البقع

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of patches, spots, or variegated coloration, often seen in animals like birds and dogs. It extends to meanings of being scattered, dispersed, or having distinct areas, and can also refer to specific locations, wells, or barren lands.

Derived headwords

البُقَعnoun

1.
patches, spotsboth
Refers to variegated coloration, like patches or spots, particularly in birds and dogs, analogous to 'balaq' in livestock.

بَقَعَverb

1.
to be variegatedboth
To have patches or spots of different colors, used for birds and dogs.
2.
to be scatteredclassical
To be dispersed or scattered, as in the phrase 'I don't know where it went'.

وما أدري أين بقع — And I don't know where it went

بَقِعَverb

1.
to be spottedboth
To be marked with spots or patches.

بَقْعnoun

1.
spottednessboth
The state of being spotted or variegated.
2.
scatterednessclassical
The state of being scattered or dispersed.

بَقَعَverb

1.
to be scatteredclassical
To go away or be scattered.

ذهب، كبقع — It went away, like 'buqaʿ'

اِكْتَفَىverb

1.
to be satisfiedboth
To be content or satisfied with something.

و به: اكتفى — And with it: he was satisfied

اِنْتَضَحَverb

1.
to be splashedboth
Water splashed onto the body, wetting certain parts.

و المستقي: انتضح الماء على بدنه فابتلت مواضع منه — And the water carrier: water splashed on his body so that places on him became wet

البُقَعnoun

1.
water carriersclassical
A name given to water carriers, derived from the splashing of water on their bodies.

ومنه قيل للسقاة: البقع، بالضم — And from this, water carriers were called 'al-buqaʿ', with dammah

بَقَعَverb

1.
to be thrown with ugly wordsclassical
To be accused or spoken to with foul or ugly language.

وكعني: رمي بكلام قبيح — And 'kaʿanī': to be thrown with ugly words

البَاقِعnoun

1.
hyenaclassical
A hyena, mentioned in the poetry of Al-Akhtal.
2.
spotted crowclassical
A spotted crow.
3.
spotted dogclassical
A spotted dog.

والباقع في بيت الأخطل: الضبع، أو الغراب الأبقع، أو الكلب الأبقع — And 'al-bāqiʿ' in the verse of Al-Akhtal: the hyena, or the spotted crow, or the spotted dog

البَاقِعَةnoun

1.
shrewd personclassical
A shrewd, intelligent, and knowledgeable person who misses nothing and is not easily outwitted.
2.
cautious birdclassical
A bird that avoids drinking from common water sources for fear of being trapped or hunted.

والطائر لا يرد المشارب خوف أن يصاد، وإنما يشرب من البقعة — And the bird does not approach the watering holes for fear of being caught, but rather drinks from the 'buqʿah'

البُقْعَةnoun

1.
water puddleboth
A place where water collects or pools.
2.
patch of landboth
A piece of land that is distinct in shape or appearance from its surroundings.

وهي المكان يستنقع فيه الماء — It is the place where water collects

بُقْعَةnoun

1.
patch of landboth
A piece of land, often with a distinct shape or characteristic.

وبالضم ويفتح: القطعة من الأرض على غير هيئة التي إلى جنبها — And with dammah and with fatha: a piece of land not in the shape of the one next to it

بِقَاعnoun

1.
plainsboth
Plural of 'buq'ah', referring to plains or open, flat areas of land.

ج: كجبال — Plural: like 'jibāl'

بِقَاع كَلْبname

1.
Biqa' Kalbclassical
A location near Damascus where the tomb of the Prophet Elijah is said to be.

وبقاع كلب: ع قرب دمشق به قبر إلياس عليه السلام — And Biqa' Kalb: a place near Damascus with the tomb of Elijah, peace be upon him

بُقْعَةnoun

1.
land with locustsclassical
Land that has patches or swarms of locusts.

وأرض بقعة، كفرحة: فيها بقع من الجراد — And land 'buqʿah', like 'fariḥah': it has patches of locusts

البُقْعَانnoun

1.
servants and slavesclassical
Refers to their servants and slaves, possibly due to their fair or reddish complexions, or their origin from Romans and السودان (Sudanese/Black people).

