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بكت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking, hitting, or reprimanding someone forcefully. It extends to confronting someone with what they dislike or overpowering them with an argument.

Derived headwords

بَكَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone with a sword, stick, or similar object.

  2. 2.
    to confront with dislikeclassical

    To meet someone with something they dislike.

بَكَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike himboth

    To strike him with a sword, stick, or similar object.

  2. 2.
    to reprimand himboth

    To reprimand or admonish him forcefully.

  3. 3.
    to overpower himboth

    To overpower him with an argument or evidence.

  4. 4.
    to confront himclassical

    To confront him with something he dislikes.

بَكْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The act of striking someone with a sword, stick, or similar object.

  2. 2.
    confrontationclassical

    Meeting someone with something they dislike.

التَبْكِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    reprimandboth

    The act of reprimanding, admonishing, or scolding someone forcefully.

  2. 2.
    overpowering with argumentboth

    The act of overpowering someone with an argument or evidence.

  3. 3.
    confrontationclassical

    Confronting someone with what they dislike, often as a form of rebuke.

تَبْكِيتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    reprimandingboth

    The act of reprimanding or admonishing someone.

  2. 2.
    overpoweringboth

    The act of overpowering someone with an argument.

Parallel reading

بكته بالسيف والعصا ونحوهما.
He struck him with a sword, a stick, and the like.
بكته بالعصا تبكيتا.
He struck him with a stick, reprimanding him.
بكته بالسيف ونحوه.
He struck him with a sword and the like.
بكته تبكيتا إذا قرعه بالعذل تقريعا.
He reprimanded him forcefully when he rebuked him with blame.
أنه أتي بشارب، فقال: بكتوه.
That a drunkard was brought to him, and he said: Reprimand him.
التبكيت: التقريع والتوبيخ.
Reprimanding: It is the act of rebuking and scolding.
يا فاسق، أما استحيت؟ أما اتقيت الله؟
O sinner, have you no shame? Have you no fear of God?
ويكون باليد وبالعصا ونحوه.
And it can be with the hand, with a stick, and the like.
وبكته بالحجة أي غلبه.
And he overpowered him with an argument, meaning he defeated him.
استقبله بما يكره.
He met him with what he disliked.
التبكيت والبلغ أن يستقبل الرجل بما يكره.
Al-tabkeet and al-balgh is for a man to be met with what he dislikes.
وإذا الموؤدة سئلت بأي ذنب قتلت؟ تسأل تبكيتا لوائدها.
And when the buried infant girl is asked, 'For what sin was she killed?' she will be questioned to rebuke her killer.