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بعد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of distance, remoteness, and separation, both physically and metaphorically. It encompasses the state of being far, the act of causing distance, and the plural of those who cause separation.

Derived headwords

البُعْدnoun
  1. 1.
    distanceboth

    The state of being far from something or someone, the opposite of closeness.

  2. 2.
    remotenessboth

    A state of being distant in space, time, or relationship.

بَعُدَverb
  1. 1.
    the opposite of nearnessboth

    the opposite of nearness

  2. 2.
    to be far, so he is far, i.e., distantboth

    to be far, so he is far, i.e., distant

  3. 3.
    he made him far, a making farboth

    he made him far, a making far

  4. 4.
    plural of ba'id, like khādim and khadamboth

    plural of ba'id, like khādim and khadam

  5. 5.
    destructionboth

    destruction

  6. 6.
    its verb form is ṭariba, so it is bāʿid (distant)both

    its verb form is ṭariba, so it is bāʿid (distant)

  7. 7.
    the opposite of beforeboth

    the opposite of before

بَعِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    farboth

    Located at a great distance.

  2. 2.
    remoteboth

    Distant in space, time, or relationship.

  3. 3.
    unlikelyboth

    Not likely to happen or be true.

تَبَاعَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to move apartboth

    To separate from each other or increase the distance between them.

  2. 2.
    to become estrangedboth

    To grow distant or unfriendly.

أَبْعَدَverb
  1. 1.
    someone else made him farboth

    someone else made him far

  2. 2.
    May God cast the most distant one on his face: i.e., He threw him on his faceboth

    May God cast the most distant one on his face: i.e., He threw him on his face

  3. 3.
    the treacherous, the fearfulboth

    the treacherous, the fearful

بَاعَدَverb
  1. 1.
    he kept him at a distanceboth

    he kept him at a distance

تَبْعِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    distancingboth

    The act of making something or someone distant.

  2. 2.
    removalboth

    The act of taking away or sending away.

البَاعِدnoun
  1. 1.
    one who distancesclassical

    Someone who causes separation or keeps things far apart.

خِدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    he served him, he serves him, with a ḍamma, a serviceboth

    he served him, he serves him, with a ḍamma, a service

Parallel reading

البعد: ضد القرب.
Distance: the opposite of closeness.
وقد بعد بالضم فهو بعيد، أي تباعد.
And he became distant (with damma), so he is far, meaning he moved apart.
وأبعده غيره، وباعده، وبعده تبعيدا.
And others made him distant, and he distanced himself, and he distanced (it) with distancing.
والبعد بالتحريك: جمع باعد، مثل خادم وخدم.
And al-bu'd (with haraka) is the plural of ba'id, like khadim (servant) and khadam (servants).