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لبط

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to falling, striking the ground, and lying down. It encompasses actions of falling from a standing position, being thrown down, and also describes a specific type of animal gait.

Derived headwords

لَبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the groundboth

    To strike the ground forcefully, similar to being thrown down.

  2. 2.
    to fallboth

    To fall from a standing position, to collapse.

  3. 3.
    to be thrown downclassical

    To be struck down or thrown to the ground.

لَبْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a fallingclassical

    The act of falling from a standing position.

تَلَبَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to lie downboth

    To lie down, to stretch out, and to roll around.

يَلْبِطُverb
  1. 1.
    to runclassical

    Used to describe a camel running and striking the ground with all its legs.

اللَّبْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a fallboth

    The act of falling or being thrown down.

  2. 2.
    a gaitclassical

    A specific way of running, particularly for a camel, characterized by striking the ground with its legs.

لَبْطَةname
  1. 1.
    Labṭahclassical

    A proper name, specifically mentioned as the son of Al-Farazdaq.

Parallel reading

لبطت به الأرض، مثل لبجت به، إذا ضربت الأرض.
You struck the ground with it, like you struck it with 'labaja', if you struck the ground.
ولبط به يلبط لبطا، مثل لبج به، إذا سقط من قيام.
And 'labata' with it, 'yalbutu', 'labtan', like 'labaja' with it, if one falls from a standing position.
وكذلك إذا صرع.
And likewise if one is struck down.
وتلبط، أي اضطجع وتمرغ.
And 'talabbata', meaning to lie down and roll around.
وإذا عدا البعير وضرب بقوائمه كلها قيل: مر يلتبط.
And when a camel runs and strikes the ground with all its legs, it is said: 'He passed by, running with that gait'.
والاسم اللبطة بالتحريك.
And the noun is 'al-labṭah' with vowelization.
وعدو الاقزل لبطة أيضا.
And the running of a swift creature is also 'labṭah'.
ولبطة: ابن الفرزدق.
And Labṭah: the son of Al-Farazdaq.