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بيص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a state of confusion, entanglement, or being cornered. It is primarily used in idiomatic expressions to describe difficult or inescapable situations.

Derived headwords

حَيْص بَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion, entanglementclassical

    A state of inextricable confusion or entanglement, a predicament from which there is no escape.

حَيْص بَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Distress, hardshipclassical

    A state of distress or hardship, often implying being cornered or having one's situation made difficult.

Parallel reading

وقعوا في حيص بيص
They fell into a predicament.
أي في اختلاط لا محيص لهم منه
Meaning, into a confusion from which they had no escape.
وكذلك حيص بيص، بكسر أوائلهما
And likewise 'hayṣ bayṣ', with the vowels of their beginnings broken.
وجعلتم الأرض عليه حيص بيص
And you made the earth difficult for him.
أي ضيقتم عليه
Meaning, you made it constricted for him.