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بصع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of totality, entirety, or emphasis, particularly in the context of gathering or confirming something. It is used to express a complete or absolute state.

Derived headwords

البصعnoun
  1. 1.
    Gathering, totalityclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting things together, signifying completeness or entirety.

بصعnoun
  1. 1.
    emphasis for 'all (feminine plural)'both

    emphasis for 'all (feminine plural)'

أبصعparticle
  1. 1.
    a word used for emphasisboth

    a word used for emphasis

بصعاءadjective
  1. 1.
    emphasis for 'all (feminine)'both

    emphasis for 'all (feminine)'

أبصعونadjective
  1. 1.
    emphasis for 'all (masculine plural)'both

    emphasis for 'all (masculine plural)'

بصعadjective
  1. 1.
    emphasis for 'all (feminine plural)'both

    emphasis for 'all (feminine plural)'

Parallel reading

البصع: الجمع.
Al-bas'u: the gathering.
ويقال: مضى بصع من الليل، بالكسر، أي جوش منه.
And it is said: a portion of the night passed, with kasra, meaning a part of it.
وأبصع: كلمة يؤكد بها، وبعضهم يقوله بالضاد المعجمة، وليس بالعالى.
And 'abs'a: a word used for emphasis, and some say it with the dotted letter (ض), and it is not of high quality.
تقول: أخذت حقى أجمع أبصع.
You say: I took my right in its entirety, absolutely.
والانثى جمعاء بصعاء،
And the female, entire, is bas'aa.
وجاء القوم أجمعون أبصعون،
And the people came, all of them, absolutely.
ورأيت النسوة جمع بصع،
And I saw the women, all of them, entirely.
وهو تأكيد مرتب، لا يقدم على أجمع.
And it is an ordered emphasis, which does not precede 'ajma'.