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بدغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root بدغ primarily relates to being stained or smeared, particularly with something unpleasant like dirt or evil. It can also refer to a specific act of treachery or betrayal.

Derived headwords

بَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    To be stained or smeared with something, especially dirt or filth.

  2. 2.
    to be stained with evilclassical

    Figuratively, to be tainted or corrupted by evil deeds or wrongdoing.

بَدْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smearingboth

    The act or state of being smeared or stained.

  2. 2.
    treacheryclassical

    An act of betrayal or perfidy.

Parallel reading

بدغ بالعذرة يبدغ بدغا، مثال تعب تعبا، أي تلطخ بها
He was smeared with filth, he smears with filth, a smearing, like 'ta'iba ta'aban', meaning to be stained by it.
وكذلك إذا تلطخ بالشر
And likewise if one is stained with evil.
وزعم ابن الاعرابي أن بعض العرب غدر غدرة فسمى البدغ
And Ibn al-A'rabi claimed that some Arabs committed treachery and called it 'al-badgh'.
ومثال التعب
And like 'ta'ab'.