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البعثط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the middle or lowest part of a valley, often referring to its soft, fertile ground. It also has an idiomatic usage related to deep knowledge or capability.

Derived headwords

البَعْثَطnoun
  1. 1.
    middle of a valleyclassical

    The central or lowest part of a valley, often characterized by soft or fertile ground.

البَعْثُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    middle of a valleyclassical

    Similar to 'ba'thata', referring to the middle or lowest part of a valley.

ابن بَعْثَطِهاphrase
  1. 1.
    one who knows it wellclassical

    An idiom meaning someone who is intimately familiar with or deeply knowledgeable about something, akin to knowing its core or essence.

Parallel reading

البَعْثَط، بالضم: سرة الوادي
Al-ba'thata, with damma, is the middle of the valley.
كالبعثوط
Like al-ba'thoot.
والاست، أو مع المذاكير
And the soft ground, or with the male organs.
وقد تثقل طاؤها
And its 'ta' may be pronounced with emphasis (shadda).
وأنا ابن بعثطها
And I am the son of its ba'thata.
كابن بجدتها
Like the son of its 'bajdata' (meaning one who knows it well).