بدح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns striking or hitting something, often with a soft or yielding object. It can also extend to the idea of imposing or presenting something forcefully, or to the act of cutting.

Derived headwords

بَدَحَverb

1.
to strike with something softboth
To strike someone with an object that has some softness or yielding quality, like striking someone with a melon.
2.
to strike with a stickboth
To strike someone with a stick.
3.
to impose uponclassical
To impose or present a matter to someone, similar to 'bada'ahum' (بَدَهَهُم).
4.
to cutclassical
To cut, sever, or cleave.

بَدْحًاnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking, particularly with something soft or yielding.
2.
cuttingclassical
The act of cutting or severing.

كَفَحَverb

1.
to strikeboth
To strike someone, synonymous with 'badaha' (بَدَحَهُ).

كَفْحًاnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking, synonymous with 'badhan' (بَدْحًا).

بَدَحَهُverb

1.
to strike himboth
He struck him.

بَدَحُnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking.

بَرِحًاnoun

1.
sufferingclassical
Suffering, torment, or distress.

Parallel reading

البدح: ضربك بشيء فيه رخاوة كما تأخذ بطيخة فتبدح بها إنسانا.

Al-badhu: striking you with something that has softness, like taking a melon and striking a person with it.

وبدحه بالعصا وكفحه بدحا وكفحا: ضربه بها.

And he struck him with the stick, and he struck him, badhan and kafhan: he struck him with it.

وبدحه بأمر: مثل بدهه

And he imposed a matter upon him: like he surprised him.

بالصرم من شعثاء، والحبل ... الذي قطعته بدحا

With severance from Sha'tha', and the rope... which you cut, badhan.

وقيل: إن قوله بدحا، بمعنى قطعا

And it was said: his saying 'badahan' means cutting.

ويروى: برحا أي تبريحا وتعذيبا

And it is narrated: 'barahan' meaning torment and suffering.

برحت علي بها الظباء، ومرت الغربان سنحا

The gazelles passed by me, and the crows passed by auspiciously.