بوء

بِيْئَةٌ ذ a subst. from بَوَّأَهُ مَنْزِلًا. (M, K.) [See 2; and] see also مَبَاآءَةٌ. ― -b2- A mode, or manner, of taking for oneself a place of abode: (M:) and [hence,] a state, or condition. (AZ, T, S, M, K.) You say, اـِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ البِيْئَةِ Verily he has a good mode, or manner, of taking for himself a place of abode: (M:) or verily he is of good state or condition. (S.) And بَاتَ بِبِيْئَةِ He passed the night in an evil state or condition (AZ, T, S, * M.) بَوَاآءٌ Equal; equivalent; like; alike; a match; (Akh, T, S, M, Mgh, K;) and particularly, if slain in retaliation for another. (M.) It is applied to one, and to two, and to more: so that you say, فُلَانٌ بَوَاآءٌ فُلَانٌ Such a one is the equal, &c., of such a one if slain in retaliation for him: (M:) and هُوَ بَوَاآءٌ He is an equal, &c.; and so هِىَ she: and هُمْ بَوَاآءٌ They are equals, &c.; and so هُنَّ they, referring to females: (Mgh:) and هُمْ بَوَاآءٌ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ They are equals in this affair. (T.) Hence, in a trad. of 'Alee, respecting witnesses, اـَذَ كَانُوا بَوَاآءٌ When they are equals in number and rectitude. (Mgh.) And مَا فُلَانٌ لِفُلَانٍ بِبَوَاآءٌ Such a one is not an equal, &c., to such a one. (T.) And دَمُ فُلَانٍ بَوَاآءٌ لِدَمِ فُلَانٍ The blood of such a one is an equivalent for the blood of such a one. (S.) And الجِرَاحَاتُ بَوَاآءٌ Wounds are to be retaliated equally: a trad. (T, Mgh.) And القَوْمُ عَلَى بَوَاآءِ The people, or company of men, are in a state of equality. (T.) And قُسِمَ المَالُ بَيْنَهُمْ عَلَى بَوَاآءٍ The property was divided among them equally. (T. [A similar ex. is given in the Mgh, and explained in the same manner; but there I find عَنْ بَوَاآءٍ; perhaps a mistranscription.]) And كَلَّمْنَاهُمْ فَأَجَابُوا عَنْ بَوَاآءٍ وَاحِدٍ [in a copy of the M عَلَى بواآء واحد] We spoke to them, and they replied with one reply: (T, S, O, K: *) i. e., their reply was not discordant: عَنْ being here used in the sense of بِ. (TA.) ― -b3- Also Retaliation. (T.) [See 1, near the end of the paragraph: as well as in other places.] It is related in a trad., that Jaafar Es-Sádik, being asked the reason of the rage of the scorpion against the sons of Adam, said, تُرِيدُ البَوَاآءَ [ It desires retaliation ]; i. e., it hurts like as it is hurt. (TA.)