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بءشه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of forcefully throwing someone down or overpowering them, often unexpectedly. It also extends to the concept of resistance or refusal, and a specific place name.

Derived headwords

بَأَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To throw someone down forcefully, to overpower them suddenly and unexpectedly.

  2. 2.
    to resistclassical

    To refuse or resist something, to not yield.

بَأْشاًnoun
  1. 1.
    overpoweringclassical

    The act of throwing someone down or overpowering them suddenly.

مُبَاءَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    overpowering someoneclassical

    The act of taking hold of your companion and throwing him down, without him being able to do anything in return.

بِئْشَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in Yemen, also referred to as a lion's den.

Parallel reading

بَأَشَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: صَرَعَهُ غَفْلَةً.
He overpowered him, like he prevented him: he threw him down unexpectedly.
وَالمُبَاءَشَةُ: أَنْ تَأْخُذَ صَاحِبَكَ فَتَصْرَعَهُ، وَلَا يَصْنَعُ هُوَ شَيْئًا.
And the mubā'ashah: is that you take your companion and throw him down, and he does not do anything in return.
وَمَا بَأَشْتُهُ بِشَيْءٍ: مَا دَفَعْتُهُ.
And I did not overpower him with anything: meaning I did not repel him.
وَمَا بَأَشَ مِنِّي: مَا امْتَنَعَ.
And he did not resist from me: meaning he did not refuse.
وَبِئْشَةٌ، بِالهَمْزِ وَتَرْكِهِ: مَأْسَدَةٌ بِاليَمَنِ.
And Bi'shah, with and without hamza: is a lion's den in Yemen.