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بهلص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of shedding or removing clothing, often in a hurried or dramatic manner. It can also imply a state of being unclothed or exposed.

Derived headwords

تَبَهْلَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to shed clothesboth

    To remove one's clothes, often quickly or in a state of distress or haste.

تَبَلْهَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to shed clothesclassical

    An alternative form of تبهلص, meaning to remove one's clothes, often quickly or in a state of distress or haste.

التَبَهْلُصnoun
  1. 1.
    shedding of clothesboth

    The act or process of removing one's clothes.

Parallel reading

التَبَهْلَص خروج الرجل من ثيابه.
At-tabahlus is a man's exiting from his clothes.
تَبَهْلَصَ وتبلهص من ثيابه
He shed his clothes and shed his clothes from his garments.
لقيت أبا ليلى، فلما أخذته، ... تبهلص من أثوابه ثم جببا
I met Abu Layla, and when he was seized... he shed his garments and then fled.
جبب إذا هرب
Jababa means to flee.