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بهس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something being soft or moist, particularly dates. It also extends to meanings of boldness, pride, and the names of animals and people, with some derived terms referring to specific historical figures or groups.

Derived headwords

البَهْسnoun
  1. 1.
    soft datesclassical

    Refers to dates while they are still soft and moist.

  2. 2.
    boldnessclassical

    A quality of being daring or audacious.

بَهَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be boldclassical

    To exhibit boldness or daring.

بُهَيْسname
  1. 1.
    lion's nameclassical

    One of the names given to a lion.

بُهَيْسَةname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman.

يَتَبَهَّسُverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

يَتَبَهْنَسُverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

يَتَبَرْنَسُverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

يَتَفَيْجَسُverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

يَتَفَيْسَجُverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

بُهَيْسname
  1. 1.
    Arabian nameclassical

    A name used among the Arabs.

البُهَيْسِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Kharijite sectclassical

    A group or sect of the Kharijites, named after Bahis Hayṣam ibn Jabir.

Parallel reading

المقل ما دام رطبا
Dates while they are still moist.
والشين لغة فيه
And 'shin' is a variant pronunciation for it.
وبيهس: من أسماء الأسد
And Bahis: is among the names of the lion.
وبيهس: من صفات الأسد، مشتق منه
And Bahis: is among the attributes of the lion, derived from it.
وبهيسة: اسم امرأة
And Bahisa: is a woman's name.
ألا قالت بهيسة: ما لنفر، ... أراه غيرت منه الدهور؟
Indeed, Bahisa said: What has happened to Nafar, ... I see that the ages have changed him?
ويروى بهيشة، بالشين المعجمة
And it is narrated as Bayhisha, with the letter 'shin'.
وفلان يتبيهس ويتبهنس ويتبرنس ويتفيجس ويتفيسج إذا يتبختر في مشيه
And so-and-so struts and walks proudly and swaggeringly if he walks with pride.
وبيهس: من أسماء العرب
And Bahis: is among the names of the Arabs.
والبيهسية: صنف من الخوارج نسبوا إلى بيهس هيصم بن جابر أحد بني سعد بن ضبيعة بن قيس
And the Bahisiyya: is a sect of the Kharijites, attributed to Bahis Hayṣam ibn Jabir, one of the Banu Sa'd ibn Dubay'a ibn Qays.