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سبكه

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of melting and casting metals, particularly gold and silver. It extends to describe the resulting molten material and also refers to specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

سَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to melt and castboth

    To melt down a substance, typically metal, and pour it into a mold.

يَسْبُكُverb
  1. 1.
    he melts and castsboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to melt and cast'.

سَبْكnoun
  1. 1.
    molten pieceboth

    A piece of metal that has been melted and cast.

  2. 2.
    castingboth

    The act or process of melting and casting.

سَبِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    molten pieceboth

    A piece of metal, especially gold or silver, that has been melted and cast into a bar or shape.

سَبْكname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a town or region.

سَبْك الضَّحَّاكname
  1. 1.
    Sabk al-Dahhakclassical

    A specific location in Egypt, indicated by the 'bi-Damm' (with dammah) pronunciation.

سَبْك العَبِيدname
  1. 1.
    Sabk al-'Abidclassical

    Another location in Egypt, mentioned in connection with a notable scholar.

Parallel reading

أذابه وأفرغه
He melted it down and poured it out.
كسبكه
Like its casting.
وكسفينة: القطعة المذوبة
And like 'safinah': the molten piece.
وعلم
And a proper noun.
وسبك الضحاك، بالضم: ة بمصر
And Sabk al-Dahhak, with dammah, is a town in Egypt.
وسبك العبيد: أخرى بها
And Sabk al-'Abid is another [town] in it.
منها: شيخنا علي بن عبد الكافي
From it: our Sheikh Ali bin Abd al-Kafi.