ع ل ب ط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes largeness, bulk, and abundance, applied to people, animals, and substances. It also extends to concepts of heaviness and burden.

Derived headwords

العَلَبِطُnoun

1.
Large personboth
A large, bulky man, or a great man.
2.
Large flockclassical
A large flock of sheep, numbering around one hundred to two hundred, or at least fifty.
3.
Thickened milkclassical
Thick, curdled milk that has formed a thick layer.
4.
Heavinessboth
The heaviness or burden of a person.

العَلَابِطُnoun

1.
Large personboth
A large, bulky man, or a great man.
2.
Large flockclassical
A large flock of sheep, numbering around one hundred to two hundred, or at least fifty.
3.
Heavinessboth
The heaviness or burden of a person.

العَلَبِطَةُnoun

1.
Large flockclassical
A large flock of sheep, numbering around one hundred to two hundred, or at least fifty.
2.
Piece of sheepclassical
A piece or portion, specifically of sheep.

عَلَبِطَةٌadjective

1.
Large (female camel)classical
Describing a female camel that is large and great.

عَلَابِطٌadjective

1.
Broad-shoulderedclassical
Describing a boy or young man who is broad-shouldered.

Parallel reading

الضخم، كما في الصحاح، وزاد في اللسان: العظيم من الرجال

The bulky, as in Al-Sahah, and Al-Lisan added: the great man.

بنا عاج عبل المطا عنطنطه أحزم جؤشوش القرا علبطه

Our camel is strong-limbed, with a broad chest, a strong back, and a large hump.

والعلبط، والعلابط: القطيع من الغنم، كالعلبطة، بهاء، وقال ابن عباد: نحو المائة والمائتين منها.

And Al-'albat, and Al-'alabit: the flock of sheep, like Al-'albat, with taa marbuta, and Ibn 'Abbad said: around one hundred to two hundred of them.

وفي اللسان: أقلها الخمسون والمائة إلى ما بلغت من العدة.

And in Al-Lisan: the minimum is one hundred and fifty up to whatever the count reaches.

وقيل: غنم علبطة: كثيرة.

And it was said: 'albitah sheep: numerous.

وقال اللحياني: عليه علبطة من الضأن، أي قطعة، فخص به الضأن.

And Al-Lihyani said: 'He has an 'albitah of sheep, meaning a piece, so it was specified for sheep (specifically).

ما راعني إلا خيال هابطا على البيوت قوطه العلابطا

Nothing startled me but a descending figure, covering the houses like a large flock.

ذات فضول تلعط الملاعطا فيها ترى العقر والعوائطا

Possessing abundance that laps up the plentiful, in which you see the roots and the thickets.

والعلبط: اللبن الخاثر الغليظ المتكبد، عن ابن دريد

And Al-'albat: the thick, curdled milk that has formed a thick layer, from Ibn Duraid.

وقيل: كل غليظ: علبط

And it was said: everything thick is 'albat.

والعلبط: ثقل الشخص، ونفسه، يقال: ألقى عليه علبطه وعلابطه، أي ثقله ونفسه.

And Al-'albat: the heaviness of a person, and their self. It is said: 'He cast upon him his 'albat and 'alabit, meaning his heaviness and his self.

ناقة علبطة: عظيمة.

An 'albitah she-camel: great.

وصدر علبط: عريض

And an 'albat chest: broad.

وغلام علابط: عريض المنكبين

And an 'alabit boy: broad-shouldered.

ألقى عليها كلكلا علابطا

He cast upon her a broad, heavy chest.