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بحت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes purity, unmixedness, and sincerity. It is used to describe things that are unadulterated, genuine, or exclusive, whether referring to substances, lineage, or emotions.

Derived headwords

بَحْتnoun
  1. 1.
    Pure; nothing else with it.both

    Pure; nothing else with it.

بُحْتverb
  1. 1.
    Pure; nothing else with it.both

    Pure; nothing else with it.

وقد بحت الشئ بالضم، أي صار بحتا — And the thing became pure (with damma), meaning it became pure.
بَاحَتْهُ الوُدُّverb
  1. 1.
    friendship became sincereclassical

    Friendship became sincere and unmixed with any pretense or ulterior motive.

وباحته الود، أي خالصه — And friendship became sincere to him, meaning it became pure.
بَحْتadjective
  1. 1.
    Pure; nothing else with it.both

    Pure; nothing else with it.

وشراب بحت، أي غير ممزوج — And a pure drink, meaning unmixed.
وخبز بحت، أي ليس معه غيره — And pure bread, meaning nothing else is with it.
وعربي بحت، أي محض — And a pure Arab, meaning unadulterated.
بَحْتَةadjective
  1. 1.
    pure (feminine)both

    Pure, unmixed, unadulterated, in the feminine form.

وكذلك المؤنث والاثنان والجمع — And likewise the feminine, dual, and plural.
وإن شئت قلت امرأة عربية بحتة، وثنيت وجمعت — And if you wish, you may say a purely Arab woman, and you can use the dual and plural forms.

Parallel reading

البحت: الصرف.
Purity: the unmixed.
وشراب بحت، أي غير ممزوج.
And a pure drink, meaning unmixed.
وخبز بحت، أي ليس معه غيره.
And pure bread, meaning nothing else is with it.
وعربي بحت، أي محض.
And a pure Arab, meaning unadulterated.
وكذلك المؤنث والاثنان والجمع.
And likewise the feminine, dual, and plural.
وإن شئت قلت امرأة عربية بحتة، وثنيت وجمعت.
And if you wish, you may say a purely Arab woman, and you can use the dual and plural forms.
وقد بحت الشئ بالضم، أي صار بحتا.
And the thing became pure (with damma), meaning it became pure.
وباحته الود، أي خالصه.
And friendship became sincere to him, meaning it became pure.