سبط

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ب ط (s-b-ṭ).

Verb

1. to be lank
2. to be well-shaped, to be graceful
3. to be liberal, to be bountiful, to be munificent, to be generous

Verb

سَبَّطَ • (sabbaṭa) II (non-past يُسَبِّطُ (yusabbiṭu), verbal noun تَسْبِيط (tasbīṭ))

1. to miscarry

Adjective

سَبِط or سَبْط or سَبَط • (sabiṭ or sabṭ or sabaṭ)

1. lank
2. well-shaped, graceful
3. liberal, bountiful, munificent, generous

Declension

Declension of adjective سَبِط (sabiṭ)‎; سَبْط (sabṭ)‎; سَبَط (sabaṭ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَبِط‎; سَبْط‎; سَبَط sabiṭ‎; sabṭ‎; sabaṭ	السَّبِط‎; السَّبْط‎; السَّبَط as-sabiṭ‎; as-sabṭ‎; as-sabaṭ	سَبِطَة‎; سَبْطَة‎; سَبَطَة sabiṭa‎; sabṭa‎; sabaṭa	السَّبِطَة‎; السَّبْطَة‎; السَّبَطَة as-sabiṭa‎; as-sabṭa‎; as-sabaṭa
Nominative	سَبِطٌ‎; سَبْطٌ‎; سَبَطٌ sabiṭun‎; sabṭun‎; sabaṭun	السَّبِطُ‎; السَّبْطُ‎; السَّبَطُ as-sabiṭu‎; as-sabṭu‎; as-sabaṭu	سَبِطَةٌ‎; سَبْطَةٌ‎; سَبَطَةٌ sabiṭatun‎; sabṭatun‎; sabaṭatun	السَّبِطَةُ‎; السَّبْطَةُ‎; السَّبَطَةُ as-sabiṭatu‎; as-sabṭatu‎; as-sabaṭatu
Accusative	سَبِطًا‎; سَبْطًا‎; سَبَطًا sabiṭan‎; sabṭan‎; sabaṭan	السَّبِطَ‎; السَّبْطَ‎; السَّبَطَ as-sabiṭa‎; as-sabṭa‎; as-sabaṭa	سَبِطَةً‎; سَبْطَةً‎; سَبَطَةً sabiṭatan‎; sabṭatan‎; sabaṭatan	السَّبِطَةَ‎; السَّبْطَةَ‎; السَّبَطَةَ as-sabiṭata‎; as-sabṭata‎; as-sabaṭata
Genitive	سَبِطٍ‎; سَبْطٍ‎; سَبَطٍ sabiṭin‎; sabṭin‎; sabaṭin	السَّبِطِ‎; السَّبْطِ‎; السَّبَطِ as-sabiṭi‎; as-sabṭi‎; as-sabaṭi	سَبِطَةٍ‎; سَبْطَةٍ‎; سَبَطَةٍ sabiṭatin‎; sabṭatin‎; sabaṭatin	السَّبِطَةِ‎; السَّبْطَةِ‎; السَّبَطَةِ as-sabiṭati‎; as-sabṭati‎; as-sabaṭati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَبِطَيْن‎; سَبْطَيْن‎; سَبَطَيْن sabiṭayn‎; sabṭayn‎; sabaṭayn	السَّبِطَيْن‎; السَّبْطَيْن‎; السَّبَطَيْن as-sabiṭayn‎; as-sabṭayn‎; as-sabaṭayn	سَبِطَتَيْن‎; سَبْطَتَيْن‎; سَبَطَتَيْن sabiṭatayn‎; sabṭatayn‎; sabaṭatayn	السَّبِطَتَيْن‎; السَّبْطَتَيْن‎; السَّبَطَتَيْن as-sabiṭatayn‎; as-sabṭatayn‎; as-sabaṭatayn
Nominative	سَبِطَانِ‎; سَبْطَانِ‎; سَبَطَانِ sabiṭāni‎; sabṭāni‎; sabaṭāni	السَّبِطَانِ‎; السَّبْطَانِ‎; السَّبَطَانِ as-sabiṭāni‎; as-sabṭāni‎; as-sabaṭāni	سَبِطَتَانِ‎; سَبْطَتَانِ‎; سَبَطَتَانِ sabiṭatāni‎; sabṭatāni‎; sabaṭatāni	السَّبِطَتَانِ‎; السَّبْطَتَانِ‎; السَّبَطَتَانِ as-sabiṭatāni‎; as-sabṭatāni‎; as-sabaṭatāni
Accusative	سَبِطَيْنِ‎; سَبْطَيْنِ‎; سَبَطَيْنِ sabiṭayni‎; sabṭayni‎; sabaṭayni	السَّبِطَيْنِ‎; السَّبْطَيْنِ‎; السَّبَطَيْنِ as-sabiṭayni‎; as-sabṭayni‎; as-sabaṭayni	سَبِطَتَيْنِ‎; سَبْطَتَيْنِ‎; سَبَطَتَيْنِ sabiṭatayni‎; sabṭatayni‎; sabaṭatayni	السَّبِطَتَيْنِ‎; السَّبْطَتَيْنِ‎; السَّبَطَتَيْنِ as-sabiṭatayni‎; as-sabṭatayni‎; as-sabaṭatayni
Genitive	سَبِطَيْنِ‎; سَبْطَيْنِ‎; سَبَطَيْنِ sabiṭayni‎; sabṭayni‎; sabaṭayni	السَّبِطَيْنِ‎; السَّبْطَيْنِ‎; السَّبَطَيْنِ as-sabiṭayni‎; as-sabṭayni‎; as-sabaṭayni	سَبِطَتَيْنِ‎; سَبْطَتَيْنِ‎; سَبَطَتَيْنِ sabiṭatayni‎; sabṭatayni‎; sabaṭatayni	السَّبِطَتَيْنِ‎; السَّبْطَتَيْنِ‎; السَّبَطَتَيْنِ as-sabiṭatayni‎; as-sabṭatayni‎; as-sabaṭatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سِبَاط sibāṭ	السِّبَاط as-sibāṭ	سِبَاط sibāṭ	السِّبَاط as-sibāṭ
Nominative	سِبَاطٌ sibāṭun	السِّبَاطُ as-sibāṭu	سِبَاطٌ sibāṭun	السِّبَاطُ as-sibāṭu
Accusative	سِبَاطًا sibāṭan	السِّبَاطَ as-sibāṭa	سِبَاطًا sibāṭan	السِّبَاطَ as-sibāṭa
Genitive	سِبَاطٍ sibāṭin	السِّبَاطِ as-sibāṭi	سِبَاطٍ sibāṭin	السِّبَاطِ as-sibāṭi

