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شبط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific type of fish, the barbel, known for its physical characteristics. It also includes variations in the name of this fish and its plural form.

Derived headwords

الشَّبُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    barbel fishboth

    A type of fish, specifically the barbel, characterized by a slender tail, a broad middle, and a small head. It is soft to the touch.

الشَّبُّوطnoun
  1. 1.
    barbel fishclassical

    An alternative spelling for the barbel fish, mentioned as being less preferred by some grammarians.

الشَّبُّوطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    barbel fishclassical

    A less common variant for the name of the barbel fish, with a note of uncertainty about its authenticity.

شَبَاطِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    barbel fish (plural)both

    The plural form of شبوط (shabūṭ), referring to multiple barbel fish.

Parallel reading

الشبوط والشبوط؛ الأخيرة عن اللحياني وهي رديئة: ضرب من السمك دقيق الذنب عريض الوسط صغير الرأس لين الممس كأنه البربط
The shabūṭ and the shabbūṭ; the latter is from Al-Lihyānī and is considered poor: a type of fish with a slender tail, a broad middle, a small head, and soft to the touch, as if it were a barbel.
وإنما يشبه البربط إذا كان ذا طول ليس بعريض بالشبوط
It only resembles the barbel fish if it is long and not wide.
مقبل مدبر خفيف ذفيف، ... دسم الثوب قد شوى سمكات من شبابيط لجة وسط بحر، ... حدثت من شحومها، عجرات وهو أعجمي.
Approaching and retreating, light and swift, ... greasy of garment, having roasted fish from the shoals of the deep sea, ... it was told from their fats, lumps, and it is non-Arabic.
وحكى بعضهم الشبوطة، بفتح الشين والتخفيف، قال: ولست منه على ثقة، والله أعلم.
And some have narrated the shabbūṭah, with a fatḥah on the shīn and lightening, and he said: I am not confident about it, and God knows best.