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بيز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sharpness or keenness, possibly in a physical or metaphorical sense. It is primarily attested in classical sources and its usage in modern Arabic is limited or non-existent.

Derived headwords

بَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sharpclassical

    To possess sharpness or keenness. This is the primary meaning attributed to the root.

يَبِيزُverb
  1. 1.
    to be sharpclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to be sharp'.

بَيْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpnessclassical

    The state or quality of being sharp or keen. It functions as the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'to be sharp'.

بُيُوزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpnessclassical

    An alternative form of the verbal noun (masdar) indicating sharpness or keenness.

Parallel reading

باز عنه يبيز بيزا وبيوزا: حاد؛ عن ابن الأعرابي
Baz 'anhu yubizu bayzan wa buyuzan: hadd; from Ibn al-A'rabi.
كأنها ما حجر مكزوز
As if it were a stone that is tightly packed.
لز إلى آخر ما يبيز
It clung until the end of what is sharp.
أراد كأنها حجر
He intended 'as if it were a stone'.
وما زائدة
And 'ma' is superfluous.