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البءس

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns hardship, suffering, and intense difficulty, often in the context of war or dire need. It also extends to meanings of courage and severity, and can be used in expressions denoting misfortune or a severe situation.

Derived headwords

البَأْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardshipboth

    General suffering, distress, or hardship.

  2. 2.
    Severity in warboth

    Intense difficulty, ferocity, or severity experienced during warfare.

  3. 3.
    Courageboth

    Bravery and valor, particularly in the face of danger.

بَؤُسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be wretchedboth

    To be in a state of misery, poverty, or extreme hardship.

بَأْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Wretchednessboth

    The state of being wretched, miserable, or in extreme need.

بَئِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    Courageousboth

    Possessing bravery and valor; courageous.

بَئِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be in dire needboth

    To experience extreme poverty or a severe lack of necessities.

بُؤْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Dire needboth

    A state of extreme poverty, destitution, or severe need.

بُؤُوسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Dire needboth

    A state of extreme poverty, destitution, or severe need.

بُؤْسَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Dire needboth

    A state of extreme poverty, destitution, or severe need.

بَئِيسَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Dire needboth

    A state of extreme poverty, destitution, or severe need.

البَأْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamityboth

    A great misfortune, disaster, or calamity.

الأَبْؤُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamityboth

    A great misfortune, disaster, or calamity.

البِيْأَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Severeboth

    Intense, severe, or formidable.

عَذَابٌ بَئِسٌphrase
  1. 1.
    Severe tormentboth

    Torment or punishment that is intense and severe.

بَئِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    Severeboth

    Intense, severe, or formidable.

بِيَأْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Severeboth

    Intense, severe, or formidable.

بِئْسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be evilclassical

    A past tense verb used to express something evil or bad, often used impersonally.

بَنَاتُ بَئْسٍphrase
  1. 1.
    Calamitiesboth

    A figurative expression referring to severe misfortunes or calamities.

المُبْتَئِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sad and resentfulboth

    One who is sorrowful, unhappy, and resentful.

التَّبَاؤُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Feigned povertyclassical

    The act of pretending to be poor or humble, often for show or to elicit sympathy.

Parallel reading

البأس: العذاب، والشدة في الحرب
Hardship: torment, and severity in war.
بَأْسًا، فَهُوَ بَئِيسٌ: شُجَاعٌ
With courage, so he is courageous: brave.
وَبَئِسَ، كَسَمِعَ، بُؤْسًا وَبُؤُوسًا وَبَأْسًا، وَبُؤْسَى وَبَئِيسَى: اشْتَدَّتْ حَاجَتُهُ
And he was in dire need, like 'samia', with dire need and dire need and hardship, and dire need and dire need: his need intensified.
والبَأْسَاءُ والأَبْؤُسُ: الدَّاهِيَةُ
And Al-Ba'sa' and Al-Ab'us: the calamity.
وَمِنْهُ: "عَسَى الغُوَيْرُ أَبْؤُسَا"
And from it: 'Perhaps Al-Ghuwayr will bring calamities'.
أَيْ: دَاهِيَةٌ
Meaning: a calamity.
والبِيْأَسُ، كَفَيْعَلٍ: الشَّدِيدُ، وَالأَسَدُ
And Al-Bi'as, like fay'al: the severe, and the lion.
وَعَذَابٌ بَئِسٌ، بِالْكَسْرِ، وَبَئِيسٌ، كَأَمِيرٍ، وَبِيَأْسٍ، كَجِيَأْلٍ: شَدِيدٌ
And a severe torment, with kasr, and severe, like amir, and severe, like ji'al: intense.
وَبِئْسَ رَجُلًا زَيْدٌ: فِعْلٌ مَاضٍ لَا يَتَصَرَّفُ، لِأَنَّهُ أُزِيلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِهِ
And 'Bi'sa' as a man, Zayd: a past tense verb that is not conjugated, because it has been removed from its position.
وَبَنَاتُ بَئْسٍ: الدَّوَاهِي
And Banat Bi'sin: the calamities.
والمُبْتَئِسُ: الكَارِهُ الحَزِينُ
And Al-Mubta'is: the resentful, the sad.
والتَّبَاؤُسُ: التَّفَاقُرُ، وَأَنْ يُرِيَ تَخَشُّعَ الفُقَرَاءِ إِخْبَاتًا وَتَضَرُّعًا
And At-Taba'us: feigned poverty, and to show the humility of the poor with meekness and supplication.