بيت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of dwelling, lodging, and spending the night. It extends to encompass the household, family members, and the act of planning or devising something, especially during the night. It also relates to provisions for a night.

Derived headwords

البَيْتnoun

1.
house.both
house.
2.
also, a man's family.both
also, a man's family.

بُيُوتnoun

1.
houses (plural).both
houses (plural).
2.
that which has spent the night (e.g., stale bread).both
that which has spent the night (e.g., stale bread).

أَبْيَاتnoun

1.
houses (plural).both
houses (plural).

أَبَايِيتnoun

1.
versesclassical
An alternative plural for بيت (bayt), referring to verses of poetry, cited from Sibawayh.

بُوَيْتnoun

1.
houseclassical
A diminutive form of بيت (bayt), used colloquially.

بَيَّتَverb

1.
he attacked the enemy at night.both
he attacked the enemy at night.
2.
he planned a matter at night.both
he planned a matter at night.

بَاتَverb

1.
the man spent the night, spending the night.both
the man spent the night, spending the night.
2.
and he spent the night doing such-and-such if he did it at night.both
and he spent the night doing such-and-such if he did it at night.

بَيَاتnoun

1.
night attackclassical
The act of attacking the enemy during the night.

بَيْتُوتَةnoun

1.
spending the nightclassical
The act or state of passing the night.

بَائِتadjective

1.
stale, overnight.both
stale, overnight.

بَيْتُ بَيْتadverbial phrase

1.
adjacentclassical
Literally 'house house', meaning immediately next to or adjoining.

بَيْت لَيْلَةnoun

1.
night's provisionsclassical
The food or provisions needed for one night.

Parallel reading

والجمع بيوت وأبيات وأباييت عن سيبويه

And the plural is buyūt, abyāt, and abāyīt according to Sībawayh.

وتصغيره بييت وبييت أيضا بكسر أوله

And its diminutive is buyayyt and bayyit, also with a kasra on the first letter.

والعامة تقول بويت

And the common people say buyayt.

والبيت أيضا: عيال الرجل

And al-bayt also means: a man's household/dependents.

وفلان جاري بيت بيت، أي ملاصقا

And so-and-so is my neighbor, bayt bayt, meaning adjacent.

وبيت على ظهر المطي بنيته بأسمر مشقوق الخياشيم يرعف

And I built a poem on the backs of the camels with a dark, split-nostriled one that bleeds.

والبائت: الغاب

And al-bā'it: the jungle/thicket.

ويقال: خبر بائت، وكذلك البيوت

And it is said: 'old news', and likewise 'old matters'.

والبيوت أيضا: الامر يبيت عليه صاحبه مهتما به

And al-buyūt also means: a matter that its owner spends the night preoccupied with.

وأجعل فقرتها عدة إذا خفت بيوت أمر عضال

And I make its section a provision when I fear the overwhelming matters that keep one up at night.

وبات يبيت ويبات بيتوتة

And he spent the night, and he spends the night, a بيتوتة (spending the night).

أباتك الله بخير

May God make you spend the night well.

وبات يفعل كذا، إذا فعله ليلا، كما يقال ظل يفعل كذا إذا فعله نهارا

And he spent the night doing such-and-such, if he did it at night, just as it is said 'he spent the day doing such-and-such' if he did it during the day.

وبيت العدو، أي أوقع بهم ليلا

And he attacked the enemy, meaning he fell upon them at night.

والاسم البيات

And the noun is al-bayāt (night attack).

وبيت أمرا، أي دبره ليلا

And he planned a matter, meaning he devised it at night.

إذ يبيتون ما لا يرضى من القول

When they plan by night what is not pleasing of speech.

وبيت الشئ، أي قدر

And he estimated the thing, meaning he measured it.

وماله بيت ليلة، بكسر الباء، وبيته ليلة، أي قوت ليلة

And he has no provisions for the night, with a kasra on the ba', and its provisions for the night, meaning the sustenance for one night.