شتان
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From the root ش ت ت (š-t-t). One of a special group of words known in Arabic as أَسْمَاء أَفْعَال (ʔasmāʔ ʔafʕāl, “noun verbs”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
شَتَّانَ • (šattāna)
- (defective, intransitive) What a difference! How different they are!
- شَتَّانَ بَيْنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبَاطِلِ.
- šattāna bayna l-ḥaqqi wal-bāṭili.
- There is a great difference between the right and the wrong.
- شَتَّانَ ٱلْفَقْرُ وَٱلْغِنَى.
- šattāna l-faqru wal-ḡinā.
- There is a great difference between poverty and richness.
Usage notes edit
The verb is defective and does not conjugate or receive case endings; it is used the same way with the same final vowels in all contexts.