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بعج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of splitting, cutting open, or bursting apart. It extends to the idea of a wide or spacious opening, particularly in the context of the sky or a valley, and can also describe a person's gait.

Derived headwords

بَعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    He ripped open his belly with a knife: he slit it.both

    He ripped open his belly with a knife: he slit it.

بَعْجnoun
  1. 1.
    He ripped open his belly with a knife: he slit it.both

    He ripped open his belly with a knife: he slit it.

مَبْعُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    So he is ripped open (passive participle).both

    So he is ripped open (passive participle).

بَعِيجadjective
  1. 1.
    And baʿīj (adjective meaning ripped open).both

    And baʿīj (adjective meaning ripped open).

بَعِجَadjective
  1. 1.
    He ripped open his belly with a knife: he slit it.both

    He ripped open his belly with a knife: he slit it.

انْبَعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split open or burst apart naturally.

انْبِعَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    splitting openboth

    The act or process of splitting open or bursting apart.

تَبَعَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split open or become wide, often used for clouds parting to release rain.

  2. 2.
    to split (ground)classical

    To split the ground, causing stones to be exposed, often due to heavy rain.

تَبَعُّجnoun
  1. 1.
    splitting openboth

    The act of splitting open, particularly referring to clouds or the ground.

بَاعِجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wide valleyclassical

    A wide and expansive valley.

Parallel reading

بعج بطنه بالسكين يبعجه بعجا، إذا شقه
He cut open his abdomen with a knife, cutting it open with a splitting.
فهو مبعوج وبعيج
And he is cut open and split open.
ورجل بعج كأنه مبعوج البطن من ضعف مشيه
And a man is 'ba'ij' as if his belly is split open due to the weakness of his gait.
ليلة أمشي على مخاطرة * مشيا رويدا كمشية البعج
A night I walk with risk * a slow walk like the walk of the 'ba'ij'.
والانبعاج: الانشقاق
And 'inbi'aj': splitting open.
وتبعج السحاب تبعجا، وهو انفراجه عن الودق
And the clouds split open with a 'taba'j', which is their parting for rain.
يقال: بعج المطر الأرض تبعيجا من شدة فحصه الحجارة
It is said: the rain split the earth with a 'tabyi'j' from its intensity, exposing the stones.
حيث استهل المزن إذ تبعجا
Where the clouds appeared as they split open.
والباعجة: متسع الوادي
And the 'ba'ijah': the expanse of the valley.