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بدغ

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of smearing, soiling, and breaking things, particularly nuts. It also extends to descriptions of physical states like being fat or having a good situation, and even a specific historical nickname.

Derived headwords

بَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    To be smeared or stained, particularly with dirt or something unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    to be stained with evilclassical

    Figuratively, to be stained or tainted with evil or wrongdoing.

بَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to break nutsboth

    To break open nuts such as walnuts and almonds.

بَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be soiledboth

    To be soiled or dirty, especially in one's clothes.

بَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to crawlclassical

    To crawl or drag oneself along the ground using one's buttocks.

بَدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking nutsboth

    The act of breaking open nuts like walnuts and almonds.

بِدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    one who soils clothesclassical

    A person who defecates and soils their clothes.

بَدَغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fatboth

    Describing someone who is fat or corpulent.

  2. 2.
    well-offboth

    Describing someone in good circumstances or having a good situation.

بَدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    crawlingclassical

    The act of crawling or dragging oneself on the ground by the buttocks.

بَدَغُونnoun
  1. 1.
    fat peopleboth

    Plural noun for people who are fat or corpulent.

  2. 2.
    people in good circumstancesboth

    Plural noun for people who are in good situations or well-off.

أَبْدَغname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific place.

بَدَغٌname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname given to Qays ibn 'Asim al-Munqari during the Jahiliyyah period.

Parallel reading

بَدَغَ بالعذرة
He was smeared with excrement.
فَهُوَ بَدِغٌ
And he is smeared/stained.
البَدْغُ: كَسْرُ الجَوْزِ واللَّوْزِ
Breaking nuts: the act of breaking walnuts and almonds.
وبِالكَسْرِ: الخارِئُ في ثِيابِهِ
And with the kasra: one who defecates in his clothes.
وقَدْ بَدِغَ
And he was soiled.
وبِالتَحْرِيكِ: التَّزَحُّفُ بالاسْتِ على الأَرْضِ
And with the haraka: crawling by the buttocks on the ground.
وهُمْ بَدِغُونَ
And they are fat/well-off.
الأَبْدَغُ: ع.
Al-Abdagh: a place name.
وكَكَتِفٍ: لَقَبُ قَيْسِ بنِ عاصِمٍ المُنْقَرِيِّ في الجاهِلِيَّةِ
And like katif: the nickname of Qays ibn 'Asim al-Munqari in the Jahiliyyah.