ش خ ب ط
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely an augmentation of the root خ ب ط (ḵ-b-ṭ) meaning “to knock leaves off a branch to the ground”, “to disturb or to mess up”, “to be confounded or confused”; compare also ل خ ب ط (l-ḵ-b-ṭ) and خ ل ب ط (ḵ-l-b-ṭ) denoting a similar conception of a mess or disorganized pile.
Root[edit]
ش خ ب ط • (š-ḵ-b-ṭ)
- related to scribbling
Derived terms[edit]
- Form Iq: شَخْبَطَ (šaḵbaṭa, “to scribble”)
- Form IIq: تَشَخْبَطَ (tašaḵbaṭa, “to become scribbled upon”)
- Verbal noun: تَشَخْبُط (tašaḵbuṭ)
- Active participle: مُتَشَخْبِط (mutašaḵbiṭ)