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البهق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of skin discoloration, specifically a pale or whitish patch, often attributed to imbalances in bodily humors like phlegm. It also extends to a plant and a geographical location.

Derived headwords

البَهَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Pale skin discolorationboth

    A thin, visible whiteness on the skin, caused by a poor bodily constitution leaning towards coldness and the dominance of phlegm over blood.

  2. 2.
    Dark skin discolorationboth

    A darkening of the skin, attributed to the mixture of black bile with blood.

البَهَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Plant nameclassical

    A plant, or possibly the plant known as 'juzjam'.

بِيهَقُname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A district or town near Nishapur, from which two Imams, Ahmad bin Al-Husayn and his son Ismail, hailed. It is also mentioned as being in the land of Qumis.

Parallel reading

البَهَقُ، محركة: بياض رقيق ظاهر البشرة، لسوء مزاج العضو إلى البرودة، وغلبة البلغم على الدم
Al-Bahqu, with vowel movement: a thin whiteness appearing on the skin, due to a bad temperament of the organ towards coldness and the dominance of phlegm over blood.
والأسود يغير الجلد إلى السواد، لمخالطة المرة السوداء الدم
And the black [type] changes the skin to blackness, due to the mixing of black bile with blood.
وبهق الحجر: نبات، أو الجوزجندم
And Bahqu al-hajar: a plant, or al-juzjam.
وبيهق، كصيقل: قرب نيسابور
And Bihq, like 'sayqal': near Nishapur.
(منها الإمامان: أحمد بن الحسين، وولده إسماعيل)
(From it were the two Imams: Ahmad bin Al-Husayn, and his son Ismail).
وع بأرض قومس
And it is in the land of Qumis.