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Form 1شَطَنَ5 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarشُطُونٌ شَطْنٌ

Core sense — he was, or became, distant; he bound him with a ropegenerated

1.1he was, or became, distant, or remote, [from him, or it]عَنْهُ

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the abode, or dwelling, was distant, or remoteشَطَنَتِ الدَّارُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

He was, or became, remote, or far, from the truth, and from the mercy of God.

1.1.2it entered into the earthشَطَنَ فِى الأَرْضِ

Maṣdar as above.

Either رَاسِخًا [apparently meaning becoming firmly fixed in it], or وَاغِلًا [apparently meaning penetrating, and becoming concealed].

1.2he turned away in opposition to him from his aim, and from the course he was pursuingشَطَنَهُ

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Namely, his companion.

Explained by the words خَالَفَهُ عَنْ نِيَّتِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ.

1.3he bound him with the ropeشَطَنَهُ

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That is, with the شَطَن, a rope, or long rope, etc.

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, (S, TA,) [aor. شَطُنَ ,] inf. n. شُطُونٌ , (PS,) He was, or became, distant, or remote, (S, TA,) عَنْهُ [from him, or it]. (S.) And شَطَنَتِ الدَّارُ , (Msb, TA,) aor. as above, (Msb,) and so the inf. n., The abode, or dwelling, was distant, or remote. (Msb, TA.) And He was, or became, remote, or far, from the truth, and from the mercy of God. (Msb.) And شَطَنَ فِى الأَرْضِ , (K,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) It entered into the earth, either رَاسِخًا [app. as meaning becoming firmly fixed therein], or وَاغِلًا [app. as meaning penetrating, and becoming concealed]. (K.) شَطَنَهُ , (S, K,) aor. شَطُنَ , inf. n. شَطْنٌ , (S,) He turned away in opposition to him (namely, his companion, K) from his design, or aim, or his direction that he was pursuing, and his way, or course; expl. by the words خَالَفَهُ عَنْ نِيَّتِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ . (ISk, S, K.) And شَطَنَهُ , (S, K,) aor. شَطُنَ , (S,) inf. n. شَطْنٌ , (TA,) He bound him with the شَطَن [or rope, or long rope, &c.]. (S, K.)
Form 4اشطنهُ1 sense

Core sense — he made him distant, or remotegenerated

4.1

He made him, or caused him, to be, or become, distant, or remote.

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He made him, or caused him, to be, or become, distant, or remote. (S, K.)
Form Q. Q. 1شَيْطَنَ1 sense

Core sense — he acted like a devilgenerated

Q. Q. 1.1he became, and acted, like the شَيْطَانتَشَيْطَنَ

He acted as a شَيْطَان [that is, as implied in the context, a devil; or one excessively, or immoderately, proud or corrupt or unbelieving or rebellious, or one insolent and audacious in pride and in acts of rebellion].

Both forms have the same meaning.

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He acted as a شَيْطَان [i. e., as implied in the context, a devil; or one excessively, or inordinately, proud or corrupt or unbelieving or rebellious, or one insolent and audacious in pride and in acts of rebellion]; (K;) and تَشَيْطَنَ ; (S, K;) both signify the same; (K, TA;) he became, and acted, like the شَيْطَان . (TA.)
Form Q. Q. 2تَشَيْطَنَ1 sense

Core sense — he acted like a devilgenerated

Q. Q. 2.1

Same as the form immediately preceding.

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Derived nouns 8

Nounشَطَنٌ1 sense

Core sense — a rope; a long, strongly-twisted rope for drawing watergenerated

1tied with two ropes, or long ropes, etc.مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ

A rope, in a general sense; or a long rope; or a long and strongly-twisted rope by means of which one draws water. Plural أَشْطَانٌ.

Mention is made, in a tradition, of a horse described in this way because of his strength.

he leaps between two ropes, or long ropes, etc.إِنَّهُ لَيَنْزُو بَيْنَ شَطَنَيْنِ

Said of a strong-spirited horse; applied as a proverb to one who exults, or exults greatly, and behaves insolently and ungratefully, and is strong.

as though he were a devil in ropes, or long ropes, etc.كَأَنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ فِى أَشْطَانٍ

An Arab of the desert described in this way a horse that did not become abraded in the sole of his hoof.

