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البوص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of speed, advancement, and haste. It also encompasses meanings related to concealment, escape, insistence, and physical attributes like color and a large posterior. Additionally, it refers to specific flora, fauna, and objects.

Derived headwords

البوصnoun
  1. 1.
    Speed, advancementboth

    The act of preceding, moving forward, or excelling.

  2. 2.
    Haste, urgencyboth

    The act of rushing or being in a hurry.

  3. 3.
    Concealment, hidingclassical

    The act of covering oneself or being hidden.

  4. 4.
    Escape, flightclassical

    The act of fleeing or running away.

  5. 5.
    Insistence, persistenceclassical

    The act of being persistent or insistent.

  6. 6.
    Colorboth

    The hue or appearance of something.

  7. 7.
    Posterior, buttocksboth

    The fleshy part of the rear, the hindquarters.

  8. 8.
    Fast paceboth

    A rapid speed of movement.

  9. 9.
    Fatigue, exhaustionclassical

    The state of being tired or worn out.

بَوَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    To hasten, to advanceclassical

    To move quickly forward or to precede others.

  2. 2.
    To conceal, to hideclassical

    To cover oneself or to be hidden from view.

  3. 3.
    To flee, to escapeclassical

    To run away from danger or pursuit.

  4. 4.
    To insist, to urgeclassical

    To be persistent or to press a matter.

  5. 5.
    To change colorboth

    To alter one's hue or appearance.

  6. 6.
    To become large-hippedboth

    To develop a large posterior.

  7. 7.
    To move at a fast paceboth

    To travel or move with great speed.

  8. 8.
    To become fatiguedclassical

    To experience exhaustion or tiredness.

تبويصnoun
  1. 1.
    Haste, advancementclassical

    The act of hastening or advancing.

  2. 2.
    Concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or being concealed.

  3. 3.
    Escapeclassical

    The act of fleeing.

  4. 4.
    Insistenceclassical

    The act of being insistent.

  5. 5.
    Change of colorboth

    The alteration of one's hue.

  6. 6.
    Development of large hipsboth

    The process of becoming large in the posterior.

  7. 7.
    Fast paceboth

    Moving with great speed.

  8. 8.
    Fatigueclassical

    The state of being tired.

الأبواصnoun
  1. 1.
    Types, kindsboth

    Varieties or sorts, particularly of livestock like sheep and beasts of burden.

البوصاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-hippedboth

    A woman with a large posterior or buttocks.

  2. 2.
    A gameclassical

    A traditional game involving a burning stick spun overhead.

البوصيnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of shipclassical

    A kind of vessel, possibly of Persian origin (Būzī).

بوصانnoun
  1. 1.
    A clan nameclassical

    A specific lineage or clan among the tribe of Asad.

Parallel reading

تغير بوصه: لونه
His color changed: his hue.
ويضم فيهما
And both are pronounced with damma (u-vowel).
واحدة الأبواص من الغنم ms0812 والدواب، أي: أنواعها
The singular of 'al-abwāṣ' from sheep and beasts of burden, meaning: their types.
والبوصاء: العظيمة العجز، ولعبة لهم، يأخذون عودا في رأسه نار، فيديرونه على رؤوسهم
And 'al-būṣā'' is the one with a large posterior, and a game they play, where they take a stick with fire on its head, and spin it over their heads.
والأبواص: ع
And 'al-abwāṣ': 'ayn (meaning unclear or abbreviated).
والبوصي، بالضم: ضرب من السفن، معرب بوزي
And 'al-būṣī', with damma, is a type of ship, a loanword from Pūzī.
وبوص تبويصا: عظمت عجيزته
And he became 'būṣa' with 'tabwīṣan': his posterior became large.
وسبق في الحلبة
And he preceded in the race.
وصفا لونه
And his color became pure/clear.
وبوصان، بالضم: بطن من أسد
And 'būṣān', with damma, is a clan from the tribe of Asad.