شبث

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to clinging, holding on tightly, and being attached to something. It also extends to descriptions of tenacious individuals, certain creatures like spiders and insects, and geographical locations. Several proper names are also derived from this root.

Derived headwords

التشبثnoun

1.
clinging, attachmentboth
Clinging to something, adhering to it, and holding onto it tightly. It is specified as clinging to something weak.

شبثverb

1.
to cling, to holdboth
To cling to something, to hold onto it, and to take it.
2.
to attach, to hangclassical
To attach or hang something. Used in the context of not knowing where something was attached or taken from.

ما أدري من أين شبثتها، أي علقتها وأخذتها — I do not know from where I attached it, meaning I hung it and took it.

شبثadjective

1.
tenacious, clingingboth
A man who is naturally inclined to cling to something.

الزبير ضرس ضبس شبث — Al-Zubayr is sharp, stubborn, clinging.

شبثnoun

1.
one who clingsboth
One who clings to something.

شبثةadjective

1.
tenacious, persistentboth
A man who is persistent with his opponent, not leaving him.

الشبثnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A type of herb or plant. It is considered an Arabicized word, possibly of Persian origin.

الشبثnoun

1.
spiderboth
A spider, sometimes specified as one with many legs or a large one.

الشبثnoun

1.
a crawling creatureclassical
A crawling creature with six long legs, a yellow back and legs, a black head, and blue eyes. It is described as having many legs, a large head, and being one of the ground's crawling things.

شبثانnoun

1.
spider's webclassical
Plural of شبوث (shabuth), referring to the sticky threads or webs of a spider.

ترى أثره في صفحتيه كأنه مدارج شبثان لهن هميم — You see its trace on its two sides as if they were spider web tracks with a buzzing sound.

شبثname

1.
a companionclassical
A companion (Sahabi) named Shabath bin Sa'd Al-Balawi, who participated in the conquest of Egypt.

شبثname

1.
a tabi'iclassical
Shabath bin Rub'i bin Hisn, a Tabi'i (successor to the companions) who was a knight and ascetic, and was with Ali.

شبثname

1.
a narratorclassical
Shabath bin Mansur, a narrator mentioned in relation to Abu Al-Atahiyah.

الشبثname

1.
a titleclassical
Muhammad bin Abdurrahman Al-Wasiti was nicknamed Al-Shabath.

شبيثname

1.
a mountainclassical
A mountain near Aleppo, known for its black stone used for millstones. It is mentioned alongside Al-Ahs.

شبيثname

1.
a water sourceclassical
A known water source or location in Najd, mentioned in hadith and associated with the dwellings of tribes like Banu Rabi'ah and Banu Bakr bin Wail.

تجاوزت بالماء الأحص وبطن شبيث — I passed by the water of Al-Ahs and the valley of Shabith.

شبيثname

1.
a person's nameclassical
Shabith bin Al-Hakam bin Mina, a person whose name is mentioned.

دارة شبيثname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place called Darat Shabith, belonging to Nabi Al-Abat.

الشبيثيname

1.
a person's nameclassical
Umar bin Hilal bin Battah Al-Shabithi, a narrator.

شبُوثnoun

1.
spider's webclassical
The singular form of شبابيث (shababith), referring to the sticky threads or webs of a spider.

شباثnoun

1.
spider's webclassical
Another form for the spider's web or sticky threads.

شبيثةname

1.
a villageclassical
A village named Shabithah, mentioned by Al-Sagani.

شباثname

1.
a companionclassical
Shabath bin Hudaij, a companion (Sahabi) who was born on the night of the first pledge of Aqabah.

Parallel reading

بالشيء (: التعلق) به، ولزومه وشدة الأخذ به

To cling to something, adhere to it, and hold onto it tightly.

بأنه التعلق بما فيه ضعف

That it is clinging to something weak.

والعناية فسره بالتعلق مع ضعف

And Al-Inayah explained it as clinging with weakness.

ولذا قيل للعنكبوت متشبث

And for this reason, the spider is called 'mutashabbith' (clinging).

وشبث الشيء: علقه وأخذه

And 'shabatha' the thing means: to attach it and take it.

ما أدري من أين شبثتها، أي علقتها وأخذتها

I do not know from where I attached it, meaning I hung it and took it.

ورجل شبث، ككتف) إذا كانا (طبعه ذالك)

And a man is 'shabath', like 'katif', if it is his nature.

الزبير ضرس ضبس شبث

Al-Zubayr is sharp, stubborn, clinging.

الشبث بالشيء: المتعلق به

Al-shabath with something: the one clinging to it.

يقال: شبث يشبث شبثا

It is said: 'shabatha yashbathu shabathan'.

رجل شبثة ضبثة (كهمزة: ملازم لقرنه) ، بالكسر، (لا يفارقه)

A man is 'shabithah' 'dhabithah' (like 'humazah'): persistent with his opponent, with kasra, not leaving him.

