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حلبط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific quantity of camels, particularly a hundred, and potentially the act of gathering or driving them. It seems to be a specialized term with limited modern usage.

Derived headwords

حَلْبَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hundred camelsclassical

    A specific term referring to one hundred camels, or a herd of camels reaching that number.

Parallel reading

يقال هذه الحلبطة وهي المائة من الإبل إلى ما بلغت.
This is called a halbaṭah, which is one hundred of camels, up to what it reaches.