بور

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of ruin, destruction, perishing, and worthlessness. It extends to ideas of testing, trying, and also to the state of uncultivated land and unsaleable goods.

Derived headwords

البُورadjective

1.
the corrupt, ruined man in whom there is no goodboth
the corrupt, ruined man in whom there is no good
2.
uncultivated landboth
uncultivated land

بورadjective

1.
a corrupt womanboth
a corrupt woman
2.
a ruined peopleboth
a ruined people

بُورadjective

1.
a corrupt womanboth
a corrupt woman
2.
a ruined peopleboth
a ruined people

بائرadjective

1.
a confused, lost man who does not know what to doboth
a confused, lost man who does not know what to do

بارَverb

1.
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug itboth
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug it
2.
plural of 'barr'both
plural of 'barr'
3.
he perishedboth
he perished
4.
the merchandise became unsaleableboth
the merchandise became unsaleable
5.
his work became voidboth
his work became void

أَبَارَverb

1.
like the word 'izār'both
like the word 'izār'
2.
like ahjarboth
like ahjar

بائرadjective

1.
a confused, lost man who does not know what to doboth
a confused, lost man who does not know what to do

بارَهُverb

1.
to test, tryboth
To test or try someone or something.

ابْتِيَارnoun

1.
testing, trialclassical
The act of testing or trying someone or something.

بَوَرَتverb

1.
to be presented (to a stud)classical
Used for a female camel when she is presented to a male stud to check if she is pregnant or not.

بارَverb

1.
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug itboth
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug it
2.
plural of 'barr'both
plural of 'barr'
3.
he perishedboth
he perished
4.
the merchandise became unsaleableboth
the merchandise became unsaleable
5.
his work became voidboth
his work became void

ابْتَارَهَاverb

1.
to sniff (a camel)classical
Used for a male stud camel when he sniffs a female camel to determine her pregnancy status.

بُرْ لِيverb

1.
inform me, test for meclassical
An imperative phrase meaning 'inform me' or 'test for me' to ascertain what is in someone's mind.

البُورnoun

1.
the corrupt, ruined man in whom there is no goodboth
the corrupt, ruined man in whom there is no good
2.
uncultivated landboth
uncultivated land

البَوَارnoun

1.
destruction, ruinboth
The state of destruction, ruin, or perishing.

بَوَارnoun

1.
destruction, ruinclassical
Destruction or ruin, often used in a context of divine punishment.

بارَverb

1.
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug itboth
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug it
2.
plural of 'barr'both
plural of 'barr'
3.
he perishedboth
he perished
4.
the merchandise became unsaleableboth
the merchandise became unsaleable
5.
his work became voidboth
his work became void

بارَverb

1.
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug itboth
he dug a well, with a hamza after the ba: he dug it
2.
plural of 'barr'both
plural of 'barr'
3.
he perishedboth
he perished
4.
the merchandise became unsaleableboth
the merchandise became unsaleable
5.
his work became voidboth
his work became void

البَارِيَاءnoun

1.
the mat made of reedsboth
the mat made of reeds

البُورِيَاءnoun

1.
the mat made of reedsboth
the mat made of reeds

Parallel reading

يا رسول المليك إن لساني * راتق ما فتقت إذا أنا بور

O Messenger of the King, my tongue mends what it has broken when I am ruined.

وقوم بور: هلكى.

And a people 'بور' (ruined): they are perished.

وكنتم قوما بورا

And you were a people perished.

وقد بار فلان، أي هلك.

And so-and-so has perished, meaning he is ruined.

وأباره الله: أهلكه.

And God caused him to perish: He destroyed him.

ورجل حائر بائر، إذا لم يتجه لشئ.

And a man is confused and lost, if he does not turn to anything.

وباره يبوره، أي جربه واختبره.

And he tested him, meaning he tried and examined him.

قبيح بمثلي نعت الفتا * ة إما ابتهار أو إما ابتيارا

It is ugly for someone like me to describe a young woman either by slander or by testing her.

وبرت الناقة أبورها بورا بالفتح، وهو أن تعرضها على الفحل تنظر ألا قح هي أم لا، لأنها إذا كانت لاقحا بالت في وجه الفحل إذا تشممها.

And the she-camel was presented for her fertility test, meaning she is shown to the stud to see if she is pregnant or not, because if she is pregnant, she will urinate in the stud's face when he sniffs her.

بضرب كآذان الفراء فضوله * وطعن كإيزاغ المخاض تبورها

With blows like the ears of fur, and thrusts like the miscarriages that test them.

وبار الفحل الناقة وابتارها، إذا تشممها ليعرف لقاحها من حيالها.

And the stud camel tested the she-camel and sniffed her, if he sniffed her to know her pregnancy from her non-pregnancy.

بر لي ما عند فلان، أي اعلمه وامتحن لي ما في نفسه.

Test for me what is with so-and-so, meaning inform me and examine for me what is in his soul.

إن لنا الضاحية من البعل والبور

We have the pasture from irrigated land and uncultivated land.

نزلت بوار على الكفار

Destruction descended upon the disbelievers.

إن التظالم في الصديق بوار

Indeed, mutual injustice among friends is destruction.

نعوذ بالله من بوار الايم.

We seek refuge in God from the stagnation of oaths.

ومكر أولئك هو يبور

And the plotting of those is what perishes.

كالخص إذ جلله الباري * وكذلك البارية

Like the reed when the Creator covers it, and likewise the reed mat.