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بطش

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of seizing, grasping, or striking with force and severity. It extends to actions of aggression, punishment, and even a strong attachment or clinging. The intensity of the action is a key semantic component.

Derived headwords

بَطَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize forcefullyboth

    To take hold of something with great strength and severity, often in an aggressive manner.

  2. 2.
    to strike severelyboth

    To inflict a blow or punishment with great force, implying aggression or injustice.

  3. 3.
    to cling stronglyclassical

    To hold onto something with great tenacity and force, as in a strong attachment.

بَطْشnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful seizureboth

    The act of taking hold of something with great strength and severity.

  2. 2.
    severe strikingboth

    The act of striking or punishing with great force and violence.

  3. 3.
    aggressionclassical

    An act of violent action or behavior, often characterized by undue force.

بَاطَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize forcefullyboth

    To act with great force and severity in seizing or taking hold of something.

  2. 2.
    to strike violentlyclassical

    To engage in forceful striking or aggression.

مُبَاطَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful actionclassical

    The act of engaging in forceful seizure or striking.

بَطْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a forceful blowboth

    A single act of seizing or striking with violence and force.

  2. 2.
    tyrannyclassical

    An act of oppression or violent overreach.

بَطَّاشname
  1. 1.
    forceful oneclassical

    A name or epithet signifying someone who is extremely forceful or aggressive.

مُبَاطِشname
  1. 1.
    forceful oneclassical

    A name or epithet referring to someone who acts with great force or severity.

يُبَاطِشverb
  1. 1.
    to seize forcefullyboth

    Present or future tense of acting with great force and severity in seizing or taking hold of something.

Parallel reading

التناول بشدة عند الصولة والأخذ الشديد في كل شيء
Seizing with severity upon an assault and taking strongly in everything.
فإذا موسى باطش بجانب العرش
And behold, Moses was grasping strongly by the side of the Throne.
والبطش: الأخذ القوي الشديد
And al-batsh: the strong and severe taking.
وإذا بطشتم بطشتم جبارين
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
معناه تقتلون عند الغضب
Its meaning is you kill when angry.
تقتلون بالسوط
You kill with the whip.
بطشهم كان بالسوط والسيف
Their striking was with the whip and the sword.
فأما في الحق فالبطش بالسيف والسوط جائز
But in truth, striking with the sword and whip is permissible.
والبطشة: السطوة والأخذ بالعنف
And al-batshah: the assault and the taking by force.
حوتا إذا ما زادنا جئنا به
A fish, if it increased for us, we would bring it.
وقملة إن نحن باطشنا به
And a louse, if we dealt with it forcefully.
ليست به من قوله باطشنا به كبه من سطونا به
It is not from his saying 'we dealt with it forcefully' like 'we assaulted it forcefully'.
إذا أردت بسطونا معنى قوله تعالى: يكادون يسطون بالذين
If you intend by 'we assaulted' the meaning of His saying: 'They almost overpower those'.
وإنما هي مثل به من قولك استعنا به وتعاونا به
Rather, it is an example with it from your saying 'we sought help with it' and 'we cooperated with it'.
بطش به يبطش بطشا: سطا عليه في سرعة
He struck him forcefully, he strikes him forcefully, a forceful striking: he assaulted him quickly.
فلما أن أراد أن يبطش بالذي هو عدو لهما
And when he intended to strike him who was an enemy to them both.
يقال بطش فلان من الحمى إذا أفاق منها وهو ضعيف
It is said 'so-and-so recovered from the fever' if he awoke from it while weak.