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بطء

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of slowness, delay, and tardiness. It encompasses the state of being slow, the act of slowing down or delaying, and the general notion of time or duration.

Derived headwords

بطؤَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    To move or act with little speed; to be tardy.

بطءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The quality or state of being slow; tardiness.

بطاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    A state of being slow, often referring to the slowness of animals or vehicles.

أبطأَverb
  1. 1.
    to slow downboth

    To become slower; to reduce speed.

  2. 2.
    to delayboth

    To cause to be late or slow; to postpone.

البطيءُadjective
  1. 1.
    slowboth

    Moving or acting with little speed; not quick.

  2. 2.
    tardyboth

    Delayed or late.

أبطؤواverb
  1. 1.
    their animals were slowclassical

    This refers to the state where their mounts or vehicles were slow.

بطءٌ يا هذاnoun
  1. 1.
    time, durationclassical

    Used to refer to the passage of time or a long duration.

بطآنadjective
  1. 1.
    slowclassical

    An adjective form indicating slowness.

بطّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to delayboth

    To make something or someone slow; to cause a delay.

تبطيءnoun
  1. 1.
    delayingboth

    The act of causing a delay or making something slow.

Parallel reading

وأبطأ: ضد أسرع
And 'abṭa'a: the opposite of 'asra'a' (to hasten).
والبطيء، كأمير: لقب ms0011 أحمد بن الحسين العاقولي المحدث
And 'al-baṭī'u', like 'amīr': a title for Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-'Āqūlī al-Muḥaddith.
وأبطؤوا: إذا كانت دوابهم بطاء
And 'abṭa'ū': if their mounts were slow.
ولم أفعله بطء يا هذا، وكبشرى، أي الدهر
And I did not do it out of slowness, O you, and like 'bushrā', meaning time/eternity.
وبطآن ذا خروجا، ويفتح: أي: بطؤ
And 'baṭ'ān' with dammah for khurūjan, and with fatḥah: meaning: it was slow.
وبطأ عليه بالأمر تبطيئا
And he delayed him with the matter, causing a delay.
وأبطأ به: أخره
And he delayed him: he postponed him.