وبقعان الشام، بالضم: خدمهم، وعبيدهم لبياضهم وحمرتهم، أو لأنهم من الروم ومن السودان — And Buq'an of Sham, with dammah: their servants and slaves, due to their fairness and redness, or because they are from the Romans and the السودان

البُقْعnoun

1.
well in Medinaclassical
A well in Medina.
2.
watering placeclassical
A watering place in the Nakb Bani Dinar.

والبقع بالضم: بئر بالمدينة، أو هي السقيا التي بنقب بني دينار — And 'al-buqʿ', with dammah: a well in Medina, or it is the watering place in Nakb Bani Dinar

البُقْعname

1.
place in Shamclassical
A place in Sham in the lands of Bani Kalb.

وبلا لام: ع بالشام بديار بني كلب — And without 'al-lam': a place in Sham in the lands of Bani Kalb

البُقْعname

1.
place near Ayn al-Kabritclassical
A place near Ayn al-Kabrit.

وكعثمان: ع قرب عين الكبريت — And 'kaʿuthmān': a place near Ayn al-Kabrit

البَقِيعnoun

1.
place with treesboth
A place containing various types of tree roots or saplings.

والبقيع: الموضع فيه أروم الشجر من ضروب شتى — And 'al-baqīʿ': the place with tree roots of various kinds

البَقِيع الغَرْقَدname

1.
Baqi' al-Gharqadclassical
A specific cemetery in Medina, named because Gharqad trees grew there.

وبقيع الغرقد: لأنه كان منبته — And Baqi' al-Gharqad: because it was its place of growth

البَقِيعname

1.
Baqi' al-Zubayrclassical
A place in Medina.
2.
Baqi' al-Khaylclassical
A place in Medina.
3.
Baqi' al-Khajbajahclassical
A place in Medina, with 'khā' then 'jīm'.

وبقيع الزبير، وبقيع الخيل، وبقيع الخبجبة، بخاء ثم جيم: كلهن بالمدينة — And Baqi' al-Zubayr, and Baqi' al-Khayl, and Baqi' al-Khajbajah, with khā' then jīm: all of them are in Medina

بَقِيعname

1.
place of Bani 'Aqilclassical
A place belonging to Bani 'Aqil.
2.
water source of Bani 'Ijilclassical
A water source belonging to Bani 'Ijil.

وكزبير: ع لبني عقيل، وماء لبني عجل — And 'kazubayr': a place for Bani 'Aqil, and a water source for Bani 'Ijil

خَرْءُ بُقَاعnoun

1.
dust and sweatclassical
Refers to dust and sweat that remains as a residue on the body.

وأصابه خرء بقاع، كقطام ويصرف، أي: غبار وعرق فبقي لمع من ذلك على جسده — And he was afflicted by 'khar' buqāʿ', like 'qiṭām' and it is diptote, meaning: dust and sweat, and a shine remained from it on his body

اِبْنُ بُقِيعnoun

1.
dogclassical
A dog, used metaphorically, possibly referring to its habit of leaving remains.

وابن بقيع، كزبير: الكلب، يقال: تقاذفا بما أبقى ابن بقيع، أي: بالجيفة، لأن الكلب يبقيها — And Ibn Buqay', like Zubayr: the dog, it is said: they threw at each other what Ibn Buqay' left behind, meaning: the carcass, because the dog leaves it behind

اِمْتَقَعَ لَوْنُهُverb

1.
his color fadedboth
His complexion became pale or faded, often due to fear or illness.

وابتقع لونه، بالضم: امتقع — And 'ibtaqaʿa' his color, with dammah: it faded

اِبْتَقَعَverb

1.
to go quicklyclassical
To depart or go away rapidly.

وابتقع، كانصرف: ذهب مسرعا — And 'ibtaqaʿa', like 'inṣarafa': he went quickly

الأَبْيَقَعadjective

1.
rain-scarce yearclassical
A year with little rainfall.