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A rope, (S, Msb, K,) in a general sense: (K:) or a long rope: (Kh, S, K:) or a long and strongly-twisted rope by means of which one draws water: (TA:) pl. أَشْطَانٌ . (S, Msb, K.) Mention is made, in a trad., of a horse as being مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ [i. e. Tied with two ropes, or long ropes, &c.,] because of his strength. (TA.) And one says of a strong-spirited horse, إِنَّهُ لَيَنْزُو بَيْنَ شَطَنَيْنِ [Verily he leaps between two ropes, or long ropes, &c.]: a saying applied as a prov. to him who exults, or exults greatly, or excessively, and behaves insolently and ungratefully, and is strong. (TA.) An Arab of the desert described a horse (S, Msb) that did not become abraded in the sole of his hoof (so in a copy of the S) by saying, كَأَنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ فِى أَشْطَانٍ [As though he were a devil in ropes, or long ropes, &c.]. (S, Msb.)
Nounنَوًى شَطُونٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a distant place one journeys to; a deep well curving insidegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferreda place to which one purposes journeying that is distant, or remoteنِيَّةٌ شَطُونٌ
a warring and plundering expedition that is distantغَزْوَةٌ شَطُونٌ
distant war; or war that is difficult, because distantحَرْبٌ شَطُونٌ

See an example in a verse cited under جُبَّةٌ.

See also شَطِينٌ and شَاطِنٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferreda deep well, curving in its interiorبِئْرٌ شَطُونٌ

Or a well from which the bucket is drawn out by means of two ropes, from its two sides, wide in the upper part and narrow in the lower part; so that if one draws the bucket out with a single rope, one draws it against the casing, and it becomes torn.

a long and crooked spearرُمْحٌ شَطُونٌ
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(S) or نِيَّةٌ شَطُونٌ (K) [A place to which one purposes journeying] that is distant, or remote. (S, K.) And غَزْوَةٌ شَطُونٌ [A warring and plundering expedition] that is distant. (K.) And حَرْبٌ شَطُونٌ [Distant war: or] war that is difficult [because distant]. (TA. See an ex. in a verse cited voce جُبَّةٌ .) [See also شَطِينٌ , and شَاطِنٌ .] بِئْرٌ شَطُونٌ A deep well, (S, K, TA,) curving in its interior: (TA:) or a well from which the bucket is drawn out by means of two ropes, from its two sides, wide in the upper part and narrow in the lower part; (K, TA;) so that if one draws out the bucket from it by means of one rope, one draws it against the casing, and it becomes rent. (TA.) And رُمْحٌ شَطُونٌ A long and crooked spear. (TA.)
Nounشَطِينٌ1 sense

Core sense — distant, remotegenerated

1

Distant, or remote.

See also شَطُونٌ and شَاطِنٌ.

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Distant, or remote. (TA. [See also شَطُونٌ , and شَاطِنٌ .])
Nounشَاطِنٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — distant, remote; far from the truth; bad, corruptgenerated

1

Distant, or remote, as to the place where one alights or dwells; the same as شَاطِبٌ.

Mentioned in the article شطب. See also شَطُونٌ and شَطِينٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Far from the truth, and from the mercy of God: see form 1.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredbad, corrupt, etc.خَبِيثٌ

Umeiyeh Ibn-Abi-s-Salt, referring to Solomon, says: [Whatever bad one disobeyed him, he bound him in irons; then he was cast into the prison and the shackles for the neck and hands]

shāhid
أَيُّمَا شَاطِنٍ عَصَاهُ عَكَاهُثُمَّ يُلْقَى فِى السِّجْنِ وَالأَغْلَالِ

Like سَاطِنٌ.

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[Distant, or remote, in respect of the place of alighting or abode]; i. q. شَاطِبٌ [q. v.]. (TA in art. شطب . [See also شَطُونٌ , and شَطِينٌ .]) And Far from the truth [and from the mercy of God: see 1]. (TA.) And i. q. خَبِيثٌ [Bad, corrupt, &c.; like سَاطِنٌ ]. (K.) Umeiyeh (S, TA) Ibn-Abi-s-Salt, referring to Solomon, (TA,) says, 1 [Whatever bad one disobeyed him, he bound him in irons; then he was cast into the prison and the shackles for the neck and hands]. (S, TA.) أَيُّمَا شَاطِنٍ عَصَاهُ عَكَاهُ | ثُمَّ يُلْقَى فِى السِّجْنِ وَالأَغْلَالِ
Nounشَيْطَانٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a devil, Satan; one excessively proud or rebellious; a serpent with a manegenerated

1the devil, Satanال

A word of well-known meaning: a devil.

