بوت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root entry describes a specific type of mountain tree, its fruit, and its characteristics. The fruit is similar to hawthorn but ripens to a black color, becoming very sweet with a small, round pit. It stains the mouth and hands of those who consume or pick it.

Derived headwords

البوتnoun

1.
Mountain treeclassical
A type of tree found in the mountains, characterized by its fruit.

بوتةnoun

1.
Tree (singular)classical
The singular form of the mountain tree described by the root.

نباتهnoun

1.
Its plantclassical
Referring to the plant of the mountain tree, likened to hawthorn.

ثمرتهnoun

1.
Its fruitclassical
The fruit of the mountain tree, which resembles hawthorn but ripens to a black color and is very sweet.

عجمةnoun

1.
Pitclassical
A small, round pit found within the fruit of the mountain tree.

عناقيدnoun

1.
Clustersclassical
The fruit grows in clusters, similar to the clusters of 'kabath' (a type of grape or berry).

الكباثnoun

1.
Grape/berry clustersclassical
A reference to the clusters of a plant, used for comparison to the fruit of the 'boot' tree.

Parallel reading

البوت، بضم الباء: من شجر الجبال

Al-boot, with a damma on the ba: is from the trees of the mountains.

ونباته نبات الزعرور

And its plant is the plant of the hawthorn.

وكذلك ثمرته، إلا أنها إذا أينعت اسودت سوادا شديدا

And likewise its fruit, except that when it ripens, it becomes intensely black.

وحلت حلاوة شديدة

And it becomes intensely sweet.

ولها عجمة صغيرة مدورة

And it has a small, round pit.

وهي تسود فم آكلها ويد مجتنيها

And it blackens the mouth of its eater and the hand of its picker.

وثمرتها عناقيد كعناقيد الكباث

And its fruit are clusters like the clusters of al-kabath.

والناس يأكلونها

And people eat them.

حكاه أبو حنيفة

Abu Hanifa narrated it.

قال: وأخبرني بذلك الأعراب

He said: And the Bedouins informed me of that.