What does Al-nabṭu mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-nabṭu (نَّبْطُ) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-nabṭu

Al-nabṭu according to An-Nihaya (Ibn al-Athir)

Death.

Al-nabṭu according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Water that is drawn or extracted.

Al-nabṭu according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

A race of people from the countryside of Iraq, the singular of which is Nabați, and the term was later used for people of mixed origins and the common folk.

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