Any that is excessively, or immoderately, proud or corrupt or unbelieving or rebellious, or that is insolent and audacious in pride and in acts of rebellion, of mankind, of the jinn, or genii, and of beasts; the first and second of these are shown by what is said in the Qur'ān 6:112, and 2:13 and 96.

The ن is radical, the word being of the measure فَيْعَالٌ from شَطَنَ, meaning "he was, or became, distant, or remote", or meaning "he was, or became, remote, or far, from the truth, and from the mercy of God"; this is indicated by the plural شَيَاطِينُ.

The reading of El-Hasan in the Qur'ān 26:210, الشَّيَاطُونَ, is irregular, [like بَسَاتُونَ for بَسَاتِينُ] and is said by Th to be a mistake.

Or, as some say, the ن is augmentative and the ى is radical, so that the word is of the measure فَعْلَان from شَاطَ, meaning "it was, or became, null, void, of no account", and the like, and "it burned", or "became burnt", or meaning "he burned with anger"; but the former opinion is the more common.

In the Qur'ān the word is always fully declinable; SM says so too, in the article شيط, unless it is used as a proper name.

But J says: if you make it of the measure فَيْعَال from تَشَيْطَنَ said of a man, [or rather because they say of a man تشيطن], you make it fully declinable; but if you make it from شَيَّطَ ["he burned" a thing], you make it imperfectly declinable, because it is of the measure فَعْلَان.

Qur’ān 6:112 approximate — somewhere between 6:105 and 6:125 Lane cites “Kur vi. 112”
Qur’ān 26:210 approximate — somewhere between 26:193 and 26:227 Lane cites “Kur xxvi. 210”
Qur’ān 6:112 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّا شَيَـٰطِينَ ٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلْجِنِّ يُوحِى بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ ٱلْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ

Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1

The serpent; or a certain species of serpents, having a mane, of foul aspect; or, as some say, a slender, light, or active, serpent.

1.2its fruit is as though it were the heads of the شياطينطَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُؤُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ

On this saying in the Qur'ān 37:63, Fr says that there are three ways in which it may be explained. First: the طلع is likened to the heads of the شياطين, meaning devils, in respect of foulness, or ugliness, because these are described as foul, or ugly; or it is likened to the evil disposition of the jinn, because these are imagined as foul, or ugly.

as though it were the face of a devilكَأَنَّهُ وَجْهُ شَيْطَانٍ
as though it were the head of a devilكَأَنَّهُ رَأْسُ شَيْطَانٍ

Zj says, in explaining it, that one says this of a thing deemed foul, or ugly.

Though the شيطان is not seen, he is conceived in the mind as the foulest, or ugliest, of things.

The second way: the Arabs apply the name شيطان to a sort of serpents, having a mane, foul, or ugly, in the head and face.

The third way: a certain foul, or ugly, plant is named رُؤُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ, which is explained in the K only as meaning a certain plant.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthirstشَيْطَانُ الفَلَا

Literally, the devil of the waterless deserts.

1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredany blamable faculty, or power, or propensity, of a manشَيْطَانٌ

This definition is Er-Rāghib's.

his anger got the upper hand over him; he was, or became, angryرَكِبَهُ شَيْطَانُهُ
he plucked out his prideنَزَعَ شَيْطَانَهُ
1.5figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a mark made with a hot iron in the upper part of the haunch of a camel, perpendicularly, upon the thigh, extending to the hock; probably so called as being likened to a serpent. From the "Tedhkireh" of Aboo-'Alee. It is likewise called مُشَيْطَنَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences شَيْطَٰن 5 shown of 78
26:210
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):

37:7
وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

(For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

37:65
طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ

The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:

