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$bT noun pl. emphatic
šbṭ, šbṭˀ (šḇeṭ, ša/iḇṭā) n.m. tribe; staff; plague
Syr rarely ܫܦܛܐ ; CPA also ܫܘܒܛ ; BA pl. const. שִבְטֵי ; JBA שיבטא٠ שיפטא ; JBAmb also שובטא

  1 tribe Com.
  2 rod, staff Syr, LJLA. --(a) sceptre Syr. --(b) branch of candelabra Syr. --(c) metaph.: punishment, instrument of punishment Syr.
  3 plague OA-Mesop, Syr, JBAmb.
  4 spear Syr. --(a) (geog.) a type of (silent?) lightning Syr.

(m noun pl. emphatic
ˁm, ˁmˀ (ˁam, ˁammā) n.m. people
pl. almost always spelled ˁmmyn

  1 related group of people, nation Com. --(a) alluding to a specific group Syr. (a.1) christians Syr. (a.2) pl. : gentiles Qum, JLAtg, Syr. (a.3) Jewish nation Syr.
  2 people, folks Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) unlearned person (see also ˁm dˀrˁ) Syr.