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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a sense of familiarity, comfort, and becoming accustomed to someone or something. It can also describe a state of being docile or unresisted, particularly in the context of animals.

Derived headwords

بَسَأْتُ بِالرَّجُلِverb
  1. 1.
    to become familiar withboth

    To become accustomed to and feel at ease with a person.

بَسِئْتُ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to become familiar withboth

    To become accustomed to and feel at ease with someone or something.

بَسَاءًnoun
  1. 1.
    familiarityclassical

    The state of being familiar or accustomed to someone or something.

بِسُوءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    familiarityclassical

    The state of being familiar or accustomed to someone or something.

بِسُوءnoun
  1. 1.
    familiarityclassical

    The state of being familiar or accustomed to someone or something.

نَاقَةٌ بَسُوءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    docileclassical

    A female camel that does not resist the milker.

أَبْسَأَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to make familiarclassical

    To cause someone to become familiar or accustomed to something or someone.

Parallel reading

بسأت بالرجل
I became familiar with the man.
وبسئت به بسأ
And I became familiar with him, a familiarity.
وبسوءا
And a familiarity.
إذا استأنست به
If you become accustomed to him.
وناقة بسوء
And a female camel that is docile.
لا تمنع الحالب
She does not prevent the milker.
وأبسأنى فلان
So-and-so made me familiar with it.
فبسئت به
And I became familiar with it.