لبط

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes falling, collapsing, or being thrown down violently, often due to illness, weakness, or a sudden shock. It also extends to meanings of rolling, tumbling, and struggling, particularly in a state of distress or intense activity.

Derived headwords

لَبَطَverb

1.
to strike the groundboth
To strike someone or something against the ground, or to strike the ground itself.
2.
to collapseboth
To fall down violently, often due to illness, a sudden shock, or being overcome by something.
3.
to be thrown downboth
To be thrown down forcefully onto the ground.

لبط فلان بفلان الأرض يلبط لبطا مثل لبج به: ضربها به — So-and-so struck him against the ground, striking it with him.

ولبط بفلان إذا صرع من عين أو حمى — And he collapsed due to someone's evil eye or a fever.

ولبط به لبطا: ضرب بنفسه الأرض من داء أو أمر يغشاه مفاجأة — And he fell to the ground due to illness or a sudden overwhelming matter.

لَبْطnoun

1.
a violent fallboth
The act of falling or being thrown down violently onto the ground.
2.
collapseboth
A state of collapse or falling down due to illness or sudden shock.

لبط فلان بفلان الأرض يلبط لبطا مثل لبج به: ضربها به — So-and-so struck him against the ground, striking it with him.

تَلَبَّطَverb

1.
to roll aroundboth
To lie down and roll around, often in a place or state of comfort or distress.
2.
to tumbleboth
To tumble or fall about, especially in a state of distress or intense activity.

وتلبط أي اضطجع وتمرغ — And he rolled around, meaning he lay down and tumbled.

أولئك يتلبطون في الغرف العلا من الجنة أي يتمرغون ويضطجعون — Those are the ones who roll around in the high chambers of Paradise, meaning they tumble and lie down.

فجعلت تنظر إليه يتلوى ويتلبط — So she began to look at him twisting and rolling around.

تَلَبُّطnoun

1.
rolling aroundboth
The act of rolling around, lying down and tumbling.
2.
tumblingboth
The act of tumbling or rolling about.

والتلبط: التمرغ — And rolling around: the act of tumbling.

لَبْطَةnoun

1.
a fallboth
A fall, especially a sudden or violent one.
2.
cough and coldclassical
An illness characterized by coughing and a cold.
3.
limping runclassical
A severe limping run or gait.

ولبط الرجل لبطا: أصابه سعال وزكام، والاسم اللبطة — And the man fell ill with a cough and cold; the noun is 'al-labtah'.

واللبطة: عدو الشديد العرج — And 'al-labtah': a severe limping run.

مَلْبُوطadjective

1.
struck downboth
One who has been struck down or thrown to the ground, often by illness or shock.
2.
overcomeboth
Overcome by an illness, shock, or sudden event.

ويقال: لبط بالرجل فهو ملبوط به — And it is said: he fell upon the man, so he is 'malbut' by him.

خرج وقريش ملبوط بهم، يعني أنهم سقوط بين يديه — He went out and the Quraysh were struck down before him, meaning they had fallen before him.

الْتِبَاطnoun

1.
running with leapsclassical
A type of running that involves leaping or bounding.

والالتباط عدو مع وثب — And 'al-iltibat' is running with leaps.

الْتَبَطَverb

1.
to run with leapsclassical
To run with leaps or bounds.

والتبط البعير يلتبط التباطا إذا عدا في وثب — And the camel runs with leaps ('yalbitat') if it runs with bounds.

ما زلت أسعى معهم وألتبط — I kept striving with them and running with leaps.

لَبَطَةname

1.
a nameclassical
A proper name.

ولبطة: اسم وكان للفرزدق من الأولاد لبطة وكلطة وجلطة — And 'Labtah': a name, and Al-Farazdaq had among his children Labtah, Kaltah, and Jaltah.

لَبَطَverb

1.
to be confusedclassical
For one's affairs to become mixed up or confused.

وتلبط الرجل: اختلطت عليه أموره — And the man became confused: his affairs became mixed up for him.

لَبَطَverb

1.
to have a cough and coldclassical
To be afflicted with a cough and a cold.

ولبط الرجل لبطا: أصابه سعال وزكام — And the man became ill with a cough and cold.

لَبَطَverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike with the hand.

والبط باليد: كالخبط بالرجل — And striking with the hand: is like striking with the foot.

لَبَطَverb

1.
to strike with all four legsclassical
For a camel to strike with all four legs.

