istihāna

indifference, contempt

اِسْتِهانَة

Word

Noun · pattern اِفْعِلانَة

Root

س ت ه

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • سَتَهَهُ Form I He struck his
    , (S, K,) aor. , (K,) inf. n. سَتْهٌ, (S,) He struck his اِسْت; (S, K;) i. e. a man's. (S. [See اِسْت below.]) ― -b2- And, (K,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) He followed him from behind, (K, TA,) not quitting him; because following his اِسْت. (TA.)
  • أُسْتِهَ Form IV He (a man) was, or became, large in the buttocks
    He (a man) was, or became, large in the buttocks. (TA.)
  • سَتْهٌ Open entry
    and سُتْهٌ: see اِسْتٌ, below.
  • سِتْهٌ Open entry
    : see اِسْتٌ, below, in two places.
  • سَتَهٌ Largeness of the اِسْت
    : see اِسْتٌ, below, in two places. -A2- Also Largeness of the اِسْت. (S, K.)
  • سَتِهٌ Open entry
    ; and its fem., with ة: see أَسْتَهُ, in two places: and see what next follows.
  • سَتَهِىٌّ Of, or relating to, the اِسْت
    Of, or relating to, the اِسْت; and in the same sense, if you will, you may say ↓ اِسْتِىٌّ; and ↓ سَتِهٌ also, with kesr to the ت, like as they said حَرِحٌ. (S.)
  • سُتْهُمٌ Open entry
    : see أَسْتَهُ, in three places.
  • سُتَيْهَةٌ Open entry
    dim. of اِسْتٌ, from the original of the latter, i. e. سَتَهٌ. (TA.)
  • سُتَاهِىٌّ Open entry
    : see أَسْتَهُ, in two places.
  • سُتَيْهِىٌّ Open entry
    : see what next follows.
  • سَيْتَهِىٌّ who always walks, or goes, at the rear of a people, or party
    , thus correctly, in the handwriting of Sgh, on the authority of Fr; in the K, ↓ سُتَيْهِىٌّ; (TA;) One who always walks, or goes, at the rear of a people, or party, (IB, K, TA,) remaining behind them, and looking to their goods. (IB, TA.)

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