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بحثر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root بحثر (baḥthara) primarily relates to the act of scattering, disturbing, or thoroughly searching through something. It implies a vigorous mixing, overturning, or uncovering of contents, often with a sense of disorder or revelation.

Derived headwords

بَحْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To scatter, disperse, or spread out something, often in a disordered manner.

  2. 2.
    to disturbboth

    To disturb or stir up the contents of something, like digging through or overturning it.

  3. 3.
    to uncoverboth

    To extract, uncover, or reveal what is hidden within something.

بَعْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To scatter, disperse, or spread out something, often in a disordered manner. It is used synonymously with بحثر.

  2. 2.
    to overturnboth

    To overturn or mix up the contents of something thoroughly.

مَبْحَثَرadjective
  1. 1.
    clottedclassical

    Describing milk that has separated and formed clots or curds.

Parallel reading

بحثر الشيء: بحثه وبدده كبعثره
To baḥthara something: to search for it and scatter it, like baʿthara.
إذا بحثر ما في القبور؛ أي بعث الموتى
If what is in the graves is baḥthara; meaning the dead are raised.
وبحثر المتاع: فرقه
And baḥthara the belongings: to scatter them.
بحثر متاعه وبعثره إذا أثاره وقلبه وفرقه وقلب بعضه على بعض
He baḥthara his belongings and baʿthara them if he stirred them, turned them over, scattered them, and turned some of them over onto others.
إذا انقطع اللبن وتحبب، فهو مبحثر
If the milk separates and clots, it is mabḥthar.
بحثرت الشيء وبعثرته إذا استخرجته وكشفته
I baḥthara something and baʿathara it if you extract it and uncover it.
ومن لا تلد أسماء من آل عامر ... وكبشة، تكره أمه أن تبحثرا
And not the offspring of Asma' from the family of 'Amir... and Kabshah, her mother dislikes that she be baḥthara (searched for/revealed).