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صبخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to salt marshes, salt flats, and saline soil. It also extends to terms for cotton and its processed forms, often associated with a salty or alkaline environment.

Derived headwords

الصَّبْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Salt marshboth

    A salt marsh or salt flat, a low-lying area of land that is flooded by salt water, typically near the coast or in arid regions.

السَّبْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Salt marshboth

    A salt marsh or salt flat, synonymous with الصَّبْخَة, often considered the more common or standard term.

الصُّبَيْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cotton seedboth

    A term for cotton seed, particularly in its processed or prepared form.

السُّبَيْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cotton seedboth

    A term for cotton seed, often used interchangeably with الصُّبَيْخَة, and considered more prevalent in usage.

Parallel reading

الصبخة: لغة في السبخة، والسين أعلى.
Al-ṣabkhah: A dialectal variant of al-sabkhah, with the 'sīn' being more elevated (or common).
والصبيخة لغة في سبيخة القطن، والسين فيه أفشى.
And al-ṣubaykhah is a dialectal variant of subaykhah al-quṭn (cotton seed), and the 'sīn' in it is more widespread.