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بيش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific plant found in India, which is also identified as a poison. It also encompasses place names derived from this root.

Derived headwords

البَيْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Indian plantclassical

    A plant native to the lands of India.

  2. 2.
    Poisonclassical

    This Indian plant is also known to be a poison.

بيشةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameboth

    A proper noun referring to a specific location or place.

بِئْشَةname
  1. 1.
    Land nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific area of land, mentioned as being distinct from 'بيشة'.

زِئْنَةname
  1. 1.
    Land nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific area of land, mentioned alongside 'بئشة'.

Parallel reading

البيش بكسر الباء: نبت ببلاد الهند، وهو سم.
Al-bayish, with a kasra on the ba: a plant in the lands of India, and it is a poison.
وبيشة: اسم موضع.
And Bayisha: a place name.
سقى جدثا أعراض بيشة دونه * وغمرة وسمى الربيع ووابله
May the grave whose surroundings are Bayisha be watered, beyond it * and a flood, and the spring and its downpour.
بئشة وزئنة، مهموزتان، وهما أرضان.
Bi'sha and Zi'na, both hamzated, and they are two lands.