شبث
See also: شبت, سبت, سبب, and س ب ب
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic שִׁיבְתָא (šiḇəṯā), ܫܒܷܬܴ݁ܐ (šəḇettā), from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒌈 (/šibittu/). Cognate to Hebrew שֶׁבֶת (šéḇeṯ) and Persian شوید (ševid).
Alternative forms
- شِبِتّ (šibitt)
Noun
شِبِثّ • (šibiṯṯ) m
- dill
Declension
Declension of noun شِبِثّ (šibiṯṯ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِبِثّ šibiṯṯ | الشِّبِثّ aš-šibiṯṯ | شِبِثّ šibiṯṯ |
| Nominative | شِبِثٌّ šibiṯṯun | الشِّبِثُّ aš-šibiṯṯu | شِبِثُّ šibiṯṯu |
| Accusative | شِبِثًّا šibiṯṯan | الشِّبِثَّ aš-šibiṯṯa | شِبِثَّ šibiṯṯa |
| Genitive | شِبِثٍّ šibiṯṯin | الشِّبِثِّ aš-šibiṯṯi | شِبِثِّ šibiṯṯi |
Etymology 2
From the root ش ب ث (š-b-ṯ) related to clinging and catching.
Noun
شَبَث • (šabaṯ) m (plural شِبْثَان (šibṯān))
- spider
Declension
Declension of noun شَبَث (šabaṯ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَبَث šabaṯ | الشَّبَث aš-šabaṯ | شَبَث šabaṯ |
| Nominative | شَبَثٌ šabaṯun | الشَّبَثُ aš-šabaṯu | شَبَثُ šabaṯu |
| Accusative | شَبَثًا šabaṯan | الشَّبَثَ aš-šabaṯa | شَبَثَ šabaṯa |
| Genitive | شَبَثٍ šabaṯin | الشَّبَثِ aš-šabaṯi | شَبَثِ šabaṯi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَبَثَيْن šabaṯayn | الشَّبَثَيْن aš-šabaṯayn | شَبَثَيْ šabaṯay |
| Nominative | شَبَثَانِ šabaṯāni | الشَّبَثَانِ aš-šabaṯāni | شَبَثَا šabaṯā |
| Accusative | شَبَثَيْنِ šabaṯayni | الشَّبَثَيْنِ aš-šabaṯayni | شَبَثَيْ šabaṯay |
| Genitive | شَبَثَيْنِ šabaṯayni | الشَّبَثَيْنِ aš-šabaṯayni | شَبَثَيْ šabaṯay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِبْثَان šibṯān | الشِّبْثَان aš-šibṯān | شِبْثَان šibṯān |
| Nominative | شِبْثَانٌ šibṯānun | الشِّبْثَانُ aš-šibṯānu | شِبْثَانُ šibṯānu |
| Accusative | شِبْثَانًا šibṯānan | الشِّبْثَانَ aš-šibṯāna | شِبْثَانَ šibṯāna |
| Genitive | شِبْثَانٍ šibṯānin | الشِّبْثَانِ aš-šibṯāni | شِبْثَانِ šibṯāni |
References
- “šbt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: Brill, page 57
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “شبث”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1494–1495