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ز ب ت ل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to shortness or being stunted. It is primarily discussed in classical Arabic dictionaries and is considered obscure.

Derived headwords

الزبتلnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الزبتل، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال ابن عباد: هو القصير، هكذا أورده الصاغاني في العباب.
Al-zabtal, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan. Ibn 'Abbad said: it means the short one, thus Al-Sagani mentioned it in Al-'Abab.