شِمَاتٌ

Disappointment; frustration of one's endeavour or hope: (IB, TA:) a subst. from تَشْمِيتٌ as signifying تَخْيِيبٌ. (TA.)

Also, thus written in copies of the K, [and in the S,] with kesr, (TA,) [but in the CK شَمات,] and ↓ شَمَاتَى, (K,) Persons suffering disappointment; or failing of attaining their desire; (K, TA;) without spoil: (TA:) [pls.] without any singular; (K:) or the latter has no singular known to ISd: (TA:) [but] ↓ شَامِتٌ has this meaning as a singular part, n., and شمات [apparently شِمَاتٌ] is its plural (IB, TA.) One says, ↓ رَجَعُوا شَمَاتَى, (IAar, TA,) or شِمَاتًا, (S,) They returned suffering disappointment; or failing of attaining their desire; (IAar, S, TA;) without spoil; and so ↓ مُشَمَّتِينَ and ↓ مُتَشَمِّتِينَ. (TA.)