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بهر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 بَهَرَهُ بهر بهره بهرة هر هرة , (S, A, Msb,) aor. بَهَرَ , (Msb,) inf. n. بَهْرٌ, (S, Msb, K,) He overcame him: (S, A, Msb, K:) he overpowered him; subdued him: (TA:) he surpassed him; excelled him. (Msb.) See also 3. You say, بَهَرَتْ فُلَانَةُ النِّسَاآءَ Such a woman surpassed the [other] women in beauty. (S.) And بَهَرَ [alone] He excelled in knowledge &c.; or he was, or became, accomplished, or perfect, in every excellence, and in goodliness. (S, K.) And بَهَرَ القَمَرُ, (S, K,) or بَهَرَ القَمَرُ النُّجُومَ, (TA,) aor. بَهَرَ , (K,) inf. n. بُهُورٌ, (TA,) (tropical:) The moon overcame with its light the light of the stars. (S, K, TA.) And بَهَرَتِ الشَّمْسُ الأَرْضَ (assumed tropical:) The light of the sun overspread the earth. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] بَهَرَ, aor. بَهَرَ , (TA,) inf. n. بَهْرٌ and بُهُورٌ, (K,) (tropical:) It shone, or shone brightly: (K, TA:) and السَّحَابَةُ ↓ تَبَهَّرَتِ (tropical:) The cloud shone, or shone brightly. (K.) -A2- بَهَرَهُ, (S, A,) aor. بَهَرَ , inf. n. بُهْرٌ, (S,) also signifies (tropical:) It (a load, or burden, S, A, and running, A) [ caused him to be out of breath; interrupted his breathing; (see بُهْرٌ;)] caused to pant, or breathe [ shortly or] uninterruptedly. (S, A.) ― -b2- Also, (ISh, JK, TA,) inf. n. بَهْرٌ, (K, TA,) (assumed tropical:) He stopped his breath by beating, or by squeezing his throat, or throttling him, or by any other means: (ISh, TA:) (assumed tropical:) he plied him, or worked him, (عَالَجَهُ,) until he became out of breath, or until he panted: (JK, TA:) (assumed tropical:) he imposed upon him a thing that was above his power, or ability. (K, TA.) A poet says, اـِنَّ البَخِيلَ اـِذَا سَأَلْتَ بَهَرْتَهُ Verily the niggardly, when thou askest of him, thou stoppest his breath. (ISh, TA.) ― -b3- [Hence,] بُهِرَ, i. q. انبهر, as explained below. (K.) -A3- بَهَرَهَا, (JK,) or بَهَرَهَا بِبُهْتَانٍ, (TA,) inf. n. بَهْرٌ, (K,) He reproached her, or accused her, falsely; (JK;) he aspersed her; calumniated her; or brought a false accusation against her. (K, * TA.) You say, بَهَرَهَا بِكَذَا He reproached her falsely with, or accused her falsely of, such a thing. (JK.) [See also 8.]

Derived headwords

بَهَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
بَهَرَتْ فُلَانَةُ النِّسَاآءَ
بَهَرَ القَمَرُ النُّجُومَ
بَهَرَتِ الشَّمْسُ الأَرْضَ
اـِنَّ البَخِيلَ اـِذَا سَأَلْتَ بَهَرْتَهُ
بَهَرَهَا بِبُهْتَانٍ
بَهَرَهَا بِكَذَا