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بدح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of striking, overwhelming, or being unable to bear a burden. It also extends to meanings of openness, spaciousness, and a particular manner of walking.

Derived headwords

بَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone with a stick or similar object.

  2. 2.
    to overwhelmclassical

    To overwhelm someone with a matter or task, similar to 'badaaha'.

  3. 3.
    to be unableboth

    To be unable to bear or carry a burden or responsibility.

بدحه بالعصا: ضربه بها — He struck him with the stick.
بَدَحاًnoun
  1. 1.
    openlyclassical

    Meaning 'openly' or 'publicly', used in the context of revealing something.

بدحا، أي علانية — Openly, meaning publicly.
بَادَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to revealclassical

    To reveal or make known a matter.

بدح بهذا الأمر، أي باح به — He revealed this matter, meaning he disclosed it.
بَدُوحاًnoun
  1. 1.
    good walkclassical

    A good, well-paced, and somewhat loose manner of walking.

بدحت المرأة بدوحا — The woman walked with a good gait.
تَبَدَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk wellclassical

    To walk with a good, expansive gait, characterized by looseness.

وتبدحت، أي مشت مشية حسنة فيها تفكك — And she walked with a good gait, characterized by looseness.
البَدَّاحnoun
  1. 1.
    spacious landclassical

    An expansive and open area of land.

المتسع من الأرض — The spaciousness of the land.
بَدْحnoun
  1. 1.
    open spaceclassical

    A wide and open expanse, often referring to an area.

الفضاء الواسع — The wide open space.
بِدْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyardclassical

    The open area or courtyard of a house.

بدحة الدار: ساحتها — The courtyard of the house: its open area.
بَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unableboth

    To be unable to manage or carry a burden, or to be slow due to weakness.

بدح الرجل عن حمالته — The man was unable to carry his load.
فَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to overwhelmclassical

    To overwhelm or burden someone, similar to 'badahani'.

بدحني الأمر، مثل فدحنى — The matter overwhelmed me, like 'fadahani'.

Parallel reading

بدحه بالعصا: ضربه بها.
He struck him with the stick: he hit him with it.
وبدحه بأمر، مثل بدهه.
And he overwhelmed him with a matter, like 'badaaha' him.
بالصرم من شعثاء وال‍ * حبل الذى قطعته بدحا
From the severance from Sha'tha' and the rope that I cut openly.
بدحا، أي علانية.
Openly, meaning publicly.
من قولهم: بدح بهذا الأمر، أي باح به.
From their saying: he revealed this matter, meaning he disclosed it.
بدحت المرأة بدوحا، وتبدحت، أي مشت مشية حسنة فيها تفكك.
The woman walked with a good gait (baduha), and she walked with a good gait (tabaddahat), meaning she walked with a good gait that had looseness.
والبداح، بالفتح: المتسع من الأرض، والجمع بدح، مثل قذال وقذل.
And Al-Badah, with the Fathah: the spaciousness of the land, and its plural is badh, like qadhal and qadhil.
وبدحة الدار: ساحتها.
And the badhah of the house: its courtyard.
والبدح بالكسر: الفضاء الواسع، وجمعه بداح.
And Al-Badh, with the Kasrah: the wide open space, and its plural is badah.
وبدح الرجل عن حمالته، والبعير عن حمله، يبدح بدحا: عجزا عنهما.
And the man was unable to carry his load, and the camel was unable to carry its burden, he would be unable (yabdah badhan): being incapable of them.
بدحني الأمر، مثل فدحنى.
The matter overwhelmed me, like 'fadahani'.