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السبط

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to qualities of being straight, smooth, or slender, contrasting with curly or coarse. It extends to concepts of generosity, good stature, abundance, and lineage. It also encompasses specific terms for plants, animals, and places.

Derived headwords

سَبِطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be straight/smoothboth

    To be the opposite of curly or coarse, referring to hair or texture.

سَبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be straight/smoothboth

    To be the opposite of curly or coarse, referring to hair or texture.

سَبُطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be straight/smoothboth

    To be the opposite of curly or coarse, referring to hair or texture.

سَبْطadjective
  1. 1.
    straight (hair)both

    Describing hair that is straight and smooth, as opposed to curly or kinky.

  2. 2.
    generousboth

    Describing a person, specifically 'sabt al-yadayn' (straight of hands), meaning generous or open-handed.

  3. 3.
    well-proportionedboth

    Describing a person's body as well-formed or of good stature.

سَبَطnoun
  1. 1.
    straightnessboth

    The quality of being straight or smooth, particularly referring to hair.

  2. 2.
    abundanceclassical

    Referring to the abundance and spaciousness of something, like rain.

سُبُوطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    straightnessboth

    The quality of being straight and smooth, especially of hair.

  2. 2.
    abundanceclassical

    Abundance and spaciousness, as in the case of rain.

سَبَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    Abundance and spaciousness, often used to describe rain.

  2. 2.
    sweepingsclassical

    The refuse or sweepings collected and piled up in the courtyards of houses.

سَبْطnoun
  1. 1.
    tender plantclassical

    Refers to a tender, moist plant, like millet, which is good pasture.

  2. 2.
    tree with many branchesclassical

    A tree that has many branches originating from a single base.

  3. 3.
    descendantboth

    A child of one's child, i.e., a grandchild.

  4. 4.
    tribe (of Israelites)both

    A tribe, specifically referring to the twelve tribes of Israel.

أَسْبَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    tribes (of Israelites)both

    The plural of 'sibṭ', referring to the twelve tribes of the Children of Israel.

سَبَطَتِ النَّاقَةُ وَالنَّعْجَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to miscarry/give birth prematurelyclassical

    Said of a female animal that gives birth to its young before full term or before its form is clear.

مُسْبِطadjective
  1. 1.
    miscarryingclassical

    Describing a female animal that has given birth prematurely.

أَسْبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silent from fearclassical

    To become silent out of fear or apprehension.

  2. 2.
    to stick to the groundclassical

    To adhere or cling to the ground.

  3. 3.
    to stretch outclassical

    To stretch out or extend, especially as a result of being beaten.

  4. 4.
    to close eyes in sleepclassical

    To close one's eyes while sleeping.

  5. 5.
    to feign ignoranceclassical

    To pretend to be unaware or ignorant of something.

  6. 6.
    to be at ease/spread outboth

    To be relaxed, spread out, or at ease.

  7. 7.
    to fall and be unable to moveclassical

    To fall and become incapacitated, unable to move.

سَبْطَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow tubeclassical

    A hollow tube used for shooting birds.

سَابَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    covered walkwayboth

    A covered passage or arcade between two houses, with a road underneath.

  2. 2.
    city nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to a city in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) known for its Persian origins.

سَوَابِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    covered walkwaysboth

    The plural of 'sabāṭ', referring to covered passages or arcades.

سَابَاطَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    covered walkwaysboth

    The plural of 'sabāṭ', referring to covered passages or arcades.

حُمَّىnoun
  1. 1.
    feverboth

    A fever, specifically a type of recurring fever.

حُمَّverb
  1. 1.
    to have a feverclassical

    To be afflicted with a fever.

شَهْرnoun
  1. 1.
    monthclassical

    A specific month, referring to a period before March.

سَابِطname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name for a person.

سَبِيطname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name for a person.

سَبَسْطِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, referring to a district in the region of Nablus, where the tombs of Zechariah and John the Baptist are located.

سَابُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    sea creatureclassical

    A type of marine animal.

Parallel reading

نقيض الجعد
The opposite of curly.
وقد سبط، ككرم وفرح، سبطا وسبوطا وسبوطة وسباطة.
And it (hair) was straight, like karuma and fariha, with the masdars sabṭan, subūṭan, subūṭatan, and sabāṭatan.
ورجل سبط اليدين: سخي.
And a man 'sabṭ al-yadayn' (straight of hands) is generous.
وسبط الجسم: حسن القد.
And 'sabṭ al-jism' (straight of body) means well-formed in stature.
ومطر سبط: سح.
And 'sabṭ' rain means abundant rain.
وسباطته: كثرته وسعته.
And its 'sabāṭah' means its abundance and spaciousness.
والسبط، محركة: الرطب من النصي، ونباته كالدخن، مرعى جيد
And 'as-sabṭ', with harakah (vowelization), is the tender plant, its vegetation like millet, a good pasture.
والشجرة لها أغصان كثيرة، وأصلها واحد
And a tree with many branches, their origin one.
وبالكسر: ولد الولد، والقبيلة من اليهود ج: أسباط.
And with kasr (vowelization): the child of a child (grandchild), and a tribe of the Jews, plural: asbāṭ.
{وقطعناهم اثنتي عشرة أسباطا}
{And We broke them into twelve tribes}.
و"حسين سبط من الأسباط": أمة من الأمم.
And "Husayn is a sibṭ from the asbāṭ": a nation among nations.
وسبطت الناقة والنعجة تسبيطا، وهي مسبط: ألقت ولدها لغير تمام، أو قبل أن يستبين خلقه.
And the she-camel and the ewe miscarried (tasbīṭan), and she is 'musbaṭ': she dropped her young not fully formed, or before its form was clear.
وأسبط: سكت فرقا
And 'asbaṭa': to be silent out of fear.
و بالأرض: لصق
And 'asbaṭa' on the ground: to stick.
وامتد من الضرب
And 'asbaṭa' from being beaten: to stretch out.
و في نومه: غمض
And 'asbaṭa' in his sleep: to close his eyes.
و عن الأمر: تغابى
And 'asbaṭa' from a matter: to feign ignorance.
وانبسط
And 'asbaṭa': to be at ease/spread out.
ووقع فلم يقدر أن يتحرك.
And 'asbaṭa': to fall and be unable to move.
والسبطانة، محركة: قناة جوفاء يرمى بها الطير.
And 'as-sabṭānah', with harakah: a hollow tube with which birds are shot.
والساباط: سقيفة بين دارين تحتها طريق ج: سوابيط وساباطات
And 'as-sābāṭ': a covered passage between two houses with a road beneath it, plural: sawābīṭ and sābāṭāt.
ود بما وراء النهر، وع بالمدائن لكسرى، معرب بلاس آباد
And a place (city) beyond the river, and a place in Madā'in for Kisra, a Persianized form of Balas Ābād.
ومننه: "أفرغ من حجام ساباط"
And from it: "More skillful than a barber of Sābāṭ".
وكقطام: الحمى.
And like 'qaṭām': fever.
وكعني: حم.
And like 'ʿanī': he had a fever.
وكغراب، ويصرف: شهر قبل آذار.
And like 'ghurāb', and it is declinable: a month before March.
والسباطة: الكناسة تطرح بأفنية البيوت.
And 'as-sabāṭah': the sweepings thrown in the courtyards of houses.
وسابط وسبيط، كزبير: اسمان.
And Sābiṭ and Sabīṭ, like zubayr: two names.
وسبسطية، كأحمدية: د من عمل نابلس، فيه قبر زكريا ويحيى، عليهما السلام.
And Sabasṭiyah, like Aḥmadiyah: a district in the region of Nablus, wherein is the tomb of Zechariah and John, peace be upon them.
وسابوط: دابة بحرية.
And Sābūṭ: a marine animal.