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البهش

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of freshness, liveliness, and eagerness, often associated with plants and people. It extends to actions of searching, approaching, and emotional states like readiness to cry or laugh. It also denotes specific places and individuals.

Derived headwords

بَهْشnoun
  1. 1.
    freshnessclassical

    Refers to something that is still moist or fresh, particularly plants.

  2. 2.
    livelinessclassical

    A state of being lively or cheerful, often used to describe a person.

بَهِيشadjective
  1. 1.
    livelyclassical

    Describing a person who is cheerful and lively.

بَهْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-Hijazclassical

    A name for the region of Al-Hijaz, so called because the plant 'al-bahsh' grows there.

بَهِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be livelyclassical

    To be cheerful and lively.

بَهِشَ عَنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to search forclassical

    To search for something or someone.

بَهِشَ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be eager forclassical

    To be eager for or attracted to something.

  2. 2.
    to approach eagerlyclassical

    To approach something with eagerness and lightness.

  3. 3.
    to reach forclassical

    To reach out to take something, but not actually grasp it.

  4. 4.
    to prepare to cryclassical

    To prepare oneself to cry, or possibly to laugh.

بَهِشَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to extend one's handclassical

    To extend one's hand towards something with the intention of taking it.

بَهِشَ القَوْمُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    For a group of people to gather together, as if in excitement.

بُهَيْشname
  1. 1.
    Buhayshclassical

    A name, specifically referring to the grandfather of the poet Dhu al-Rummah.

عَلِيّ بْن بُهَيْشname
  1. 1.
    Ali ibn Buhayshclassical

    A hadith narrator.

بُهُوشname
  1. 1.
    Bahushclassical

    A name given to people, in the pattern of 'jurawl'.

مُبْهِشadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a journey or movement that is fast.

تَبَاهَشَاverb
  1. 1.
    to reach for each otherclassical

    For two people to mutually reach out towards each other with something.

Parallel reading

المقل ما دام رطبا، فإذا يبس، فخشل.
The young palm shoot as long as it is moist, but when it dries, it is dry and brittle.
ورجل بهش: هش بش.
And a 'bahsh' man: cheerful and lively.
وبلاد البهش: الحجاز، لأن البهش ينبت بها.
And the lands of 'al-bahsh': Al-Hijaz, because 'al-bahsh' grows there.
وبهشت عنه، كمنع: بحث.
And 'bahasha' عنه, like 'mana'a': to search.
وإليه: ارتاح، وخف بارتياح، وتناول الشيء، ولم يأخذه، وتهيأ للبُكاء وحده، أو للضحك أيضا.
And 'bahasha' to it: to be at ease, to move lightly with ease, to reach for something without taking it, and to prepare to cry alone, or to laugh as well.
وبيده إليه: مدها ليتناوله.
And 'bahasha' with his hand towards it: he extended it to take it.
والقوم: اجتمعوا، كتبهشوا.
And the people: they gathered, as if they were excited.
وبهيش، كزبير: جد ذي الرمة.
And 'Buhaysh', like 'zubayr': the grandfather of Dhu al-Rummah.
وعلي بن بهيش: محدث.
And Ali ibn Buhaysh: a hadith narrator.
وسموا: بهوشا، كجرول.
And they named them: 'Bahusha', like 'jurawl'.
وسير مبهش: سريع.
And a 'mubhash' journey: fast.
تباهشا بينهما الشيء: أهوى كل منهما إلى الآخر بشيء.
They mutually reached for the thing: each of them inclined towards the other with something.