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الحلبطة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to large numbers of livestock, specifically camels and sheep, often denoting a significant quantity around one hundred or two hundred.

Derived headwords

الحِلْبِطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hundred camelsclassical

    A hundred camels, or a large herd of camels up to a hundred.

عِلْبَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large number of camelsclassical

    A large number of camels, similar to a hundred.

ضَأْنٌ حِلْبِطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hundred sheepclassical

    A flock of sheep numbering around one hundred or two hundred.

Parallel reading

الحلبطة، كعلبطة: المئة من الإبل إلى ما بلغت
Al-hilbaṭah, like 'ilbaṭah: a hundred camels up to what they reached.
أو ضأن حلبطة: وهي نحو المئة والمئتين
Or a flock of sheep, hilbaṭah: which is around one hundred and two hundred.