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بتء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of staying or residing in a place. It indicates a prolonged presence, often implying a settled or established state.

Derived headwords

بتأverb
  1. 1.
    to stayboth

    To remain or reside in a place for a prolonged period.

بتوءاnoun
  1. 1.
    stayingclassical

    The act or state of remaining or residing in a place.

بتاverb
  1. 1.
    to stayclassical

    To remain or reside in a place. This is considered the more eloquent and standard form.

بتا بتواverb
  1. 1.
    to stayclassical

    They stayed or resided. This is the plural form of the verb 'bata'.

Parallel reading

بتأ بالمكان يبتأ بتوءا: أقام.
He stayed in the place, he stays, a staying: he resided.
وقيل هذه لغة، والفصيح بتا بتوا.
And it was said this is a dialect, and the eloquent (form) is 'bata' (he stayed) and 'batawa' (they stayed).