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زبح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of slaughtering, particularly sacrificial offerings. It also extends to the concept of a place where slaughtering occurs, such as a sacrificial site or a butcher's shop.

Derived headwords

زَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to slaughterboth

    To kill an animal, especially for sacrifice or food.

زَبْحnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughterboth

    The act of slaughtering an animal.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    An act of offering an animal or person to a deity.

مَزْبَحnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughterhousemodern

    A place where animals are slaughtered.

  2. 2.
    sacrificial siteclassical

    A place designated for performing sacrifices.

زَبِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughtered animalboth

    An animal that has been slaughtered.

  2. 2.
    sacrificial victimclassical

    An animal or person offered as a sacrifice.

Parallel reading

زبح محركة: ة، بجرجان، منها أبو الحسن علي بن أبي بكر بن محمد
Zabḥ (with harakat): a place in Jurjan, among them Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Abi Bakr bin Muhammad.
هاكذا في النسخ، والصواب: أبي بكر محمد (المحدث)
This is how it is in the manuscripts, and the correct version is: Abi Bakr Muhammad (the traditionist).
عن أبي بكر الحيري
from Abu Bakr al-Hayri
وعنه إسماعيل بن أبي صالح المؤذن
and from him Ismail bin Abi Salih al-Mu'adhdhin
توفي سنة 428
He passed away in the year 428.
ذكره الحافظ ابن حجر في التبصير
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned him in Al-Tabsir.