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بعثر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of scattering, disturbing, or overturning something. It extends to digging into or excavating something, and metaphorically to revealing what is hidden.

Derived headwords

بَعْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    its explanation preceded in baḥtharaboth

    its explanation preceded in baḥthara

بَحْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he scattered it, meaning he dispersed itboth

    he scattered it, meaning he dispersed it

  2. 2.
    he scattered his belongings and dispersed them, meaning he separated them and turned some of them over othersboth

    he scattered his belongings and dispersed them, meaning he separated them and turned some of them over others

  3. 3.
    he extracted and uncovered the thingboth

    he extracted and uncovered the thing

Parallel reading

بعثر الرجل متاعه وبحثره، إذا فرقه وبدده وقلب بعضه على بعض.
A man scattered his belongings and dispersed them, meaning he spread them out and mixed them up.
بعثرت الشئ وبحثرته، إذا استخرجته وكشفته.
I excavated the thing and dug it up, meaning I extracted it and revealed it.
بعثر مافى القبور
He will bring forth what is in the graves.
أثير وأخرج
stirred up and brought out.
بعثرت حوضي، أي هدمته، وجعلت أسفله أعلاه.
I demolished my basin, meaning I destroyed it and turned its bottom part to the top.