهُ: see form 3.

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, aor. شَطِطَ and شَطُطَ , (S, Msb, K,) [the latter contr. to analogy,] the pret. like ضَرَبَ and قَتَلَ , (Msb, [and the like is said in the TA,]) inf. n. شَطٌّ and شُطُوطٌ , (S, K,) It (a house, or dwelling, S, Msb, TA, and a place of visitation, TA) was, or became, distant, remote, or far off. (S, Msb, K.) شَطَّ فِى السَّوْمِ , (Msb, K,) aor. شَطِطَ and شَطُطَ , (Msb,) inf. n. شَطُّ and شَطَطٌ ; (TA;) or أَشَطَّ فِيهِ ; (S;) or both, (Msb, K,) but the latter is the more common; (K;) and اشتطّ ; (S;) He went far, (S, K,) or beyond the due bounds, in offering a thing for sale and demanding a price for it, or in bargaining for a thing: (S, Msb, K:) the verb in this phrase is also followed by عَلَيْهِ [against him]. (TA.) IB says that شَطَّ signifies بَعُدَ [meaning He, or it, was, or became, distant, &c.]: and that أَشَطَّ signifies أَبْعَدَ [meaning he went far, &c.]. (TA.) You say also, أَشَطُّوا فِى طَلَبِى They went far, or very far, or to a great or an extraordinary length, in seeking me. (S, K. *) And أَشَطَّ القَوْمُ فِى طَلَبِنَا The people, or company of men, sought us walking and riding. (TA.) And أَشَطَّ فِى المَفَازَةِ He went away in the desert: (K:) as though he went far in it. (TA.) And شَطَّ فِى سِلْعَتِهِ , inf. n. شَطَطٌ , He exceeded the due bounds, and went far from what was right, in respect of his commodity, or article of merchandise. (K.) And شَطَّ فِى حُكْمِهِ , (Msb, K,) aor شَطِطَ , (K, TA,) only, (TA,) or شَطِطَ and شَطُطَ , (Msb,) the latter aor. is mentioned in the L, (TA,) inf. n. شَطَطٌ , (Msb, TA,) in the K, erroneously, شَطِيطٌ , (TA,) and شُطُوطٌ also; (Msb;) and اشطّ ; (Msb, K;) and اشتطّ ; (K;) or اشطّ فِى القَضِيَّةِ ; (S;) He acted unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, (S, Msb, K,) in his judging, or exercising jurisdiction or rule, or passing sentence, (Msb, K,) or in judging, &c., (S,) عَلَيْهِ against him. (K.) And شَطَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ , (S, L,) aor. شَطُطَ , (L,) and أَشْطَطْتُ ; (S, L;) I acted unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, against him: mentioned by A'Obeyd. (S, L.) It is said in the Kur [xxxviii. 21], وَلَا تَشْطُطْ , or تُشْطِطْ , or تُشَطِّطْ , or تُشَاطِطْ , accord. to different readings, And go not thou far from what is right: (K, TA:) all having this meaning: (TA:) or exceed not the due bounds. (Bd.) شَطَطٌ signifies The exceeding the due bounds (AA, S, Mgh) in selling, and in demanding or seeking, and in exercising jurisdiction, &c., (AA,) or in everything. (S.) It is said in a trad. لَهَا مَهْرُ مِثْلِهَا لَا وَكْسَ وَلَا شَطَطَ [She shall have the dowry of her like:] there shall be no falling short nor exceeding. (S.) And you say of a just sale, لَا بَخْسَ فِيهِ وَلَا شَطَطَ , (S in art. بخس ,) or ولا شُطُوطَ , (T and TA in that art.,) [There is no deficiency in it nor excess.] You also say شَطَّ فِى القَوْلِ , aor. شَطِطَ and شَطُطَ , inf. n. شَطَطٌ and شُطُوطٌ , He was rough, harsh, or coarse, in speech. (Msb.) شَطَّ used transitively, [aor. شَطُطَ ,] He passed, or passed beyond, [or, probably, passed far away from,] a place. (TA.) شَطَّ فُلَانًا , (K,) aor. شَطُطَ , (TA,) inf. n. شَطٌّ and شُطُوطٌ , (K,) He distressed, or afflicted, such a one, and treated him, or used him, unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically: (K:) so say AZ and Aboo-Malik. (TA.) شَاطَّهُ فَشَطَّهُ : see 3.

