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بست

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a garden or enclosed cultivated space. It also has a less common association with a specific gait or manner of walking.

Derived headwords

بَسْتnoun
  1. 1.
    gardenboth

    An enclosed area of land, typically planted with trees, flowers, and vegetables; a cultivated plot.

بُسْتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    gardenboth

    A cultivated area, often large and well-maintained, featuring plants, trees, and sometimes water features.

بَسْتverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a certain gaitclassical

    To walk or move with a particular, perhaps leisurely or measured, pace, similar to the manner of walking associated with the root سبت.

Parallel reading

البست من السير كالسبت
The بست (manner of walking) is like the سبت (manner of walking).
والبستان: الحديقة
And the بستان is the garden.
وبست: مدينة بخراسان
And Bust is a city in Khorasan.