والشبث بالكسر) أي فالسكون، وهاكذا هو مضبوط عندنا، وفي اللسان بكسر الشين والباءه، وتقدم في المثناة الفوقية ضبطه كفلز (بقلة)

And 'Al-Shabath' with kasra, meaning with sukun, and this is how it is recorded with us, and in Al-Lisan with kasra on the shin and ba, and previously with the upper thaa it was recorded like 'falz' (a plant).

وأما البقلة التي يقال لها: الشبث، فهي معربة

As for the herb called 'Al-Shabath', it is Arabicized.

ورأيت البحرانيين يقولون: (سبت) بالسين والتاء، وأصلها بالفارسية شوذ

And I saw the Bahrainis say: 'sabt' with sin and ta, and its origin is Persian 'shudh'.

وبالتحريك: العنكبوت

And with harakah: the spider.

وقيل: هي العنكبوت الكثيرة الأرجل، الكبيرة

And it was said: it is the spider with many legs, the large one.

ودويبة ذات قوائم ست طوال، صفراء الظهر، وظهور القوائم، سوداء الرأس، زرقاء العين

And a crawling creature with six long legs, a yellow back and legs, a black head, and blue eyes.

وهي التي تسمى شحمة الأرض

And it is what is called 'shahmat al-ardh' (earth fat).

ترى أثره في صفحتيه كأنه مدارج شبثان لهن هميم

You see its trace on its two sides as if they were spider web tracks with a buzzing sound.

هو شبث بن سعد البلوي، شهد فتح مصر، روى عنه أبان

He is Shabath bin Sa'd Al-Balawi, he witnessed the conquest of Egypt, and Aban narrated from him.

شبث بن ربعي بن حصن ابن عثيم بن ربيعة بن زيد بن رياح بن يربوع التميمي (تابعي) كان فارسا ناسكا من العباد، وكان مع علي، رضي الله عنه

Shabath bin Rub'i bin Hisn bin Uthaim bin Rabi'ah bin Zayd bin Riyāḥ bin Yarbu' Al-Tamimi (a Tabi'i) was a knight, an ascetic, one of the worshippers, and he was with Ali, may God be pleased with him.

الصواب فيه أنه شبيب، بموحدتين بينهما ياء تحتية

The correct pronunciation is Shabib, with two mim's separated by a lower ya.

محمد بن عبد الرحمان الواسطي الملقب بالشبث

Muhammad bin Abdurrahman Al-Wasiti, nicknamed Al-Shabath.

أما الأحص، فكورة مشهورة، ذت قرى ومزارع، قصبتها خناصرة، وقد خربت الآن، وأما شبيث: فجبل في هذه الكورة أسود في رأسه فضاء، فيه أربع قرى، خربت جميعها

As for Al-Ahs, it is a famous district with villages and farms, its capital was Khanasirah, and it is now ruined. As for Shabith: it is a mountain in this district, black, with an open space at its summit, containing four villages, all of which are ruined.

ومن هذا الجبل يقطع جميع أهل حلب حجارة رحيهم، وهي سود خشنة

And from this mountain, all the people of Aleppo cut the stones for their millstones, and they are black and coarse.

وهذا من ترادف الاسمين بمكانين بالشام، وكانين بنجد من غير قصد

And this is from the duplication of the two names in two places in Sham, and two places in Najd unintentionally.

تجاوزت بالماء الأحص وبطن شبيث

I passed by the water of Al-Ahs and the valley of Shabith.

فقال تجاوزت الأحص وماءه وبطن شبيث وهو ذو مترسم

So he said: 'I passed Al-Ahs and its water, and the valley of Shabith, which is marked.'

شبيث بن الحكم بن مينا، فرد

Shabith bin Al-Hakam bin Mina, an individual.

دارة شبيث لنبي الأضبط ببطن الجريب

Darat Shabith for Nabi Al-Abat in the valley of Al-Jarib.

عمر بن هلال بن بطاح الشبيثي، محدث

Umar bin Hilal bin Battah Al-Shabithi, a hadith narrator.

وشبابيث النار: كلاليبها، واحده شبوث

And 'shababith' of fire: its grappling hooks, its singular is 'shabuth'.

شباث كغراب: ابن حديج بالحاء المهملة وآخره جيم مصغرا، ابن سلامة البلوي (صحابي، ولد ليلة العقبة الأولى)

Shabath like 'ghurab': Ibn Hudaij with the unpointed ha and a diminutive jim at the end, Ibn Salama Al-Balawi (a companion, born on the night of the first pledge of Aqabah).

وأبوه أبو شباث: صحابي عقبي، وأمه أم شباث، لها صحبة أيضا

And his father Abu Shabath: a companion of Aqabah, and his mother Umm Shabath, she also had companionship.