بدح

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of spaciousness, breadth, and openness, particularly concerning land. It also extends to meanings of suddenness, generosity, and physical attributes like being stout or broad-flanked. Some derived terms refer to specific actions or objects.

Derived headwords

بَدَحَverb

1.
to cutclassical
To cut or sever something.
2.
to splitclassical
To split or cleave something.
3.
to strikeclassical
To strike or hit someone.
4.
to surpriseclassical
To surprise someone with a matter.
5.
to revealclassical
To reveal a secret.
6.
to walk wellclassical
A woman walks with a good, relaxed gait.
7.
to be unableclassical
A camel is unable to carry its load.
8.
to be difficultclassical
A matter becomes difficult or overwhelming.

تَبَدَّحَverb

1.
to walk with a good gaitclassical
To walk with a good, relaxed, and expansive gait, similar to the verb 'badaha'.

تَبَادَحَverb

1.
to throw soft things at each otherclassical
To throw soft objects at one another, as a form of playful jesting.

وكان الصحابة يتمازحون حتى يتبادحون بالبطيخ — The Companions used to joke with each other, even throwing watermelons at each other.

البَدْحnoun

1.
wide open space
A wide, open, and spacious area of land.
2.
type of fishclassical
A specific type of fish.

البُدْحَةnoun

1.
courtyard
A courtyard or an open space within a dwelling or settlement.

المَبْدُوحadjective

1.
spaciousclassical
Describing land that is wide and spacious.

الأَبْدَحadjective

1.
tallclassical
Describing a man who is tall.
2.
broad-flankedclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that is broad-flanked.

البَدْحَاءadjective

1.
wide and highclassical
Describing something that is wide and elevated or raised.

بيدحadjective

1.
stoutclassical
Describing a woman who is stout or corpulent.

امرأة بيدح — A stout woman.

أبو البَدَّاحname

1.
a Companion's nameclassical
A name referring to Abu al-Baddah, son of Asim, a Tabi'i (a successor to the Companions).

البَدَّاحname

1.
a freedman and singerclassical
A freedman of Abdullah bin Ja'far bin Abi Talib, known as a singer whose voice was so beautiful it overshadowed others.

فَدَحَverb

1.
to be difficultclassical
To be a heavy or overwhelming burden; to be difficult.

بَدَهَverb

1.
to surprise
To come upon someone suddenly or unexpectedly; to surprise.

بَاحَverb

1.
to reveal
To reveal or disclose a secret.

بَدِيحَةnoun

1.
generous giftclassical
A generous gift or bounty.

أبدح ودبيدحidiom

1.
unjustly and falselyclassical
An idiomatic expression meaning to acquire or spend wealth unjustly, falsely, or through illicit means.

أكل ماله بأبدح ودبيدح — He consumed his wealth unjustly and falsely.

Parallel reading

فلانا بالأمر: بدهه

To surprise someone with a matter: to بدهه (surprise) him.

وبالسر: باح

And with a secret: to باح (reveal) it.

والمرأة: مشت مشية حسنة فيها تفكك، كتبدحت

And a woman: she walked a good gait with looseness, as if she كتبدحت (walked with a good gait).

والبعير: عجز عن الحمل

And a camel: it was unable to carry the load.

والأمر: فدح

And the matter: it was فدح (overwhelmingly difficult).

المتسع من الأرض، أو اللينة الواسعة

The spacious part of the land, or the soft and wide land.

والبدحة، بالضم: الساحة

And al-budhah, with dammah: the courtyard.

والبدح، بالكسر: الفضاء الواسع، كالمبدوح والأبدح

And al-badh, with kasrah: the wide open space, like al-mabdouh and al-abadah.

وبالفتح: نوع من السمك

And with fatha: a type of fish.

وامرأة بيدح: بادن

And a woman بيدح (stout): corpulent.

أبو البداح، ككتان، ابن عاصم: تابعي

Abu al-Baddah, like kattan, son of Asim: a Tabi'i.

وكزبير: مولى لعبد الله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب، ومغن كان إذا غنى قطع غناء غيره لحسن صوته

And like zubayr: a freedman of Abdullah bin Ja'far bin Abi Talib, and a singer who, when he sang, would overshadow the singing of others due to his beautiful voice.

والأبدح: الرجل الطويل، والعريض الجنبين من الدواب

And al-abadah: the tall man, and the broad-flanked among animals.

والبدحاء: الواسعة الرفغ

And al-badhaa': wide and high.

وكان الصحابة يتمازحون حتى يتبادحون بالبطيخ، فإذا حزبهم أمر كانوا هم الرجال أصحاب الأمر

The Companions used to joke with each other, even throwing watermelons at each other; when a serious matter befell them, they were the men in charge.

أكل ماله بأبدح ودبيدح

He consumed his wealth unjustly and falsely.

وقال الحجاج لجبلة: قل لفلان: أكلت مال الله بأبدح ودبيدح

And Al-Hajjaj said to Jubaylah: Tell so-and-so: You have consumed Allah's wealth unjustly and falsely.