شبكية

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شبكية

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of شَبَكَة (šabaka, “net, grid”) + ـِيَّة (-iyya) within the root ش ب ك (š b k).

The interpretation of the pastry as a kind of latticework, though it have a griddy structure, is doubtful, since it would only work as a calque of half of the term in Indo-Aryan where there are words for “net” such as Hindi जाल (jāl), जाली (jālī), Marathi जाळें (jāḷẽ), Punjabi جال (jāl). It may be instead from شَوْبَك (šawbak, “rolling pin”).

noun شَبَكِيّة · šabakiyya · شَبَكِيّات · الشَّبَكِيّة

retina of the eye

noun شَبَّكِيّة · šabbakiyya · شَبَّكِيّات · الشَّبَّكِيّة

synonym of زَلَابِيَّة (zalābiyya, “a kind of fritter”)
Similar: زَلَابِيَّة

In English

retina thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball

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"شبكية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شبكية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}