Noun

سَبَط • (sabaṭ) m (collective, singulative سَبَطَة f (sabaṭa), plural أَسْبَاط (ʔasbāṭ))

1. buffelgrasses (Cenchrus gen. et spp.)
2. Stipagrostis spp.

   Synonyms: ثَغَام (ṯaḡām), نَصِيّ (naṣiyy)

Declension

Declension of noun سَبَط (sabaṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبَط sabaṭ	السَّبَط as-sabaṭ	سَبَط sabaṭ
Nominative	سَبَطٌ sabaṭun	السَّبَطُ as-sabaṭu	سَبَطُ sabaṭu
Accusative	سَبَطًا sabaṭan	السَّبَطَ as-sabaṭa	سَبَطَ sabaṭa
Genitive	سَبَطٍ sabaṭin	السَّبَطِ as-sabaṭi	سَبَطِ sabaṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبَطَيْن sabaṭayn	السَّبَطَيْن as-sabaṭayn	سَبَطَيْ sabaṭay
Nominative	سَبَطَانِ sabaṭāni	السَّبَطَانِ as-sabaṭāni	سَبَطَا sabaṭā
Accusative	سَبَطَيْنِ sabaṭayni	السَّبَطَيْنِ as-sabaṭayni	سَبَطَيْ sabaṭay
Genitive	سَبَطَيْنِ sabaṭayni	السَّبَطَيْنِ as-sabaṭayni	سَبَطَيْ sabaṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْبَاط ʔasbāṭ	الْأَسْبَاط al-ʔasbāṭ	أَسْبَاط ʔasbāṭ
Nominative	أَسْبَاطٌ ʔasbāṭun	الْأَسْبَاطُ al-ʔasbāṭu	أَسْبَاطُ ʔasbāṭu
Accusative	أَسْبَاطًا ʔasbāṭan	الْأَسْبَاطَ al-ʔasbāṭa	أَسْبَاطَ ʔasbāṭa
Genitive	أَسْبَاطٍ ʔasbāṭin	الْأَسْبَاطِ al-ʔasbāṭi	أَسْبَاطِ ʔasbāṭi

