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البستق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to terms for service, guardianship, and possibly agricultural contexts, with derived words referring to servants, gardeners, and specific types of containers.

Derived headwords

البستقnoun
  1. 1.
    servantclassical

    A person who serves or works for another.

البستقانnoun
  1. 1.
    gardenerclassical

    One who tends to a garden or orchard.

  2. 2.
    orchard keeperclassical

    A person responsible for the upkeep and management of an orchard.

البستوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    earthenware vesselclassical

    A container made of baked clay, possibly a type of jar or pot.

Parallel reading

البستق، كجعفر: الخادم.
Al-bistiq, like Ja'far: the servant.
والبستقان: صاحب البستان، أو الناطور.
And al-bistiqan: the owner of the garden, or the guardian.
والبستوقة، بالضم: من الفخار، معرب: بستو.
And al-bistūqah, with dammah: made of earthenware, a Persian loanword: bistu.