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وبش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of mixed, heterogeneous, or unruly groups of people. It can also refer to the act of gathering or mixing such elements.

Derived headwords

الأوباشnoun
  1. 1.
    the mixed multitude, rabbleboth

    the mixed multitude, rabble

أوباشاnoun
  1. 1.
    rabbleboth

    A mixed or heterogeneous group of people, often referring to the lower classes or a disorderly crowd.

البوشnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-bawsh, with fatḥa: a mixed group of peopleboth

    Al-bawsh, with fatḥa: a mixed group of people

  2. 2.
    rabble, mixed crowdboth

    rabble, mixed crowd

وبشتverb
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    To gather, collect, or assemble a mixed or unruly group of people.

Parallel reading

الأوباش من الناس: الأخلاط
Al-awbāsh (the rabble) from among the people: the mixed groups.
مثل الاوشاب
Like al-awshāb (the mixed masses).
هو جمع مقلوب من البوش
It is an inverted plural from al-būsh.
قد وبشت قريش أوباشا لها
Quraysh had gathered for itself a rabble.