Form 2شطّط1 sense

maṣdarتَشْطِيطٌ

Core sense — he did his utmost in acting unjustly and exceeding the due boundsgenerated

2.1

he strove, or did his utmost, in acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, and in exceeding the due bounds.

See also form 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

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, inf. n. تَشْطِيطٌ , He strove, laboured, exerted himself, or did his utmost, in acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, and exceeding the due bounds. (K, * TA.) See also 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

Form 3شاطّهُ1 sense

maṣdarمُشَاطَّةٌ

Core sense — he vied with him in going beyond the due boundsgenerated

3.1[He vied with him in so doing, and surpassed him, or overcame him, in it]—شاطّهُ فَشَطَّهُ

he vied with him in اِشْتِطَاط [going far, or beyond the due bounds, in offering a thing for sale and demanding a price for it, or in bargaining for it; or acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, in judging].

See also form 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

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, (K,) inf. n. مُشَاطَّةٌ , (TA,) He vied with him in اِشْتِطَاط [i. e. going far, or beyond the due bounds, in offering a thing for sale and demanding a price for it, or in bargaining for a thing; or acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, in judging, &c.]. (K.) You say, شاطّهُ فَشَطَّهُ [He vied with him in so doing, and surpassed him, or overcame him, therein]. (TA.) See also 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

Form 4أَشْطَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he went far, or beyond the due boundsgenerated

4.1

See form 1, in nine places.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

38:22

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ

When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them, they said: "Fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: Decide now between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even Path..

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 1, in nine places.

Form 8إِشْتَطَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he went beyond the due bounds; he acted unjustlygenerated

8.1

See form 1, in two places.

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see 1, in two places.

Derived nouns 12

Nounشَطٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the bank, or side, of a river or valley; the side of a camel's humpgenerated

The bank, or side, of a river, and of a valley; or, of a valley, the rising ground next the bottom.

Plural شُطُوطٌ and شُطَّانٌ; the latter occurs in a verse according to one account, but according to another the word there is شُطْآنٌ, plural of شَاطِئٌ, which means the same as شَطٌّ.

1.1figurative · مجاز

The side of a camel's hump; either side of it; or the half of it.

Plural شُطُوطٌ.

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The bank, or side, of a river: (S, Msb, K:) and of a valley: (S, Msb:) or, of the latter, the rising ground next the bottom: (AHn:) pl. شُطُوطٌ (Msb, K) and شُطَّانٌ ; (K;) the latter occurring in a verse, accord. to one relation; but accord. to another relation, it is شُطْآنٌ , pl. of شَاطِئٌ , which is syn. with شَطٌّ . (TA.) The side of a camel's hump; (S, K;) any side thereof: (S:) or the half thereof: (K:) pl. شُطُوطٌ . (S, K.)

Nounشَطَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — distance, remotenessgenerated

See شَاطٌّ.

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: see شَاطٌّ .

Nounشِطَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — distance, remotenessgenerated

See شَطَاطٌ, in two places.

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: see شَطَاطٌ , in two places.

Nounشَطَطٌ1 sense

Core sense — an action, or a saying, that exceeds the due boundsgenerated

Used for أَمْرٌ ذُو شَطَطٍ and قَوْلٌ ذُو شَطَطٍ: an action, or affair, and a saying, that is extravagant, or exceeds the due bounds. [See form 1, of which it is a maṣdar.]

Lane cites “Bd in lxxii. 4” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Qur’ānic occurrences شَطَط 1 shown of 2

72:4

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا

'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah;

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, for أَمْرٌ ذُو شَطَطٍ , (Mgh,) and قَوْلٌ ذُو شَطَطٍ , (Bd in lxxii. 4,) An action, or affair, (Mgh,) and a saying, (Bd,) that is extravagant, or exorbitant, or exceeding the due bounds. (Mgh, Bd.) [See 1, of which it is an inf. n.]

Nounشَطَاطٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — distance, remoteness; tallness and beauty of staturegenerated

1[O God, I seek protection with You from the trouble of travel, and the grievousness] of the distance of the space to be journeyed over, [and the evil of returning to my home]—اَللّٰهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَآءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الشِّطَّةِ وَسُوْءِ المُنْقَلَبِ

Distance, remoteness; also شِطَاطٌ and شِطَّةٌ, with kesreh, and مَشَطَّةٌ.

Occurs in a tradition.

1.1

Distance, or farness, between the two extremities of a man; also شِطَاطٌ and شَطَاطَةٌ.

Tallness, and beauty of stature; or justness of stature; also شِطَاطٌ in either sense.

Also, like شِطَاطٌ: fragments of baked bricks.

2.1

[Freytag wrongly assigns the first and last meanings in this paragraph to شَطَّةٌ, and he adds, from Reiske, a meaning that belongs to شِظَاظٌ.]

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Distance; remoteness; (S, K, TA;) as also شِطَاطٌ and شِطَّةٌ , with kesr, (K,) and مَشَطَّةٌ . (TA.) It is said in a trad., اَللّٰهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَآءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الشِّطَّةِ وَسُوْءِ المُنْقَلَبِ i. e. [O God, verily I seek protection by Thee from trouble of travel, and grievousness] of distance of the space to be journeyed over, [and evilness of return to my home.] (TA.) And Distance, or farness, between the two extremities of a man; as also شِطَاطٌ and شَطَاطَةٌ . (K.) And Tallness, and beauty of stature: (K:) or justness of stature: (IDrd, S, K:) as also شِطَاطٌ , (S, K,) in either sense. (K.) Also, and شِطَاطٌ , Fragments of baked bricks. (K.) [Freytag erroneously assigns the first and last meanings in this paragraph to شَطَّةٌ : and he adds, from Reiske, a meaning belonging to شِظَاظٌ .]

Nounشِطَاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — distance between a man's two extremities; tallness and beauty of staturegenerated

See شَطَاطٌ, in four places.

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: see شَطَاطٌ , in four places.

Nounشَطُوطٌ1 sense

Core sense — a she-camel having a large humpgenerated

A she-camel having a large hump; also شَطَوْطَى; or large in the two sides of the hump.

Plural شَطَائِطُ.

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A she-camel having a large hump; (As, S, K;) as also شَطَوْطَى : (K:) or large in the two sides of the hump: (TA:) pl. شَطَائِطُ . (K.)

Nounشَطَاطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — distance between the two extremities of a mangenerated

See شَطَاطٌ.

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: see شَطَاطٌ .

Nounشَطَوْطَى1 sense

Core sense — a she-camel having a large humpgenerated

See شَطُوطٌ.

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: see شَطُوطٌ .

Nounشَطْشَاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain birdgenerated

A certain bird. IDrd says this meaning is asserted for it, but the word is not of established authority.

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A certain bird: (K:) IDrd says that it is asserted to have this meaning; but is not of established authority. (O.)

Nounشَاطٌّ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — distant, remote; a man whose two extremities are far apartgenerated

Distant, remote, or far: said of anything.

1.1

A man whose two extremities are far from each other.

1.2a girl tall and of beautiful stature, or of just stature—جَارِيَةٌ شَاطَّةٌ

شَطَّةٌ has the same meaning.

2you are certainly acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically towards me in judging—إِنَّكَ لَشَاطِّى

Occurs in a tradition.

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Anything Distant, remote, or far. (TA.) A man whose two extremities are far from each other. (K.) جَارِيَةٌ شَاطَّةٌ , (S, K,) and شَطَّةٌ , (K,) A girl tall, and of beautiful stature: (K:) or of just stature. (S, K.) إِنَّكَ لَشَاطِّى Verily thou art acting unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, towards me in judging: occurring in a trad. (A'Obeyd, Az, S.)

Nounمَشَطَّةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — distance, remoteness; difficulty, distress, troublegenerated

See شَطَاطٌ.

1.1

Also difficulty, distress, affliction, trouble, or inconvenience.

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: see شَطَاطٌ . Also Difficulty, distress, affliction, trouble, or inconvenience. (TA.)