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س ب ت ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of grain or seed, possibly a bean, with a Yemenite dialectal usage. Its exact meaning and form are uncertain due to limited textual evidence and scholarly disagreement.

Derived headwords

السَّبْتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    grain/seedclassical

    A type of grain or seed, possibly a bean, mentioned as a Yemenite dialectal term.

سَبْتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be like a sabtalclassical

    To resemble or be like the 'sabtal', a term for a grain or seed.

Parallel reading

السَّبْتَل، كعصفر، أهمله الجوهري
As-sabtal, like 'usfura, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن دريد: حبة من حب
And Ibn Duraid said: A grain of grain.
ونص الجمهرة: حب من حبة البقل
And Al-Jamhara stated: A grain from the grain of legumes.
لغة يمانية، لا أقف على حقيقته
A Yemenite dialect, I cannot ascertain its reality.