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بوث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of searching, investigating, and extracting something hidden or difficult to find. It implies a deep and thorough exploration to uncover information or objects.

Derived headwords

بَاثَverb
  1. 1.
    to search forboth

    To search for something diligently and thoroughly, to investigate its whereabouts.

بَوْثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    searchingboth

    The act of searching or investigating.

استَبَاثَverb
  1. 1.
    to extractclassical

    To extract something, to draw it out or bring it forth.

الاستِبَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    extractionclassical

    The act of extracting or drawing something out.

تَسْتَثْبِيثverb
  1. 1.
    to seek outclassical

    To seek out or search for something, often implying a challenging or hidden object.

Parallel reading

باث عن الشئ يبوث بوثا: بحث عنه.
He searched for the thing, searching thoroughly: he looked for it.
والاستباثة: الاستخراج.
And al-istibāthah: the extraction.
لحق بني شغارة أن يقولوا لصخر الغي ماذا تستثبيث
It befell the sons of Shughārah that they said to Sakhr al-Ghayy: 'What do you seek out?'