شَبَاةٌ
Root: شبو
Full Definition
شَبَاةٌ
The point of the extremity of anything: pl.
شَبًا [or rather this is a coll. gen. n.] and [the pl. properly so termed is] شَبَوَاتٌ.
2 And The sting of the scorpion; [and] so شَبًا [mentioned above as having a pl. meaning]. (Sh, TA in art. شول; and Ham p. 385.)
3 And The portion with which one cuts, of a sword.
4 And The two sides of the أَسَلَة [i. e. toe, or tapering head or foremost part,] of a sandal: pl. as above [app. in all of the senses of the sing.].
5 [And app.
6 Also The scorpion: or the scorpion when just born: or a yellow scorpion: so in the M. [See also the next paragraph.]
7 And A mare raising her head (عَاطِيَةٌ) in the bridle. And [A mare] standing upon her hind legs.
2 And The sting of the scorpion; [and] so شَبًا [mentioned above as having a pl. meaning]. (Sh, TA in art. شول; and Ham p. 385.)
3 And The portion with which one cuts, of a sword.
4 And The two sides of the أَسَلَة [i. e. toe, or tapering head or foremost part,] of a sandal: pl. as above [app. in all of the senses of the sing.].
5 [And app.
6 Also The scorpion: or the scorpion when just born: or a yellow scorpion: so in the M. [See also the next paragraph.]
7 And A mare raising her head (عَاطِيَةٌ) in the bridle. And [A mare] standing upon her hind legs.
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