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زبح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of slaughtering, particularly sacrificial slaughter. It encompasses the tools used for this purpose and the general concept of killing an animal for consumption or ritual.

Derived headwords

زَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to slaughterboth

    To kill an animal, typically by cutting its throat, for food or as a sacrifice.

زَبْحnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughterboth

    The act of slaughtering an animal.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    An animal killed as a religious offering.

زَبِيحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughtered animalboth

    An animal that has been slaughtered, especially one prepared for food or sacrifice.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    A sacrificial offering, typically an animal.

زَبَّاحnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughtererclassical

    One who slaughters animals.

مَزْبَحnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughterhousemodern

    A place where animals are slaughtered.

  2. 2.
    altarclassical

    A table or platform where sacrifices are made.

زَبَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughterclassical

    The act of slaughtering.

Parallel reading

زبح، محركة: ة بجرجان، منها: أبو الحسن علي بكر أبي بكر بن محمد المحدث.
Zabḥ, with a fatha on the zayn: a town in Jurjan, from it: Abu al-Hasan Ali son of Bakr son of Abi Bakr al-Muhaddith.