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الشبوط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of fish, but also extends to place names and a month in the Roman calendar.

Derived headwords

الشَّبُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    fishboth

    A type of fish characterized by a slender tail, a broad middle, a soft texture, and a small head, resembling a lute.

شَبُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    fishboth

    A type of fish, with the same description as الشَّبُوط.

شُبُّوطnoun
  1. 1.
    fishboth

    A type of fish, with the same description as الشَّبُوط.

شَبْيُوطname
  1. 1.
    fortressclassical

    A fortress located in Abda, in Al-Andalus.

شَبُّوطname
  1. 1.
    monthclassical

    A month in the Roman calendar.

Parallel reading

الشبوط، ويضم، كالقدوس والقدوس، والواحدة: بهاء، وقد تخفف المفتوحة: سمك دقيق الذنب، عريض الوسط، لين المس، صغير الرأس، كأنه بربط.
Al-Shaboot, with a damma, like Al-Quddoos and Al-Quddoos, and the singular: Bahā', and the open one may be softened: a fish with a slender tail, broad in the middle, soft to the touch, small-headed, as if it were a lute.
وشبيوط، ككديون: حصن بأبدة من الأندلس.
And Shabyoot, like Kadhyoon: a fortress in Abda from Al-Andalus.
وكغراب: شهر بالرومية.
And like Ghurab: a month in the Roman [calendar].