بِتْعٌ

(S, Mgh, K) and بِتْعٌ (S, K) [Hydromel, or] نَبِيذ of honey, (S, K,) that has become strong; (K;) نبيذ made of honey, as though it were wine in strength, the drinking of which is disapproved; (El-'Eyn;) an intoxicating beverage made of honey, in El-Y emen: (Mgh:) or wine made of fresh dates: (Ibn-El-Beytár, cited by Golius:) or the pure juice of grapes; (Ibn-' Abbád, K;) said by some to be so called by reason of the strength therein, from بَتَعٌ, [verbal noun of بَتِعَ,] meaning “ strength of the neck: ” (TA:) or the former signifies wine: (K:) or wine made of honey: (AHn:) a word of the dialect of El-Yemen: (TA:) the wine of El-Medeeneh is from unripe dates, and from ripe dates; that of the Persians, from grapes; that of the people of El-Yemen is بِتْع, and is from honey; and that of the Abyssinians is سُكُرْكَة. (Aboo-Moosà El-Ash'aree.) [See مِزْرٌ.]