38:37
وَٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ

As also the evil ones, (including) every kind of builder and diver,-

81:25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

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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a word of well-known meaning [i. e. A devil; and with the article ال , the devil, Satan]: (S, K:) any that is excessively, or inordinately, proud or corrupt or unbelieving or rebellious, or that is insolent and audacious in pride and in acts of rebellion, of mankind, and of the jinn, or genii, and of beasts; (A'Obeyd, S, Msb, K;) as is shown in relation to the first and second of these by what is said in the Kur vi. 112, and ii. 13 and 96: (TA:) the ن is radical, (S, Msb, TA,) the word being of the measure فَيْعَالٌ , from شَطَنَ , (Msb, TA,) signifying “ he was, or became, distant, or remote, ” (TA,) or signifying “ he was, or became, remote, or far, from the truth, and from the mercy of God; ” (Msb;) as is indicated by the pl. شَيَاطِينُ ; [for] the reading of El-Hasan in the Kur xxvi. 210, الشَّيَاطُونَ , is anomalous, [like بَسَاتُونَ for بَسَاتِينُ ,] and is said by Th to be a mistake: (TA:) or, as some say, the ن is augmentative, (S, Msb, TA, *) and the ى is radical, so that the word is of the measure فَعْلَان , (Msb,) from شَاطَ , aor. يَشِيطُ , (Msb, TA,) signifying “ it was, or became, null, void, of no account, ” and the like, and “ it burned, ” or “ became burnt, ” (Msb,) or signifying “ he burned with anger: ” but the former opinion is the more common: (TA:) [in the Kur, the word is always perfectly decl.; and so it is said to be by SM, in art. شيط of the TA; unless used as a proper name: but J says,] if you make it to be of the measure فَيْعَال from تَشَيْطَنَ said of a man, [or rather because they say of a man تشيطن ,] you make it perfectly decl.; but if you make it to be from شَيَّطَ [“ he burned ” a thing], you make it imperfectly decl., because it is of the measure فَعْلَان . (S.) Also The serpent: (S, K:) or a certain species of serpents; (Fr, S, TA;) having a mane, of foul aspect: or, as some say, a slender, light, or active, serpent. (TA.) Respecting the saying in the Kur [xxxvii. 63], طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُؤُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ [Its fruit is as though it were the heads of the شياطين ], Fr says that there are three ways in which it may be explained: one is, that the طلع is likened to the heads of the شياطين [meaning devils] in respect of foulness, or ugliness, because these are described as foul, or ugly: (S:) or it is likened to the evil in disposition of the jinn, because these are imagined as foul, or ugly: Zj says, in explaining it, that one says of a thing deemed foul, or ugly, كَأَنَّهُ وَجْهُ شَيْطَانٍ [as though it were the face of a devil], and كَأَنَّهُ رَأْسُ شَيْطَانٍ [as though it were the head of a devil]; for though the شيطان is not seen, he is conceived in the mind as the foulest, or ugliest, of things: (TA:) the second is, that [the meaning is foul, or ugly, serpents; for] the Arabs apply the name شيطان to a sort of serpents, having a mane, foul, or ugly, in the head and face: (S, TA: *) the third is, that a certain foul, or ugly, plat is named رُؤُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ ; (S, TA;) which is expl. in the K only as meaning a certain plant. (TA.) شَيْطَانُ الفَلَا [lit. The devil of the waterless deserts] means thirst. (K.) شَيْطَانٌ signifies also Any blamable faculty, or power, [or propensity,] of a man. (Er-Rághib, TA.) One says, رَكِبَهُ شَيْطَانُهُ i. e. [His anger got the ascendency over him; or] he was, or became, angry. (TA.) And نَزَعَ شَيْطَانَهُ He plucked out his pride. (TA.) Also, [probably as being likened to a serpent,] A mark made with a hot iron in the upper part of the haunch of a camel, perpendicularly, upon the thigh, extending to the hock; (K, TA;) from the “ Tedhkireh ” of Aboo-'Alee; (TA;) likewise called مُشَيْطَنَةٌ . (AZ, K, TA.)
Nounالشَّيْطَانِيَّةُ1 sense

Core sense — a certain sect of extreme zealots, named after its foundergenerated

1

A certain sect of the extravagant zealots of the schismatics called the شِيعَة, so named from their founder شَيْطَانُ الطَّاقِ, an appellation of Mohammad Ibn-En-Noaman.

Mentioned in the article طوق.

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A certain sect of the extravagant zealots of [the schismatics called] the شِيعَة ; so named from [their founder] شَيْطَانُ الطَّاقِ , (TA,) an appellation of Mohammad Ibn-En-Noaman. (K and TA in art. طوق .)
Nounمُشَاطِنٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who draws the bucket up with two ropesgenerated

1with two ropesبِشَطَنَيْنِ

One who draws the bucket out of the well with two ropes.

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One who draws out the bucket from the well بِشَطَنَيْنِ , (K, TA,) i. e. with two ropes. (TA.)
Nounمُشَيْطَنَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a brand on a camel's haunch reaching down to the hockgenerated

1

See شَيْطَانٌ, last sentence.

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: see شَيْطَانٌ , last sentence.