نبات

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Arabic

Root
ن ب ت (n b t)
8 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.baːt/
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Noun

نَبَات (nabātm (plural نَبَاتَات (nabātāt))

  1. plant, vegetable, vegetation

Declension

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: نبات (nabāt)
  • South Levantine Arabic: نبات (nabāt)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نبات (nebat)
  • Persian: نبات (nabât)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نبت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Gulf Arabic

Root
ن ب ت
1 term

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَبَات (nabāt).

Noun

نبات (nabātm (plural نباتات (nabātāt))

  1. a plant
Derived terms
  • نباتي (nabāti, vegetable-based; vegetarian)

Etymology 2

Saffron-flavored nabāt.

From Persian نبات (nabât).

Noun

نبات (nabātm

  1. (uncountable) crystal sugar, rock sugar, sugar candy, rock candy, solidified plain or flavored (usually with saffron) pieces of sugar that can be used as a replacement for sugar in drinks.

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ب ت
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَبَات (nabāt).

Pronunciation

Noun

نبات (nabātm (collective, singulative نبتة f (nabte), plural نباتات (nabātāt))

  1. (uncountable) plants

Derived terms