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يوح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the name of the sun, with variations in spelling and pronunciation debated among classical scholars. It also touches upon the concept of revealing or disclosing something.

Derived headwords

يُوحname
  1. 1.
    Sunclassical

    A proper name for the sun, debated by scholars regarding its etymology and correct spelling.

بوحname
  1. 1.
    Sunclassical

    A debated alternative spelling for the name of the sun, considered a misspelling by some scholars.

بوحnoun
  1. 1.
    Disclosureboth

    The act of revealing or making something known publicly.

  2. 2.
    Breathclassical

    The exhalation of air from the lungs, sometimes used metaphorically.

باحَverb
  1. 1.
    to discloseboth

    To reveal a secret or make something known openly.

  2. 2.
    to breathe outclassical

    To exhale air, often used in a more literal or poetic sense.

يَبُوحُverb
  1. 1.
    disclosesboth

    He/she/it reveals or makes known openly.

  2. 2.
    breathes outclassical

    He/she/it exhales air.

يُوحَىverb
  1. 1.
    is revealedboth

    Passive form, meaning something is made known or disclosed.

Parallel reading

يوح اسم للشمس
Yūḥ is a name for the sun.
والذي حكاه يعقوب: بوح.
And what Ya'qub narrated: Būḥ.
وكان ابن الأنباري يقول: هو بوح بالباء، وهو تصحيف
And Ibn al-Anbārī used to say: it is Būḥ with the letter Bā', and it is a misspelling.
وأنت متى سفرت رددت يوحا
And when you traveled, you brought back Yūḥ.
فقيل له: صحفته وإنما هو بوح، بالباء
And it was said to him: You have misspelled it, and it is actually Būḥ, with the letter Bā'.
فوجدوه كما ذكره أبو العلاء
And they found it as Abū al-ʿAlā' mentioned it.
وصحفه ابن الأنباري فقال: بوح، بالباء المعجمة بواحدة
And Ibn al-Anbārī misspelled it, saying: Būḥ, with the single-dotted letter Bā'.
ثم أخرجنا كتاب الشمس والقمر لأبي حاتم السجستاني فإذا هو يوح، بالياء المعجمة باثنتين
Then we brought out the book 'The Sun and the Moon' by Abū Ḥātim al-Sijistānī, and indeed it was Yūḥ, with the two-dotted letter Yā'.
وأما البوح، بالباء، فهو النفس لا غير
As for al-Būḥ, with the letter Bā', it is the breath, nothing else.
هل طلعت يوح؟ يعني الشمس
Has Yūḥ risen? Meaning the sun.
وهو من أسمائها كبراح، وهما مبنيان على الكسر.
And it is among its names like Burāḥ, and both are built on the kasrah.
وقد يقال فيه يوحى على مثال فعلى
And it may be said as Yūḥā on the pattern of Fuʿlā.
وقد يقال بالباء الموحدة لظهورها من قولهم: باح بالأمر يبوح.
And it may be said with the single-dotted Bā' due to its appearance from their saying: bāḥa bi-l-amri yabūḥu (he disclosed the matter).