إبط

العربية

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إبط

/ʔibtˤ/

Where it comes from

No cognates are known. Maybe irregularly from ع ب ط (ʕ b ṭ) or even غ ب ط (ḡ b ṭ) or بَطَّ (baṭṭa), but probably ه ب ط (h b ṭ) with the armpit understood as the part of the arm where “declivity” or “emaciation” has its place and the regular sound change of the initial consonant known from grammatical elements إِن (ʔin), أَن (ʔan), أَ (ʔa), form IV etc. but also found in e.g. إِبِل (ʔibil) and أُهْبَة (ʔuhba).

noun إِبْط · ʔibṭ · إِبْطَانِ · آبَاط · الْإِبْط

armpit

In English

armpit the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder

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"إبط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B7. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

إبط. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B7

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"إبط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إبط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}