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ب س ب ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be primarily associated with geographical locations, specifically mountains. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers but identified by others as a place name.

Derived headwords

بَسْبَطname
  1. 1.
    Mountain nameclassical

    A mountain located in the region of Al-Sirat or Tihamah.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو ع
Al-Saghani said: it is 'ayn (a letter, likely referring to a word starting with 'ayn, or a placeholder).
وفي المعجم: هو جبل من جبال السراة أو تهامة
And in the lexicon: it is a mountain from the mountains of Al-Sirat or Tihamah.
قال الشنفري: (أمشي بأطراف الحماط وتارة ... تنفض رجلي بسبطا فعصنصرا)
Al-Shanfari said: (I walk by the edges of Al-Hamath, and at times... Basbat shakes my leg, then 'Asansar.)