שבטבט
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- בְּטְבָּט (betbat), בִּטְבּוּט (bitbut) (obsolete)
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־ב־ט (š-b-ṭ) |
Borrowed from Aramaic ܫܒܱܛܒܳܛܳܐ (šəḇaṭbāṭā), doublet of native forms שְׁבַצְבָּץ (shvatzbatz), שְׁבַצְבּוּץ (shvatzbutz), and בִּצְבוּץ (bitzbutz), ultimately a derivation of Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“reed”).
Noun
שְׁבַטְבָּט • (shvatbat) m
- horsetail (Equisetum gen. et spp.)
References
- “שבטבט” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- Löw, Immanuel (1916), “Schachtelhalm und Schwaden”, in Orientalistische Literaturzeitung (in German), volume 19, issue 12, column 353a–360b