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بوط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a vessel used by craftsmen for melting substances. It also encompasses a figurative meaning of experiencing a decline in status or fortune, moving from a position of power or wealth to one of humility or poverty.

Derived headwords

البوطةnoun
  1. 1.
    crucibleboth

    A vessel in which a goldsmith or other craftsman melts substances.

باطverb
  1. 1.
    to be humbledclassical

    To become humbled or submissive after a period of honor or power.

  2. 2.
    to become impoverishedclassical

    To become poor after a period of wealth.

Parallel reading

البوطة: التي يذيب فيها الصائغ ونحوه من الصناع.
The crucible: the vessel in which a goldsmith or other craftsman melts [substances].
باط الرجل يبوط إذا ذل بعد عز
A man becomes humbled (يبوط) if he is humbled after honor.
أو إذا افتقر بعد غنى.
Or if he becomes impoverished after wealth.