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البهز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns forceful pushing, striking, and aggressive physical confrontation, often involving the chest. It also refers to a specific tribal affiliation.

Derived headwords

البَهْزnoun
  1. 1.
    Forceful pushingboth

    A violent push or shove, characterized by force.

  2. 2.
    Striking the chestboth

    Hitting someone in the chest, either with hands or feet, or with both.

مَبْهُوزadjective
  1. 1.
    Pushed forcefullyclassical

    Describing someone who has been forcefully pushed or struck.

مُبْهِزadjective
  1. 1.
    Forceful pusherboth

    A person who pushes or strikes forcefully.

البَهْزِيّname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameboth

    An adjective referring to a member of the Banu Bahz tribe.

Parallel reading

البَهْز، كالمنع: الدفع العنيف، والضرب في الصدر باليد والرجل، أو بكلتى اليدين.
Al-bahz, like al-man', is a forceful push, and striking in the chest with a hand or foot, or with both hands.
ورجل مبهز: دفاع.
And a man who is mibhaz: a defender.
وبهز: حي، منهم: الحجاج بن علاط، وضمرة بن ثعلبة البهزيان الصحابيان.
And Bahz: a tribe, among them are Al-Hajjaj ibn 'Allat, and Damrah ibn Tha'labah, the two Bahzi Companions.