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البهترة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of shortness or being stunted, and also to falsehood or lying.

Derived headwords

البُهْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state of being short or stunted in stature.

البَهْتَرadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing someone or something that is short or stunted.

البَهْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lyingclassical

    The act of telling falsehoods or fabricating stories.

Parallel reading

البُهْتَرَة، بالضم: القصيرة
Al-buhtarah, with dammah, means short.
كالبهتر
Like al-bahtar (short).
وبالفتح: الكذب
And with fatha: lying.