بخ

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to expressions of admiration, approval, and satisfaction, often conveyed through interjections. It also extends to meanings of stillness, quietude, and sometimes physical states like emaciation or internal rumbling.

Derived headwords

بَخْparticle

1.
Wow!classical
An interjection used to express admiration, wonder, or satisfaction with something.
2.
Well done!classical
An expression of approval or praise.

بَخْ بَخْparticle

1.
Wonderful!classical
A repeated interjection expressing strong admiration, satisfaction, or praise.

بَخْparticle

1.
Hush!classical
An interjection used to quiet someone or something.

بَخْparticle

1.
Shh!classical
An interjection used to indicate silence.

بَخْparticle

1.
Shh!classical
An interjection used to indicate silence.

بَخْparticle

1.
Shh!classical
An interjection used to indicate silence.

بَخْ بَخْparticle

1.
Hush, hush!classical
A repeated interjection used to quiet someone or something.

بَخْ بَخْparticle

1.
Hush, hush!classical
A repeated interjection used to quiet someone or something.

بَخْ بَخْparticle

1.
Hush, hush!classical
A repeated interjection used to quiet someone or something.

نَبْخَبَخَverb

1.
to become stillclassical
Used for heat becoming still or subsiding.
2.
to become quietclassical
Used for sheep becoming quiet in their resting place.

بَخْبَخَverb

1.
to rumbleclassical
Used for a camel making a rumbling sound.
2.
to cool downclassical
Used for a person feeling cool after the midday heat.
3.
to make a soundclassical
Used for meat making a sound due to extreme thinness after being fat.

بَخَverb

1.
to calm downclassical
To cease from anger.

بَخْverb

1.
to snoreclassical
To make a snoring sound during sleep.

مُبَخْبَخَةadjective

1.
large-belliedclassical
Describing camels with large internal cavities or bellies.

البَخّnoun

1.
noble personclassical
A man of high status or nobility.

دِرْهَمٌ بُخِيٌّnoun

1.
inscribed dirhamclassical
A dirham coin inscribed with the word 'بخ'.

دِرْهَمٌ بُخِّيٌّnoun

1.
inscribed dirhamclassical
A dirham coin inscribed with the word 'بخ', with a doubled 'خ'.

Parallel reading

بخ، أي: عظم الأمر وفخم

Bakh, meaning: the matter was great and magnificent.

تقال وحدها وتكرر: بخ بخ

It is said alone and repeated: Bakh bakh.

الأول منون والثاني مسكن

The first is tanweened and the second is silent.

وقل في الإفراد: بخ، ساكنة، وبخ، مكسورة، وبخ، منونة، وبخ، منونة مضمومة

And it is said in its singular form: Bakh (silent), and Bakh (kasra), and Bakh (tanween), and Bakh (damma with tanween).

ويقال: بخ بخ، مسكنين، وبخ بخ، منونين، وبخ بخ، مشددين

And it is said: Bakh bakh (both silent), and Bakh bakh (both tanweened), and Bakh bakh (both stressed).

كلمة تقال عند الرضى والإعجاب بالشيء، أو الفخر والمدح

A word said upon satisfaction and admiration of something, or pride and praise.

ونبخبخ الحر: سكن

And nabkhbakh al-ḥarr: the heat subsided.

والغنم: سكنت حيث كانت

And al-ghanam: the sheep became quiet where they were.

وبخبخ البعير: هدر

And bakhbakh al-ba'eer: the camel rumbled.

والرجل: أبرد من الظهيرة

And ar-rajul: the man cooled down from the midday heat.

ولحمه: صار يسمع له صوت من هزال بعد سمن

And laḥmuhu: his flesh began to make a sound from emaciation after being fat.

بخ: سكن من غضبه

Bakh: he calmed down from his anger.

وفي النوم: غط، كبخبخ

And in sleep: he snored, like bakhbakh.

وإبل مبخبخة: عظيمة الأجواف

And ibil mubakhbakhah: camels with large bellies.

والبخ: الرجل السري

And al-bakh: the noble man.

ودرهم بخي، وقد تشدد الخاء: كتب عليه: بخ

And dirham bukhī, and the kha is doubled: it was inscribed with: Bakh.

ومعمعي: كتب عليه: مع

And ma'ma'ī: it was inscribed with: Ma'.