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ص ب ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific agricultural tools and potentially to a type of long-necked creature. The primary meaning discussed is a component of a farming implement.

Derived headwords

الصَّبْطnoun
  1. 1.
    long part of a plowclassical

    The long part of the 'faddan' (a type of plow or yoke).

ضَبْطnoun
  1. 1.
    controlboth

    The act of controlling, regulating, or managing something.

  2. 2.
    accuracyboth

    The state of being accurate or precise.

  3. 3.
    vocalizationclassical

    The act of marking Arabic letters with diacritical signs (vowels, etc.) to indicate pronunciation.

Parallel reading

الصَّبْط، بالفتح، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
As-sabt, with the fathah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan.
وقال الخارزنجي: هي الطويلة من أداة الفدان
And Al-Khawarizmi said: it is the long part of the faddan tool.
وضبط بالتحريك أيضا
And dhabt, with the harakah (vocalization), is also used.