وقيل: إذا ضرب البعير بقوائمه كلها فتلك اللبطة، وقد لبط يلبط — And it is said: if a camel strikes with all its legs, that is 'al-labtah', and it has struck ('labata').

لَبَطَverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike or beat.

ولبطه البعير يلبطه لبطا: خبطه — And the camel struck him ('labatahu'), meaning it beat him.

لَبَطَةnoun

1.
a camel's strikeclassical
A strike by a camel, especially with its legs.

والبطة أن يضرب البعير بيديه — And 'al-labtah' is for a camel to strike with its legs.

مُلْتَبِطadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused or disoriented, like someone who is drunk.

جاء فلان سكران ملتبطا كقولك ملتبجا — So-and-so came drunk and confused, like you would say 'multabijan'.

مُتَلَبِّطadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused or disoriented; a more preferred term than 'multabit'.

ومتلبطا أجود من ملتبط لأن الالتباط من العدو — And 'mutalabbitan' is better than 'multabitan' because 'al-iltibat' is from running.

أَلْبَاطnoun

1.
hidesclassical
Skins or hides.

والألباط: الجلود — And 'al-albat': skins.

لَبَطَverb

1.
to be thrown downclassical
To be thrown down or fall suddenly.

فلبط به حتى ما يعقل — So he was thrown down by it until he lost consciousness.

لَبَطَverb

1.
to strike downclassical
To strike someone down or cause them to fall.

وتضرب اليتيم وتلبطه أي تصرعه إلى الأرض — And you strike the orphan and strike him down ('talbuttuhu'), meaning you throw him to the ground.

Parallel reading

لبط فلان بفلان الأرض يلبط لبطا مثل لبج به: ضربها به

So-and-so struck him against the ground, striking it with him.

وقيل: صرعه صرعا عنيفا

And it was said: he threw him down with a violent fall.

ولبط بفلان إذا صرع من عين أو حمى

And he collapsed due to someone's evil eye or a fever.

ولبط به لبطا: ضرب بنفسه الأرض من داء أو أمر يغشاه مفاجأة

And he fell to the ground due to illness or a sudden overwhelming matter.

ولبط به يلبط لبطا إذا سقط من قيام، وكذلك إذا صرع

And he fell down or collapsed if he fell from a standing position, and likewise if he was thrown down.

وتلبط أي اضطجع وتمرغ

And he rolled around, meaning he lay down and tumbled.

والتلبط: التمرغ

And rolling around: the act of tumbling.

أولئك يتلبطون في الغرف العلا من الجنة أي يتمرغون ويضطجعون

Those are the ones who roll around in the high chambers of Paradise, meaning they tumble and lie down.

ويقال: فلان يتلبط في النعيم أي يتمرغ فيه

And it is said: so-and-so is rolling around in bliss, meaning he is tumbling in it.

إنه ليتلبط في رياض الجنة بعد ما رجم أي يتمرغ فيها

He is indeed rolling around in the gardens of Paradise after being stoned, meaning tumbling in them.

جعلت تنظر إليه يتلوى ويتلبط

She began to look at him twisting and rolling around.

كانت تضرب اليتيم حتى يتلبط أي ينصرع مسبطا على الأرض

She used to strike the orphan until he collapsed, meaning stretched out on the ground.

وفي رواية: تضرب اليتيم وتلبطه أي تصرعه إلى الأرض

And in another narration: you strike the orphan and strike him down, meaning you throw him to the ground.

فرأى سهل بن حنيف يغتسل فعانه فلبط به حتى ما يعقل

So he saw Sahl bin Hunaif washing and the evil eye struck him, so he collapsed until he lost consciousness.

يعني أنهم سقوط بين يديه

Meaning they had fallen before him.

جاء فلان سكران ملتبطا كقولك ملتبجا

So-and-so came drunk and confused, like you would say 'multabijan'.

والبطة أن يضرب البعير بيديه

And 'al-labtah' is for a camel to strike with its legs.

ولبطه البعير يلبطه لبطا: خبطه

And the camel struck him ('labatahu'), meaning it beat him.

يلبط فيها كل حيزبون

Every sharp, intelligent one strikes in it.

والبط باليد: كالخبط بالرجل

And striking with the hand: is like striking with the foot.

والتبط البعير يلتبط التباطا إذا عدا في وثب

And the camel runs with leaps ('yalbitat') if it runs with bounds.

مر يلتبط

He passed by running with leaps.

وقلص مقورة الألباط

And a young camel with rounded hides.