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بءقتهم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being struck or afflicted by misfortune or a calamitous event. It describes the sudden onset of hardship and the state of being overwhelmed by it.

Derived headwords

بَأَقَتَهُمُverb
  1. 1.
    afflicted themclassical

    To be struck or afflicted by a calamity or misfortune.

بُؤُوقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A severe misfortune or disaster that strikes suddenly.

أَنْبَأَقَverb
  1. 1.
    befell themclassical

    To descend upon or attack someone suddenly, especially with misfortune or a calamity.

Parallel reading

بَأَقَتَهُمُ الدَّاهِيَةُ بُؤُوقًا
The calamity afflicted them with a disaster.
وَانْبَأَقَ عَلَيْهِمُ الدَّهْرُ
And time/fortune descended upon them with calamity.
هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالدَّاهِيَةِ
It attacked them with the calamity.