البَقْعَاءnoun

1.
barren yearclassical
A year of drought and barrenness.
2.
mixed yearclassical
A year that has both periods of fertility and barrenness.
3.
Abu Baṭnclassical
A place name, 'Abu Baṭn'.
4.
place in Yamamahclassical
A place in Yamamah.
5.
water sourceclassical
A water source belonging to Bani Abs.
6.
water source at Jabal Basclassical
A water source at the foot of Jabal Bas belonging to Bani Hilal.
7.
water source of Bani Sulayṭclassical
A water source belonging to Bani Sulayṭ bin Yarbuʿ.
8.
district between Mosul and Nisibinclassical
A district between Mosul and Nisibin.
9.
place in Ajā' for Tayyi'classical
A place in Ajā' for the tribe of Tayyi'.
10.
district of Manbijclassical
A district within the administration of Manbij.
11.
another district of Manbijclassical
Another district within the administration of Manbij.
12.
water source of Bani 'Aqilclassical
A water source belonging to Bani 'Aqil.

بُقْعَاء ذِي القُصَّةname

1.
Buq'a' Dhi al-Qussahclassical
A place where Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, went to prepare Muslims for battle against the apostates.

وبقعاء ذي القصة: ع خرج إليه أبو بكر، رضي الله تعالى عنه، لتجهيز المسلمين لقتال أهل الردة — And Buq'a' Dhi al-Qussah: a place to which Abu Bakr, may God Almighty be pleased with him, went to prepare the Muslims to fight the apostates

بُقْعَاء المَسَالِحname

1.
Buq'a' al-Masalihclassical
A place name.

وبقعاء المسالح: ع — And Buq'a' al-Masalih: a place

بِقَاعadjective

1.
wearing patched clothesclassical
Wearing clothes that are patched or mended.

رأيت قوما بقعا، (بالضم) ، أي: عليهم ثياب مرقعة — I saw people 'buqāʿan', (with dammah), meaning: wearing patched clothes

Parallel reading

البقع، محركة، في الطير والكلاب: كالبلق في الدواب.

Al-buqaʿ, with harakah, in birds and dogs: is like al-balaq in livestock.

وبقع، كفرح: بلق، و به: اكتفى، و الأرض منه: خلت، و المستقي: انتضح الماء على بدنه فابتلت مواضع منه، ومنه قيل للسقاة: البقع، بالضم.

And 'báqiʿa', like 'fariḥa': spotted, and with it: he was satisfied, and the land from it: became empty, and the water carrier: water splashed on his body so that places on him became wet, and from this, water carriers were called 'al-buqaʿ', with dammah.

وما أدري أين بقع: ذهب، كبقع.

And I don't know where it went: it disappeared, like 'buqaʿ'.

وكعني: رمي بكلام قبيح.

And 'kaʿanī': to be thrown with ugly words.

والباقع في بيت الأخطل: الضبع، أو الغراب الأبقع، أو الكلب الأبقع.

And 'al-bāqiʿ' in the verse of Al-Akhtal: the hyena, or the spotted crow, or the spotted dog.

والباقعة: الرجل الداهية، والذكي العارف لا يفوته شيء ولا يدهى، والطائر لا يرد المشارب خوف أن يصاد، وإنما يشرب من البقعة: وهي المكان ms0937 يستنقع فيه الماء، وبالضم، ويفتح: القطعة من الأرض على غير هيئة التي إلى جنبها، ج: كجبال.

And 'al-bāqiʿah': the shrewd man, the intelligent knower who misses nothing and is not outwitted, and the bird that does not approach watering holes for fear of being caught, but rather drinks from the 'buqʿah': which is the place where water collects, and with dammah, and with fatha: a piece of land not in the shape of the one next to it, plural: like 'jibāl'.

وبقاع كلب: ع قرب دمشق به قبر إلياس عليه السلام.

And Biqāʿ Kalb: a place near Damascus with the tomb of Elijah, peace be upon him.

وأرض بقعة، كفرحة: فيها بقع من الجراد.

