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علبط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large or bulky, and also refers to a flock or herd of sheep.

Derived headwords

العَلَبَطnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky personboth

    A large, bulky, or stout individual.

العَلَابِطnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky personboth

    A large, bulky, or stout individual.

العَلَبَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of sheepclassical

    A flock or herd of sheep.

العَلَابِطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of sheepclassical

    A flock or herd of sheep.

العَلَابِطnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of sheepclassical

    A flock or herd of sheep.

Parallel reading

العلبط والعلابط: الضخم.
Al-'alabaṭ and al-'alābiṭ: the bulky one.
والعلبط والعلبطة والعلابطة والعلابط: القطيع من الغنم.
And al-'alabaṭ, al-'alabaṭah, al-'alābiṭah, and al-'alābiṭ: the flock of sheep.
ما راعني إلا خيال هاطا * على البيوت قوطه العلابطا
Nothing startled me but a rider descending * whose bulky provisions covered the houses.