بكه

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root بكه (B-K-H) primarily relates to concepts of tearing, splitting, and breaking apart. It extends to meanings of crowding, pressing, and being in close proximity, often with a sense of hardship or intensity. It also encompasses physical states like poverty, robustness, and exhaustion, as well as actions of accumulation and rapid movement.

Derived headwords

بَكَهَverb

1.
to tear, ripboth
To tear something apart or rip it open.
2.
to split, breakboth
To split or break something.
3.
to press, crowdboth
To press or crowd someone.
4.
to have mercyclassical
To have mercy on someone (opposite meaning).
5.
to be poorboth
To become poor or destitute.
6.
to become robustclassical
For a man's body to become tough and strong due to courage.
7.
to exhaustclassical
For a woman to be exhausted by sexual intercourse.

بَكْوnoun

1.
tearing, splittingboth
The act of tearing, ripping, or splitting something.
2.
crowding, pressingboth
The act of crowding or pressing together.

بَكّverb

1.
to tearboth
To tear something.
2.
to breakboth
To break something.
3.
to splitboth
To split something.

بَكَّهُverb

1.
to press himboth
To press or crowd him.
2.
to have mercy on himclassical
To have mercy on him (opposite meaning).

بَكَّةname

1.
Meccaboth
A name for Mecca, or for the area between its mountains, or for the circumambulation area.

بَكَّةnoun

1.
crowdingboth
The crowding of people in a place.
2.
narrownessclassical
The narrowness of a place, like the circumambulation area.

تَبَاكَىverb

1.
to pile upboth
To pile up or accumulate.
2.
to crowd togetherboth
For a group of people to crowd together.

تَبَاكَبَكُواverb

1.
to crowd togetherboth
For a group of people to crowd together.

بَكْبَكَةnoun

1.
piling upboth
The act of piling things one upon another.
2.
crowdingboth
The act of crowding or being crowded.
3.
coming and goingboth
The act of coming and going.
4.
shakingboth
The act of shaking something.
5.
rummagingboth
The act of rummaging through goods.
6.
intense effortclassical
An intense effort, like that of a goat with its kid, or a donkey with its offspring.
7.
hustlingclassical
A hired laborer striving for his family's needs.

أَبَكّadjective

1.
intenseclassical
Intense, severe, referring to a difficult year or situation.

بَكَّاءadjective

1.
leperclassical
A leper (derived from a sense of being broken or afflicted).

بَكَّانnoun

1.
lepersclassical
Plural of أبكّ, referring to lepers.

بَكْبَكnoun

1.
water channelclassical
A water channel or conduit.

بَكْبَاكadjective

1.
very shortclassical
Extremely short, to the point of rolling when walking.

بَاكٍ تَاكٍadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused, not knowing right from wrong.

البَكْكnoun

1.
hardshipsclassical
Severe events or hardships.
2.
energetic donkeysclassical
Energetic and active donkeys.

بَكْبَاكname

1.
Bakbakboth
A proper name.

بَكْبَاكadjective

1.
playfulclassical
Playful, lively.

Parallel reading

بَكَهَ: خرقه، وفرقه، وفسخه

B-K-H: to tear, to split, and to break.

وفلانا: زاحمه، أو رحمه، ضد

And 'flan' (someone): to crowd him, or to have mercy on him, an opposite meaning.

وبَكَّهُ: دقها

And 'bakka-hu': to narrow it (referring to a neck).

ومنه: بكة: لمكة، أو لما بين جبليها، أو للمطاف لدقها أعناق الجبابرة، أو لازدحام الناس بها

And from it: Bakkah: for Mecca, or for what is between its two mountains, or for the circumambulation area due to the narrowing of the necks of the giants, or due to the crowding of people therein.

والرجل: افتقر

And 'al-rajul' (the man): to become poor.

وخشن بدنه شجاعة

And his body became tough due to courage.

والمرأة: جهدها جماعا

And 'al-mar'ah' (the woman): to be exhausted by sexual intercourse.

وتباك: تراكم

And 'tabaka': to pile up.

والقوم: ازدحموا، كتبكبكوا

And 'al-qawm' (the people): they crowded together, they piled up.

والبكْبَكَة: طرح الشيء بعضه على بعض، والازدحام، والمجيء والذهاب، وهز الشيء، وتقليب المتاع

And 'al-bakbakah': piling one thing upon another, crowding, coming and going, shaking something, and rummaging through goods.

والعسيف يسعى في أمور أهله

And the hired laborer strives in the affairs of his family.

والأجذم، ج: بكان

And the leper, plural: Bakkān.

والبكباك: القصير جدا، إذا مشى تدحرج من قصره

And 'al-bakbāk': the very short one, who rolls when he walks due to his shortness.

وأحمق باك تاك: لا يدري صوابه من خطائه

And a confused 'bāk tā k': does not know his right from his wrong.

والبكك، بضمتين: الأحداث الأشداء، والحمر النشيطة

And 'al-bakak' (with two dammah): the severe events, and the energetic donkeys.

وإنه لبكابك: مرح

And indeed he is 'bakbāk': playful.