شمت

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Form 1شَمِتَ1 sense

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarشَمَاتَةٌ

Core sense — he rejoiced at the affliction of an enemygenerated

1.1he rejoiced at his [an enemy's] affliction—شَمِتَ بِهِ

maṣdar شَمَاتَةٌ and شَمَاتٌ, or the first of these is a simple substantive (no maṣdar being mentioned in the Msb).

He (an enemy) rejoiced; or he (a man) rejoiced at the affliction of the enemy.

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, aor. شَمَتَ , (S, A, Msb, K,) inf. n. شَمَاتَةٌ (S, K) and شَمَاتٌ , (K,) or the former is a simple subst., (Msb, [in which no inf. n. is mentioned,]) He (an enemy) rejoiced: (TA:) or he (a man, TA) rejoiced at the affliction of the enemy: (K, TA:) you say, شَمِتَ بِهِ He rejoiced at his [an enemy's] affliction. (S, A, Msb.)

Form 2شَمَّتَ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he prayed for the sneezer; he prayed for good for him; he disappointed himgenerated

2.1

See form 4.

2.1.1uttering a prayer for the sneezer—تَشْمِيتُ العَاطِسِ

تَشْمِيتٌ means the same as تَسْمِيتٌ.

Said when the sneezer has, in obedience to an injunction of the Prophet, said الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ [Praise be to God].

he prayed for the sneezer that he might not be in a state in which his enemy might rejoice at his affliction—شَمَّتَ العَاطِسَ

As explained in art. سمت.

شمّت is better and more common than سمّت (A 'Obeyd, in art. سمّت and in the present article); but Th says that the latter is the original word.

Or it is from الشَّوَامِتُ in the sense of the legs of a quadruped, as though meaning he prayed for the sneezer that he might be firm, or steadfast, in his obedience to God.

he prayed for the sneezer that his enemy might not rejoice at his affliction—شمّت عَلَيْهِ

Or the meaning is: he said to the sneezer, May God put away, or avert, from you that on account of which one would rejoice at your affliction.

he prayed for what was good for him; he prayed for a blessing on him—شمّت لَهُ

The maṣdar is as given above. سمّت is used in the same way, but the first is better and more common.

he prayed for what was good for him; he prayed for a blessing on him—عَلَيْهِ

2.1.2such a one disappointed him of what he desired or sought—شمّتهُ فُلَانٌ

Also the same as تَخْيِيتٌ.

That is, خَيَّبَهُ: [he denied him, refused him, or debarred him from, what he desired or sought].

2.1.3collecting, and the like—جَمْعٌ

SM says that he searched to the utmost for this meaning without finding it in any other lexicon.

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see 4. تَشْمِيتٌ is syn. with تَسْمِيتٌ : [i. e.] تَشْمِيتُ العَاطِسِ signifies The uttering a prayer for the sneezer; (S;) when he has, in obedience to an injunction of the Prophet, said الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ [Praise be to God]: (Har p. 250:) you say, شَمَّتَ العَاطِسَ , (ISd, A, TA,) and شمّت عَلَيْهِ , meaning [as expl. in art. سمت : or] He prayed for the sneezer that he might not be in a state in which his enemy might rejoice at his affliction: (ISd, TA:) شمّت is better and more common than سمّت : (A 'Obeyd, TA in art. سمّت and in the present art.:) but the latter is said by Th to be the original word: or the meaning is, he said to the sneezer, May God put away, or avert, from thee that on account of which one would rejoice at thy affliction: or it is from الشَّوَامِتُ as signifying “ the legs ” of a quadruped, as though meaning he prayed for the sneezer that he might be firm, or steadfast, in his obedience to God. (L and TA from the Fáïk &c.) And شمّت لَهُ and عَلَيْهِ , inf. n. as above, He prayed for what was good for him; prayed for a blessing upon him; as also سمّت , but the former is the better and the more common. (L and TA from the T and Fáïk &c.) Also i. q. تَخْيِيتٌ : (K:) you say, شمّتهُ فُلَانٌ , meaning خَيَّبَهُ [Such a one disappointed him; or caused him to be disappointed of attaining what he desired or sought: or denied him, refused him, prohibited him from attaining, or debarred him from, that which he desired or sought]. (TA.) And i. q. جَمْعٌ [The act of collecting, &c.]. (K. [But SM says that he had searched to the utmost for this meaning without finding it in any other lexicon.])

Form 4اشمتهُ ٱللّٰهُ بِهِ1 sense

Core sense — God made the enemy rejoice at his afflictiongenerated

4.1

God made him (that is, the enemy) rejoice at his affliction.

For فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِىَ ٱلْأَعَدَآءَ [Therefore do not make the enemies rejoice at my affliction], in the Qur'ān 7:149, Mujáhid is related to have read فلا تُشَمِّتْ, but the correctness of this is doubted.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

7:150

وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَـٰنَ أَسِفًا قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُونِى مِنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ أَعَجِلْتُمْ أَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْ ۖ وَأَلْقَى ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ ۚ قَالَ ٱبْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱسْتَضْعَفُونِى وَكَادُوا۟ يَقْتُلُونَنِى فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِىَ ٱلْأَعْدَآءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِى مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets, seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him to him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin."

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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God made him (i. e. the enemy, A, Msb) to rejoice at his affliction. (A, * Msb, K, TA.) For فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِىَ ٱلْأَعَدَآءَ [Therefore make not thou the enemies to rejoice at my affliction], in the Kur [vii. 149], Mujáhid is related to have read فلا تُشَمِّتْ : but the correctness of this is doubted. (TA.)

Form 5تَشَمُّتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a people's returning disappointed of their desire, without spoilgenerated

5.1

A people's returning disappointed of attaining their desire, without spoil.

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signifies A people's returning disappointed of attaining their desire, without spoil. (K.)

Form 8اِشْتِمَاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a camel's beginning to be fatgenerated

8.1

[A camel's] beginning to be fat.

See the ism fāʿil, below.

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[A camel's] beginning to be fat. (K. [See the part. n., below.])

Derived nouns 9

Nounشِمَاتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — disappointment; persons failing to attain their desire, without spoilgenerated

Disappointment; failure of one's endeavour or hope.

A substantive from تَشْمِيتٌ in the sense of تَخْيِيبٌ.

1.1persons failing to attain their desire, without spoil—شَمَاتَى

The headword also has this meaning; it is written with kesr in copies of the K [and in the S], but in the CK شَمات.

These are plurals without any singular; or the second has no singular known to ISd. But شَامِتٌ has this meaning as a singular ism fāʿil, and شمات [apparently شِمَاتٌ] is its plural.

they returned disappointed of their desire, without spoil—رَجَعُوا شَمَاتَى

One also says مُشَمَّتِينَ and مُتَشَمِّتِينَ.

they returned disappointed of their desire, without spoil—شِمَاتًا

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Disappointment; frustration of one's endeavour or hope: (IB, TA:) a subst. from تَشْمِيتٌ as signifying تَخْيِيبٌ . (TA.) Also, thus written in copies of the K, [and in the S,] with kesr, (TA,) [but in the CK شَمات ,] and شَمَاتَى , (K,) Persons suffering disappointment; or failing of attaining their desire; (K, TA;) without spoil: (TA:) [pls.] without any sing.; (K:) or the latter has no sing. known to ISd: (TA:) [but] شَامِتٌ has this meaning as a sing. part, n., and شمات [app. شِمَاتٌ ] is its pl. (IB, TA.) One says, رَجَعُوا شَمَاتَى , (IAar, TA,) or شِمَاتًا , (S,) They returned suffering disappointment; or failing of attaining their desire; (IAar, S, TA;) without spoil; and so مُشَمَّتِينَ and مُتَشَمِّتِينَ . (TA.)

Nounشَمِيتٌ1 sense

Core sense — reproachgenerated

[Reproach (“convicium”): so Golius, as from the KL; but I do not find it in my copy of that work.]

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[ Reproach (“ convicium ”): so Golius, as from the KL; but I do not find it in my copy of that work.]

Nounشَمَاتَى1 sense

Core sense — persons failing to attain their desire, without spoilgenerated

See شِمَاتٌ, in two places.

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: see شِمَاتٌ , in two places.

Nounشَامِتٌ2 senses

Core sense — one rejoicing at the affliction of an enemygenerated

1[O God, do not comply with the desire of one who rejoices at my affliction]—اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تُطِيعَنَّ لِى شَامِتًا

One rejoicing at the affliction of an enemy.

[Feminine with ة; masculine plural شُمَّاتٌ and feminine شَوَامِتُ, or the latter may be irregularly masculine, like فَوَارِسُ and the like; and it is clearly so used in the L in one place, but in another place, where an explanation by AO is cited, as feminine: both are mentioned in the M and L and TA, and the latter in the S and A also.]

such a one passed a night such as would gladden those, male or female, that rejoice at an enemy's affliction—بَاتَ فُلَانٌ بَلَيْلَةِ الشَّوَامِتِ

The meaning is: do not do to me what one who rejoices at my affliction would like or approve; for in that case it would be as though You were obeying him.

