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بعض

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of a part, portion, or segment of a whole. It extends to ideas of division, fragmentation, and the act of taking or giving a part. It also encompasses related concepts like insects and afflictions.

Derived headwords

بَعْضnoun
  1. 1.
    partboth

    A portion or segment of a whole thing.

أَبْعَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    partsboth

    The plural of 'ba'd', referring to multiple parts or portions.

بَعَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to divideclassical

    To divide something into parts or portions.

بَعِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    partialclassical

    Relating to or constituting a part; not whole.

بَعَوضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mosquitoboth

    A small flying insect, often biting and blood-sucking.

  2. 2.
    bugboth

    A general term for a small insect, sometimes used for a bedbug.

بَعَوضnoun
  1. 1.
    mosquitoesboth

    The plural of 'ba'wudah', referring to multiple mosquitoes.

بَعَضُواverb
  1. 1.
    to harmclassical

    To cause harm or distress to someone.

بَعْضَةadjective
  1. 1.
    infestedclassical

    Abundant with insects, particularly mosquitoes.

مَبْعُوضَةadjective
  1. 1.
    infestedclassical

    Abundant with insects, particularly mosquitoes.

أَبْعَضُواverb
  1. 1.
    to become infestedclassical

    To become a place where mosquitoes or insects are abundant.

بَعُوضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectclassical

    A small creature resembling a beetle or a grub.

تَبَعَّضَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to bite each otherclassical

    When creatures, like crows, take bites out of each other.

بَعَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to divideclassical

    To divide something into portions or segments.

تَبَعَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dividedclassical

    To become divided or fragmented into parts.

تَبْعِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    divisionclassical

    The act of dividing something into parts.

Parallel reading

بعض كل شيء: طائفة منه
A part of everything: a portion of it.
ج: أبعاض
Plural: ab'adh.
والبعوضة: البقة
And al-ba'wudah: the bug.
وماء لبني أسد
And a water source for Banu Asad.
والبعضوا، بالضم: آذاهم
And ba'adhu, with damma: they harmed them.
وليلة بعضة ومبعوضة
And a night that is 'ba'dah and mab'oodah' (infested).
وأرض بعضة
And an 'ba'dah' land (infested).
وأبعضوا: صار في أرضهم البعوض
And ab'adhu: mosquitoes became abundant in their land.
وكلفني مخ البعوض
And he tasked me with the 'mukh al-ba'wadh' (marrow of mosquitoes).
أي: ما لا يكون
Meaning: that which does not exist.
والبعضوضة، بالضم: دويبة كالخنفساء
And al-ba'oodhah, with damma: a small creature like a beetle.
والغربان تتبعضض: يتناول بعضها بعضا
And the crows tab'addad: some of them take bites from each other.
وبعضته تبعيضا: جزأته
And ba'adathu tab'eedan: he divided it.
فتبعض: تجزأ
And tab'addada: it became divided.