السبيطية

السبيطية

al-Subaytiyya, the estate al-Mansur cut from Basra's batiha over the town's objection; a dahqan named Subayt's reedbed was in it — the agent withheld part of its price and beat him, and he haunted al-Mansur's gate claiming the balance till he died, so the estate took his name.