The triliteral root shīn tā tā (ش ت ت) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the noun ashtāt (أَشْتَات)
- three times as the nominal shattā (شَتَّىٰ)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (24:61:57) ashtātan | separately | لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا جَمِيعًا أَوْ أَشْتَاتًا |
| (99:6:4) ashtātan | (in) scattered groups | يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ |
Nominal
(1) Noun
| (59:14:18) shattā | (are) divided | تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰ |
| (92:4:3) lashattā | (are) surely diverse | إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ |
(2) Adjective
| (20:53:19) shattā | diverse | وَأَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِنْ نَبَاتٍ شَتَّىٰ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
