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بظ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being plump, fat, or well-fed. It also extends to a specific action related to musical instruments and a description of being stout or thick.

Derived headwords

بَظَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be plumpboth

    To be fat, plump, or well-fed. This is the basic meaning of the root.

بَظٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    plumpboth

    Describing someone or something as plump, fat, or well-fed.

  2. 2.
    thickclassical

    Describing something as thick or stout, often in a physical sense.

بَظَّverb
  1. 1.
    to tune/prepare stringsclassical

    To move or adjust the strings of a musical instrument in preparation for playing or striking them.

بَظِيظٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fat and softclassical

    Describing someone as being fat, plump, and soft, often implying a pampered or well-nourished state.

أَبَظَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become fatclassical

    To grow fat or plump. This is the Form IV causative or denominative verb from the root.

Parallel reading

بظ المغني: حرك أوتاره ليهيئها للضرب.
The musician's 'batha': he moved its strings to prepare them for striking.
فظ بظ: غليظ.
'Fath batha': thick/stout.
وبظيظ: سمين ناعم.
And 'bathith': fat and soft.
وأبظ: سمن.
And 'abatha': he became fat.