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جبت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

The root 'jbt' primarily refers to idols, sorcery, divination, and related practices considered superstitious or un-Islamic. It encompasses terms for diviners, soothsayers, and the objects or actions associated with these forbidden arts.

Derived headwords

الجِبْتnoun
  1. 1.
    a word that applies to idols, soothsayers, sorcerers, and the like.both

    a word that applies to idols, soothsayers, sorcerers, and the like.

Parallel reading

الجبت: كلمة تقع على الصنم والكاهن والساحر ونحو ذلك.
Al-Jibt: a word that refers to an idol, a soothsayer, a sorcerer, and the like.
الطيرة والعيافة والطرق من الجبت.
Omens, divination by drawing lines, and fortune-telling by throwing pebbles are from Al-Jibt.
وهذا ليس من محض العربية لاجتماع الجيم والتاء في كلمة واحدة من غير حرف ذولقى.
And this is not from pure Arabic due to the combination of the letters Jim and Ta' in a single word without a throat letter.