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شطط

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Arabic

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Root
ش ط ط (š ṭ ṭ)
3 terms

Etymology

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Verbal noun of شَطَّ (šaṭṭa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شَطَط (šaṭaṭm

  1. verbal noun of شَطَّ (šaṭṭa) (form I)
  2. deviation, excess, transgression, divagation
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:14:
      لَن نَّدْعُوَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَٰهًا ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَا إِذًا شَطَطًا
      lan nadʕuwa min dūnihi ʔilāhan laqad qulnā ʔiḏan šaṭaṭan
      We will never call upon any god besides Him, or we would truly be uttering an outrageous lie.

Declension

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