That is, a distressing night.

[A verse cited in the next paragraph presents, as some read it, a similar example of الشَّوَامِت.]

See also شِمَاتٌ.

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One rejoicing at the affliction of an enemy: [fem. with ة : pl. masc. شُمَّاتٌ and fem. شَوَامِتُ ; or the latter may be anomalously masc., like فَوَارِسُ &c.; and as such it is evidently used in the L, in one place; but in another place, where it cites an explanation by AO, as fem.: both are mentioned in the M and L and TA, and the latter in the S and A also.] One says, اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تُطِيعَنَّ لِى شَامِتًا [O God, comply not with the desire of one who is to me a rejoicer at my affliction]; meaning, do not with me that which one who rejoices at my affliction likes, or approves; for in that case, Thou wouldst be as though Thou obeyedst him. (ISk, L, TA.) And بَاتَ فُلَانٌ بَلَيْلَةِ الشَّوَامِتِ Such a one passed a night such as would make to rejoice those, or those females, that would rejoice at the affliction of an enemy; (S, A, L, TA;) i. e., a distressing night. (A.) [And a verse cited in the next paragraph presents, as some read it, a similar ex. of الشَّوَامِت .] See also شِمَاتٌ .

Nounشَامِتَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a leg of a beast; a female rejoicing at an enemy's afflictiongenerated

Feminine of شَامِتٌ, which see.

2the legs of a beast—شَوَامِتُ

[May God not leave to him] a leg of a beast—لَا تَرَكَ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُ شَامِتَةً

The headword, used as a substantive, is the singular of this.

En-Nábighah [Edh-Dhubyánee] says:

shāhid

فَٱرْتَاعَ مِنْ صَوْتِ كَلَّابٍ فَبَاتَ لَهُطَوْعَ الشَّوَامِتِ مِنْ خَوْفٍ وَمِنْ صَرَدِ

[And that has been frightened at the voice of a huntsman with his dogs,] and passed the night standing because of it (literally, obeying the legs), from fear and also from cold; the poet is describing a [wild] bull.

But some read طَوْعُ instead of طَوْعَ; and according to that reading the meaning is: and passed the night having, from fear and from cold, what suited the desire of those who would rejoice at his affliction — the phrase being like the saying اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تُطِيعَنَّ لِى شَامِتًا, explained in the preceding entry.

Or: he passed the night having [from fear and from cold] what would gladden the شَوَامِت that heard of it.

[And in like manner Z says,] بَاتَ طَوْعَ الشَّوَامِتِ [without لَهُ, and with طوع in the accusative case, literally: he passed the night obeying those, male or female, that rejoiced at his affliction,] means: as those that rejoiced at his affliction would like or approve.

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[fem. of شَامِتٌ , q. v. Also], as a subst., sing. of شَوَامِتُ (S, TA) which signifies The legs of a beast. (S, A, K, TA.) One says, لَا تَرَكَ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُ شَامِتَةً , i. e. [May God not leave to him] a leg of a beast. (AA, S, A, TA.) And En-Nábighah [Edh-Dhubyánee] says, 1 [And that has been frightened at the voice of a huntsman with his dogs,] and passed the night in consequence thereof standing, (lit. obeying the legs,) by reason of fear and [also] of cold; the poet describing a [wild] bull: (AO, L, TA:) but some read طَوْعُ (instead of طَوْعَ ); and accord. to this reading, the meaning is, and passed the night having, of fear and of cold, what was agreeable with the desire of such as would rejoice at his affliction; the phrase being like the saying اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تُطِيعَنَّ لِى شَامِتًا meaning as expl. in the next preceding paragraph: (ISk, L, TA:) or he passed the night having [of fear and of cold] what would rejoice the شَوَامِت that heard thereof: (AO, L, TA:) [and in like manner, Z says,] بَاتَ طَوْعَ الشَّوَامِتِ [without لَهُ , and with طوع in the accus. case, lit. he passed the night obeying those, or those females, that rejoiced at his affliction,] means, as those that rejoiced at his affliction liked, or approved. (A.) فَٱرْتَاعَ مِنْ صَوْتِ كَلَّابٍ فَبَاتَ لَهُ | طَوْعَ الشَّوَامِتِ مِنْ خَوْفٍ وَمِنْ صَرَدِ

Nounمُشَمَّتٌ2 senses

Core sense — a king prayed for with the prayers offered for kingsgenerated

A king prayed for with the prayers that are offered for kings.