← Back to Al-Sihah

بهس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of strutting or walking with a swagger. It also appears in specific proper nouns, including a name for a lion and a designation for a sect.

Derived headwords

بَهْنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutboth

    To walk with a proud, swaggering gait, often implying arrogance or self-importance.

تَبَهْنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutboth

    To walk with a proud, swaggering gait, often implying arrogance or self-importance.

بِهيسname
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A proper name or epithet for a lion.

البيهسيةname
  1. 1.
    a sectclassical

    A designation for a specific sect of Kharijites, named after Abu Bihays, Haytham ibn Jabir.

Parallel reading

بَهْنَسَ، أي تبختر.
Bahansa, meaning to strut.
وتبهنس، أي تبختر.
And tabahansa, meaning to strut.
وبيهس: اسم من أسماء الأسد.
And Bihays: a name for a lion.
والبيهسية: صنف من الخوارج، نسبوا إلى أبى بيهس هيصم بن جابر، أحد بنى سعد بن ضبيعة بن قيس.
And Al-Bahisiyyah: a sect of the Kharijites, attributed to Abu Bihays Haytham ibn Jabir, one of the Banu Sa'd ibn Dubay'ah ibn Qays.