And land 'buqʿah', like 'fariḥah': it has patches of locusts.

وبقعان الشام، بالضم: خدمهم، وعبيدهم لبياضهم وحمرتهم، أو لأنهم من الروم ومن السودان.

And Buqʿān of Sham, with dammah: their servants and slaves, due to their fairness and redness, or because they are from the Romans and the السودان.

والبقع بالضم: بئر بالمدينة، أو هي السقيا التي بنقب بني دينار، وبلا لام: ع بالشام بديار بني كلب.

And 'al-buqʿ', with dammah: a well in Medina, or it is the watering place in Nakb Bani Dinar, and without 'al-lam': a place in Sham in the lands of Bani Kalb.

وكعثمان: ع قرب عين الكبريت.

And 'kaʿuthmān': a place near Ayn al-Kabrit.

والبقيع: الموضع فيه أروم الشجر من ضروب شتى.

And 'al-baqīʿ': the place with tree roots of various kinds.

وبقيع الغرقد: لأنه كان منبته، وبقيع الزبير، وبقيع الخيل، وبقيع الخبجبة، بخاء ثم جيم: كلهن بالمدينة.

And Baqiʿ al-Gharqad: because it was its place of growth, and Baqiʿ al-Zubayr, and Baqiʿ al-Khayl, and Baqiʿ al-Khajbajah, with khā' then jīm: all of them are in Medina.

وكزبير: ع لبني عقيل، وماء لبني عجل.

And 'kazubayr': a place for Bani 'Aqil, and a water source for Bani 'Ijil.

وأصابه خرء بقاع، كقطام ويصرف، أي: غبار وعرق فبقي لمع من ذلك على جسده.

And he was afflicted by 'khar' buqāʿ', like 'qiṭām' and it is diptote, meaning: dust and sweat, and a shine remained from it on his body.

وابن بقيع، كزبير: الكلب، يقال: تقاذفا بما أبقى ابن بقيع، أي: بالجيفة، لأن الكلب يبقيها.

And Ibn Buqayʿ, like Zubayr: the dog, it is said: they threw at each other what Ibn Buqayʿ left behind, meaning: the carcass, because the dog leaves it behind.

وابتقع لونه، بالضم: امتقع.

And 'ibtaqaʿa' his color, with dammah: it faded.

وابتقع، كانصرف: ذهب مسرعا.

And 'ibtaqaʿa', like 'inṣarafa': he went quickly.

والأبيقع: العام القليل المطر.

And 'al-abyáqaʿ': the year with little rain.

والبقعاء: السنة المجدبة، أو فيها خصب وجدب، وأبو بطن، وة باليمامة، وماء مر لبني عبس، وماء بأصل جبل بس لبني هلال، وماء لبني سليط بن يربوع، وكورة بين الموصل ونصيبين، وة بأجإ لجديلة طيئ، وكورة من عمل منبج، وكورة أخرى من عملها أيضا، وماء لبني عقيل.

And 'al-buqʿāʾ': the barren year, or a year with fertility and barrenness, and Abu Baṭn, and a place in Yamamah, and a water source for Bani Abs, and a water source at the foot of Jabal Bas for Bani Hilal, and a water source for Bani Sulayṭ bin Yarbuʿ, and a district between Mosul and Nisibin, and a place in Ajā' for Jadīlah of Tayyi', and a district of Manbij, and another district of it also, and a water source for Bani 'Aqil.

وبقعاء ذي القصة: ع خرج إليه أبو بكر، رضي الله تعالى عنه، لتجهيز المسلمين لقتال أهل الردة.

And Buqʿāʾ Dhi al-Qussah: a place to which Abu Bakr, may God Almighty be pleased with him, went to prepare the Muslims to fight the apostates.

وبقعاء المسالح: ع.

And Buqʿāʾ al-Masāliḥ: a place.

ورأيت قوما بقعا، (بالضم) ، أي: عليهم ثياب مرقعة.

And I saw people 'buqāʿan', (with dammah), meaning: wearing patched clothes.