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بوج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of sudden, overwhelming, or calamitous events. It also extends to the visual phenomenon of lightning flashing.

Derived headwords

البائجةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster or misfortune that strikes suddenly.

باجتهمverb
  1. 1.
    struck themclassical

    To be afflicted or overcome by a calamity.

تبوجهمverb
  1. 1.
    afflicts themclassical

    Present tense of being afflicted or overcome by a calamity.

انباجتverb
  1. 1.
    burst forthclassical

    To suddenly appear or break open, often referring to calamities or difficult situations.

بوائجnoun
  1. 1.
    calamitiesclassical

    Plural of 'bā'ija', referring to overwhelming disasters or misfortunes.

لم تفتقverb
  1. 1.
    had not openedclassical

    Referring to calamities that were latent or had not yet manifested.

تبوجverb
  1. 1.
    flashesclassical

    To flash or gleam, specifically used to describe lightning.

Parallel reading

باجتهم البائجة تبوجهم
The calamity struck them, afflicting them.
انباجت عليهم بوائج منكرة
Grievous calamities burst forth upon them.
قضيت أمورا ثم غادرت بعدها بوائج في أكمامها لم تفتق
I settled matters, then left behind after them calamities in their sheaths, not yet opened.
وتبوج البرق: لمع وتكشف
And lightning flashes: it gleams and reveals itself.