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البشع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of unpleasantness, foulness, and aversion, particularly concerning taste, smell, and appearance. It extends to negative qualities in character, such as ill-temper and ugliness, and also describes physical constriction or difficulty.

Derived headwords

البَشِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    repugnantboth

    Describing food that is repugnant, having a harshness and bitterness.

  2. 2.
    foul-smellingclassical

    Referring to a foul mouth odor that is not cleansed by rinsing or brushing.

  3. 3.
    ill-temperedboth

    Describing someone of bad character, ill-tempered, or ill-disposed.

  4. 4.
    uglyboth

    Describing someone who is ugly or repulsive in appearance.

  5. 5.
    maliciousboth

    Describing someone with a wicked soul or a malicious disposition.

  6. 6.
    scowlingboth

    Describing someone who is scowling or frowning.

بَشِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be repugnantboth

    The food was repugnant, characterized by harshness and bitterness.

  2. 2.
    to be ill-temperedboth

    He was ill-tempered or ugly in disposition.

بَشِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to become narrowboth

    The valley became narrow with water.

  2. 2.
    to be distressedboth

    He was distressed by the matter, feeling unable to cope.

بَشَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    repugnanceboth

    The state of being repugnant, foul, or unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    uglinessboth

    The quality of being ugly or repulsive.

بَشِيعadjective
  1. 1.
    repugnantboth

    Repugnant, foul, or unpleasant, often used for food or smell.

بَشِعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    knottyboth

    Describing a piece of wood that is knotty or has many knots.

تَبَشَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to settleclassical

    He settled in the lands of the Fahm tribe.

اسْتَبْشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to deem repugnantboth

    He considered it repugnant or found it to be unpleasant.

بَصَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    He gathered things, such as water or other liquids.

  2. 2.
    to flowclassical

    Water and other liquids flowed.

الأَبْصَعadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Describing someone as foolish or idiotic.

أَبْصَعُونother
  1. 1.
    see ب ت عclassical

    This is a reference to another root entry, indicating a connection or shared meaning.

البَصْعnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow passageclassical

    A narrow passage or opening through which water can barely pass.

  2. 2.
    space between fingersclassical

    The space between the index finger and the middle finger.

البَصْعnoun
  1. 1.
    part of the nightclassical

    A portion of the night.

البُصْعnoun
  1. 1.
    collection of sweatclassical

    A collection of sweat that has seeped out.

  2. 2.
    collection of foolish peopleclassical

    A plural of 'al-Abṣaʿ', referring to foolish individuals.

تَبَصَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to ooze slightlyboth

    Sweat oozed slightly from the roots of the hair.

Parallel reading

البشع من الطعام: الكريه، فيه حفوف ومرارة
Al-bashīʿ (repugnant) from food: the foul, having harshness and bitterness.
والكريه ريح الفم الذي لا يتخلل ولا يستاك
And al-karīh (foul-smelling) is the odor of the mouth that is not cleansed by rinsing or brushing.
والمصدر: البشاعة والبشع
And the masdar (verbal noun) is: al-bashāʿah and al-bashāʿ.
وقد بشع كفرح، و=: من أكل بشعا
And he became bashīʿ (ill-tempered) like farḥa, and: from eating something repugnant.
والسيئ الخلق، والدميم، والخبيث النفس، والعابس الباسر
And the ill-tempered, and the ugly, and the wicked of soul, and the scowling, frowning one.
وبشع الوادي، كفرح: تضايق بالماء
And the valley became bashīʿ (narrow), like fariḥa: it became constricted with water.
و بالأمر: ضاق به ذرعا
And by the matter: he became distressed by it, unable to cope.
وخشبة بشعة، كفرحة: كثيرة الأبن
And a knotty piece of wood, like farḥah: full of knots.
وتبشع، كتصنع: د بديار فهم
And he tabashshaʿa, like taṣannaʿa: he settled in the lands of Fahm.
واستبشعه: عده بشعا
And he istabshaʿahu: he considered it bashīʿ (repugnant).
بصع، كمنع: جمع
Baṣaʿa, like manaʿa: he gathered.
و الماء وغيره: سال
And water and other things: it flowed.
والأبصع: الأحمق
And al-abṣaʿ: the foolish one.
والبصع: الخرق الضيق لا يكاد ينفذ فيه الماء
And al-baṣʿ: the narrow opening through which water can barely pass.
وما بين السبابة والوسطى
And the space between the index finger and the middle finger.
وبالكسر: بضع من الليل
And with kasr: a portion of the night.
وبالضم: جمع البصيع للعرق المترشح، وجمع الأبصع
And with ḍamm: a collection of seeped sweat, and a collection of the foolish.
وتبصع العرق من الجسد: نبع قليلا قليلا من أصول الشعر
And the sweat tabappaṣṣaʿa from the body: it oozed little by little from the roots of the hair.
أو الصواب بالضاد
Or the correct reading is with ḍād.