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بصا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a spark or ember, and by extension, to thoroughness or completeness in an action, particularly in dealing with a debtor. It also appears as a place name.

Derived headwords

بَصْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sparkclassical

    A small ember or spark, especially one that flies from a fire.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    The name of a specific location.

بَصَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be thoroughclassical

    To be exhaustive or thorough in dealing with someone, especially a debtor.

بَصَّاءadjective
  1. 1.
    thoroughclassical

    Exhaustive or complete, particularly in the context of dealing with a debtor or in a transaction.

بَصِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    thoroughclassical

    Describing someone who is thorough or exhaustive, especially in the context of castration or dealing with a debtor.

Parallel reading

ما في الرماد بصوة أي شررة ولا جمرة.
There is no spark or ember in the ashes.
وبصوة: اسم موضع؛
And Buṣwah: a place name;
من ماء بصوة يوما وهو مجهور
from the water of Buṣwah one day, and it was flowing abundantly
الفراء: بصا إذا استقصى على غريمه.
Al-Farra': 'Baṣā' means to be thorough with one's debtor.
أبو عمرو: البصاء أن يستقصي الخصاء،
Abu Amr: Al-Buṣā' is to be thorough in castration,
يقال منه: خصي بصي.
It is said from it: 'a thoroughly castrated one'.
خصي بصي؛
a thoroughly castrated one;
خصاه الله وبصاه ولصاه.
May God castrate him, make him thorough, and make him stick to it.