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علبط

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes largeness, bulkiness, and abundance, particularly in relation to animals, their meat, or their products. It can also refer to a large quantity or a herd.

Derived headwords

عَلَبِطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large numberclassical

    A large number, specifically from one hundred and fifty upwards, or simply a great quantity.

  2. 2.
    piece of muttonclassical

    A piece or portion of mutton, specifically mentioned in relation to sheep.

عَلَبِطadjective
  1. 1.
    large, hugeclassical

    Describing a man as large and great in stature.

عَلَابِطadjective
  1. 1.
    large, hugeclassical

    Describing a man as large and great in stature.

عَلَبِطَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large, hugeclassical

    Describing a female camel (nāqah) as large and great.

عَلَبِطadjective
  1. 1.
    broadclassical

    Describing a chest (ṣadr) as broad.

عَلَبِطadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, curdledclassical

    Describing milk (laban) as thick, curdled, and very dense.

العَلَبِطnoun
  1. 1.
    herd of sheepclassical

    A flock or herd of sheep.

العَلَابِطnoun
  1. 1.
    herd of sheepclassical

    A flock or herd of sheep.

Parallel reading

غنم علبطة: أولها الخمسون والمائة إلى ما بلغت من العدة، وقيل: هي الكثيرة
A large flock of sheep (ghanam 'alabaṭah): its beginning is one hundred and fifty up to whatever number it reaches, and it is said: it means abundant.
وقال اللحياني: عليه علبطة من الضأن أي قطعة فخص به الضأن
And Al-Lihyani said: 'He has 'alabaṭah of sheep' meaning a piece, and it was specified for sheep.
ورجل علبط وعلابط: ضخم عظيم
And a man ('ajal 'alabaṭ wa 'alābiṭ): large and great.
وناقة علبطة: عظيمة
And a female camel ('nāqah 'alabaṭah): large.
وصدر علبط: عريض
And a chest (ṣadr 'alabaṭ): broad.
ولبن علبط: رائب متكبد خاثر جدا، وقيل كل غليظ علبط
And milk (laban 'alabaṭ): curdled, thick, and very dense; and it is said that everything thick is 'alabaṭ.
والعلبط والعلابط: القطيع من الغنم
And 'al-ʿalabaṭ and 'al-ʿalābiṭ: the flock of sheep.
ما راعني إلا خيال، هابطا ... على البيوت قوطه العلابطا
Nothing startled me but a figure, descending... upon the houses, its sustenance the abundant herd.