שבטבט

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • בְּטְבָּט (betbat), בִּטְבּוּט (bitbut) (obsolete)

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ב־ט (sh-b-ṭ)
4 terms

Borrowed from Aramaic ܫܒܱܛܒܳܛܳܐ (šəḇaṭbāṭā), doublet of native forms שְׁבַצְבָּץ (shvatzbatz), שְׁבַצְבּוּץ (shvatzbutz), and בִּצְבוּץ (bitzbutz), ultimately a derivation of Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“reed”).

Noun

שְׁבַטְבָּט • (shvatbat) m

  1. horsetail (Equisetum gen. et spp.)

References

  • “שבטבט” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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