Etymology 2

Semantically influenced by Hebrew שֵׁבֶט (śeḇeṭ, “tribe of Israel; staff, sceptre”), if not borrowed from Hebrew, which apparently corresponds to Aramaic שִׁבְטָא (šiḇṭā, “wand, staff”), Classical Syriac ܫܒܛܐ (šabṭā, “wand, staff”), Akkadian 𒉺𒅁𒁉𒂅 (/⁠šabbiṭu⁠/, “staff, sceptre”), Aramaic שְׁבַט (šḇaṭ, “to smite with a rod”), and exceptionally Arabic شَبَطَ (šabaṭa, “to cut the skin”), Old South Arabian 𐩪𐩨𐩷 (s¹bṭ, “to beat”), Ge'ez ስብጥ (səbṭ, “staff, wand”), Tigrinya ስባጥ (səbaṭ, “threshed grain”), Harsusi and Mehri sebōṭ (“to beat”), Ge'ez ዘበጠ (zäbäṭä, “to beat, to strike; to smite”), Tigre ዘብጣ (zäbṭa, “to hit”), Tigrinya ዘበጠ (zäbäṭä, “to hit”), Amharic ዘበጠ (zäbbäṭä, “to beat, to strike”).

Noun

سِبْط • (sibṭ) m (plural أَسْبَاط (ʔasbāṭ))

1. grandchild
2. tribe of the Israelites
3. Shia imam (grandchild of the prophet)
4. (rare in Arabic) wand, staff

Declension

Declension of noun سِبْط (sibṭ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِبْط sibṭ	السِّبْط as-sibṭ	سِبْط sibṭ
Nominative	سِبْطٌ sibṭun	السِّبْطُ as-sibṭu	سِبْطُ sibṭu
Accusative	سِبْطًا sibṭan	السِّبْطَ as-sibṭa	سِبْطَ sibṭa
Genitive	سِبْطٍ sibṭin	السِّبْطِ as-sibṭi	سِبْطِ sibṭi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِبْطَة sibṭa	السِّبْطَة as-sibṭa	سِبْطَة sibṭat
Nominative	سِبْطَةٌ sibṭatun	السِّبْطَةُ as-sibṭatu	سِبْطَةُ sibṭatu
Accusative	سِبْطَةً sibṭatan	السِّبْطَةَ as-sibṭata	سِبْطَةَ sibṭata
Genitive	سِبْطَةٍ sibṭatin	السِّبْطَةِ as-sibṭati	سِبْطَةِ sibṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِبْطَتَيْن sibṭatayn	السِّبْطَتَيْن as-sibṭatayn	سِبْطَتَيْ sibṭatay
Nominative	سِبْطَتَانِ sibṭatāni	السِّبْطَتَانِ as-sibṭatāni	سِبْطَتَا sibṭatā
Accusative	سِبْطَتَيْنِ sibṭatayni	السِّبْطَتَيْنِ as-sibṭatayni	سِبْطَتَيْ sibṭatay
Genitive	سِبْطَتَيْنِ sibṭatayni	السِّبْطَتَيْنِ as-sibṭatayni	سِبْطَتَيْ sibṭatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِبْطَات sibṭāt	السِّبْطَات as-sibṭāt	سِبْطَات sibṭāt
Nominative	سِبْطَاتٌ sibṭātun	السِّبْطَاتُ as-sibṭātu	سِبْطَاتُ sibṭātu
Accusative	سِبْطَاتٍ sibṭātin	السِّبْطَاتِ as-sibṭāti	سِبْطَاتِ sibṭāti
Genitive	سِبْطَاتٍ sibṭātin	السِّبْطَاتِ as-sibṭāti	سِبْطَاتِ sibṭāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْبَاط ʔasbāṭ	الْأَسْبَاط al-ʔasbāṭ	أَسْبَاط ʔasbāṭ
Nominative	أَسْبَاطٌ ʔasbāṭun	الْأَسْبَاطُ al-ʔasbāṭu	أَسْبَاطُ ʔasbāṭu
Accusative	أَسْبَاطًا ʔasbāṭan	الْأَسْبَاطَ al-ʔasbāṭa	أَسْبَاطَ ʔasbāṭa
Genitive	أَسْبَاطٍ ʔasbāṭin	الْأَسْبَاطِ al-ʔasbāṭi	أَسْبَاطِ ʔasbāṭi

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