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 שֶׁכֶת (šéḇeṯ) and Persian شوید‎ (ševid).

Alternative forms

• شِبِتّ (šibitt)

Noun

شِبِثّ • (šibiṯṯ) m

1. 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))

1. 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^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1494–1495