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بعع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the contents or substance of something, particularly its weight or burden. It extends to the equipment and provisions carried, and metaphorically to the heavy load of rain carried by clouds.

Derived headwords

البَعاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Equipment and provisionsboth

    Refers to the gear, baggage, and supplies that are carried or transported.

  2. 2.
    Substance or weightclassical

    The heavy, substantial part or burden of something, often implying a load.

بَعاعَnoun
  1. 1.
    Weight of cloudsclassical

    Specifically refers to the heavy load of rain that clouds carry before precipitation.

Parallel reading

الجهاز والمتاع
The equipment and provisions.
بعاع السحاب: ثقله بالمطر
The weight of the clouds: their heaviness with rain.
وألقى بصحراء الغبيط بعاعه
And he cast in the desert of al-Ghubayt his burden/contents.
نزول اليماني بالعياب المثقل
The descent of the Yemeni with the heavily laden bags.