Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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يهت يهمت يوح


اليَهْمُوتُ

اليَهْمُوتُ A name of the fish upon which is the earth: erroneously written with ب [البهموت]: so says Esh-Shiháb in the 'Imáyeh. (MF, TA.) [See my translation of the 1001 Nights, note to the Introduction.]


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