بعد

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of 'after' or 'behind' in time and space. It encompasses notions of distance, remoteness, and being subsequent to something else. Derived terms often relate to temporal or spatial separation, and in some contexts, can signify extreme remoteness or a point of culmination.

Derived headwords

بَعْدُnoun

1.
afterboth
A temporal adverb indicating subsequence, often used in contrast to 'before'.
2.
afterwardsboth
Referring to a time subsequent to a specific event or period.

والأرض بعد ذلك دحاها — And the earth He spread out after that.

بَعْدَparticle

1.
afterboth
A preposition indicating temporal or spatial subsequence.
2.
behindboth
Indicating a position that is spatially behind something else.

لقاؤك إلا من وراء وراء — Your meeting is only from behind, behind.

بَعِيدadjective

1.
farboth
Distant in space or time.
2.
remoteboth
Far removed from the usual or ordinary; unlikely.

ما هو بالذي لا بعد له — He is not one who has no distance (i.e., he is not close).

أَبْعَدَverb

1.
to go farboth
To move to a distant place or to go to an extreme in a certain direction.
2.
to go furtherboth
To extend one's journey or effort to a greater distance or degree.

أبعد فلان في الأرض إذا أمعن فيها — So-and-so went far in the land if he went deep into it.

يُتَبَعَّدُverb

1.
to go far awayclassical
To move oneself to a distant location, often for a specific purpose like relieving oneself.

وفي آخر: يتبعد — And in another narration: he would go far away.

أَبْعَدَverb

1.
to make remoteclassical
To cause something to be distant or far off.
2.
to reach the furthest pointclassical
To attain the extreme limit or furthest extent of something.

هل أبعد من رجل قتلتموه؟ — Is it further than a man you have killed?

بُعْدnoun

1.
distanceboth
The extent of space between two points.
2.
remotenessboth
The state of being far away in space or time.

ما هو بالذي لا بعد له — He is not one who has no distance.

بَعِيدَات بَيْنadverbial phrase

1.
after a long intervalclassical
Indicating a meeting or occurrence after a considerable period of time has passed.
2.
after a long separationclassical
Referring to a reunion after a lengthy period of being apart.

لقيته بعيدات بين إذا لقيته بعد حين — I met him after a long interval when I met him after a while.

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَphrase

1.
after thatboth
Following a previously mentioned event or time.

والأرض بعد ذلك دحاها — And the earth He spread out after that.

أَمَّا بَعْدُphrase

1.
thereafterboth
A transitional phrase used in speeches or writings to move from an introduction or preamble to the main subject.
2.
to proceedboth
Used to signal the commencement of the main discourse after initial pleasantries or acknowledgments.

أما بعد؛ إنما يريدون أما بعد دعائي لك — As for what follows; they mean 'as for after my supplication for you'.

بَعِيدnoun

1.
far pointclassical
The furthest extent or limit of something.

هل أبعد من رجل قتلتموه؟ — Is it further than a man you have killed?

Parallel reading

لقاؤك إلا من وراء وراء

Your meeting is only from behind, behind.

فرفع إذ جعله غاية ولم يذكر بعده الذي أضيف إليه

So it is raised because it is made a limit and its subsequent, to which it is attributed, is not mentioned.

وإن نويت أن تظهر ما أضيف إليه وأظهرته فقلت: لله الأمر من قبل ومن بعد، جاز

And if you intend to mention what it is attributed to and you mention it, saying: 'To Allah belongs the command from before and from after,' it is permissible.

يجعلونهما نكرتين، المعنى: لله الأمر من تقدم وتأخر، والأول أجود.

They make them indefinite, the meaning: 'To Allah belongs the command of what precedes and what follows,' and the first is better.

تركه على ما كان يكون عليه في الإضافة

He leaves it as it used to be in attribution.

بين ذراعي وجبهة الأسد

Between the two shoulders and the forehead of the lion.

ونحن قتلنا الأسد أسد خفية

And we killed the lion, the lion of Khufya.

فما شربوا بعد على لذة خمرا

So they did not drink wine with pleasure afterwards.

إنما أراد بعد فنون ضرورة

He only intended 'after' in various ways out of necessity.

ما هو بالذي لا بعد له

He is not one who has no distance (i.e., he is not close).

وقالوا قبل وبعد من الأضداد

And they said 'qabl' and 'ba'd' are antonyms.

والأرض بعد ذلك دحاها ، أي قبل ذلك.

And the earth He spread out after that, meaning before that.

كيف قال بعد ذلك والأرض أنشأ خلقها قبل السماء

How did He say 'after that' when He created the earth before the sky?

والدليل على ذلك قوله تعالى: قل أإنكم لتكفرون بالذي خلق الأرض في يومين؛

And the proof for that is His saying, the Almighty: Say, 'Do you indeed disbelieve in Him who created the earth in two days?'

ثم استوى إلى السماء، وثم لا يكون إلا بعد الأول الذي ذكر قبله

Then He directed Himself to the heaven, and 'then' only occurs after the first which was mentioned before it.

فالله عز وجل، خلق الأرض أولا غير مدحوة، ثم خلق السماء، ثم دحا الأرض أي بسطها

So Allah, the Almighty, created the earth first not spread out, then He created the sky, then He spread out the earth, meaning He flattened it.

أما بعد؛ إنما يريدون أما بعد دعائي لك

As for what follows; they mean 'as for after my supplication for you'.

أما بعد حمد الله فكذا وكذا.

As for after praising Allah, then so-and-so.

لقيته بعيدات بين إذا لقيته بعد حين

I met him after a long interval when I met him after a while.

وهو من ظروف الزمان التي لا تتمكن ولا تستعمل إلا ظرفا

And it is from the adverbs of time that are not established and are not used except as adverbs.

وأشعث منقد القيمص، دعوته ... بعيدات بين، لا هدان ولا نكس

And a disheveled man with a torn shirt, I called him... after a long interval, neither guided nor fallen.

إنها لتضحك بعيدات بين أي بين المرة ثم المرة في الحين.

She laughs after a long interval, meaning between one time and then another time in the interval.

أنه كان إذا أراد البراز أبعد

That he, when he wanted to relieve himself, would go far.

أنه، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يبعد في المذهب أي الذهاب عند قضاء حاجته؛

That he, peace be upon him, would go far in his path, meaning the going when relieving himself;

معناه إمعانه في ذهابه إلى الخلاء.

Its meaning is his going to an extreme in his going to the latrine.

أبعد فلان في الأرض إذا أمعن فيها.

So-and-so went far in the land if he went deep into it.

هل أبعد من رجل قتلتموه؟

Is it further than a man you have killed?

معناها أنهى وأبلغ، لأن الشيء المتناهي في نوعه يقال قد أبعد فيه

Its meaning is 'most extreme' and 'most far-reaching', because the thing that is ultimate in its kind is said to have reached its extreme in it.

وهذا أمر بعيد لا يقع مثله لعظمه، والمعنى: أنك استعظمت شأني واستبعدت قتلي فهل هو أبعد من رجل قتله قومه؛

And this is a distant matter, such a thing does not happen due to its greatness, and the meaning is: You considered my affair great and considered my killing unlikely, so is it more distant than a man whose people killed him?