شَطَّ
Root: شط
Form: 1
Full Definition
شَطَّI
, Present.T
شَطِطَ
and
شَطُطَ
[the latter contr. to analogy,] the pret. like ضَرَبَ and قَتَلَ, Verbal.Noun شَطٌّ and شُطُوطٌ, It was, or became, distant, remote, or far off.
2 شَطَّ فِى السَّوْمِ, Present.Tشَطِطَ
and
شَطُطَ
Verbal.Noun شَطُّ and شَطَطٌ; or فِيهِ; or both, but the latter is the more common; and
; He went far, or beyond the due bounds, in offering a thing for sale and demanding a price for it, or in bargaining for a thing: the verb in this phrase is also followed by عَلَيْهِ [against him]. IB says that شَطَّ signifies بَعُدَ [meaning He, or it, was, or became, distant, &c.]: and that
signifies أَبْعَدَ [meaning he went far, &c.]. You say also, فِى طَلَبِى
They went far, or very far, or to a great or an extraordinary length, in seeking me. And القَوْمُ فِى طَلَبِنَا
The people, or company of men, sought us walking and riding. And فِى المَفَازَةِ
He went away in the desert: as though he went far in it. And شَطَّ فِى سِلْعَتِهِ, Verbal.Noun شَطَطٌ, He exceeded the due bounds, and went far from what was right, in respect of his commodity, or article of merchandise. And شَطَّ فِى حُكْمِهِ, aor
شَطِطَ
only, or
شَطِطَ
and
شَطُطَ
the latter Present.T is mentioned in the L, Verbal.Noun شَطَطٌ, in the K, erroneously, شَطِيطٌ, and شُطُوطٌ also; and
; and
; or فِى القَضِيَّةِ; He acted unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, in his judging, or exercising jurisdiction or rule, or passing sentence, or in judging, &c., عَلَيْهِ
against him. And شَطَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ, Present.T
شَطُطَ
and
; I acted unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically, against him: mentioned by A'Obeyd. It is said in the Kur [xxxviii. 21], وَلَا تَشْطُطْ, or
, or
, or
, accord. to different readings, And go not thou far from what is right: all having this meaning: or exceed not the due bounds. شَطَطٌ signifies The exceeding the due bounds in selling, and in demanding or seeking, and in exercising jurisdiction, &c., or in everything. 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. And you say of a just sale, لَا بَخْسَ فِيهِ وَلَا شَطَطَ, (S in art. بخس,) or ولا
شُطُوطَ, [There is no deficiency in it nor excess.] You also say شَطَّ
فِى القَوْلِ, Present.T
شَطِطَ
and
شَطُطَ
Verbal.Noun شَطَطٌ and شُطُوطٌ, He was rough, harsh, or coarse, in speech.
def.2 شَطَّ used transitively, [Present.Tشَطُطَ
] He passed, or passed beyond, [or, probably, passed far away from,] a place.
2 شَطَّ فُلَانًا, Present.Tشَطُطَ
Verbal.Noun شَطٌّ and شُطُوطٌ, He distressed, or afflicted, such a one, and treated him, or used him, unjustly, wrongfully, injuriously, or tyrannically: so say AZ and Aboo-Malik.
3 شَاطَّهُ فَشَطَّهُ: see 3.
2 شَطَّ فِى السَّوْمِ, Present.T
def.2 شَطَّ used transitively, [Present.T
2 شَطَّ فُلَانًا, Present.T
3 شَاطَّهُ فَشَطَّهُ: see 3.
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