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بخز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the act of gouging out or plucking out an eye. It specifically refers to the forceful removal or destruction of the eye.

Derived headwords

بَخَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to gouge out (eye)both

    To forcefully remove or pluck out an eye, often implying destruction.

بَخَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to gouge out (eye)classical

    To forcefully remove or pluck out an eye, similar to 'bakhaza'.

بَخَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to gouge out (eye)classical

    To forcefully remove or pluck out an eye, also synonymous with 'bakhaza'.

Parallel reading

بخز عينه
He gouged out his eye.
وبخسها
And he gouged it out (referring to the eye).
وبخصها كذلك
And he gouged it out similarly (referring to the eye).