بزا

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of overreaching, dominance, and physical posture. It describes actions like towering over someone, leaping, and having a pronounced chest or hunched back. It also extends to metaphorical dominance and strength.

Derived headwords

بَزَا عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to tower overclassical
To be arrogant or overbearing towards someone, to look down upon them.

يَبْزُوverb

1.
to tower overclassical
The present tense form of 'to tower over', indicating an ongoing action of arrogance or overbearing behavior.

البَازَىnoun

1.
one of the falcons that huntboth
one of the falcons that hunt

البُزَاةnoun

1.
hawksboth
The plural of 'bazaa', referring to the birds of prey used in hunting.

البَزْوَانnoun

1.
leapclassical
The act of leaping or jumping, a sudden forward movement.

بَزْوَانname

1.
man's nameclassical
A proper name for a male individual.

بَزْوَاءverb

1.
to adjustclassical
To adjust something, to make it level or straight.

البَزَاءnoun

1.
hunchbackclassical
A physical condition characterized by a protruding chest and a sunken back.

أَبْزَىadjective

1.
hunchbackedclassical
Describing a man with a hunched posture, characterized by a protruding chest and a sunken back.

بَزْوَاءadjective

1.
hunchbackedclassical
Describing a woman with a hunched posture, characterized by a protruding chest and a sunken back.

أَبْزَىverb

1.
to hunchclassical
To raise one's hindquarters or back, to adopt a hunched posture.

إِبْزَاءnoun

1.
hunchingclassical
The act of raising one's hindquarters or back, the process of becoming hunched.

تَبَازَىverb

1.
to hunchclassical
To hunch oneself, to adopt a hunched posture, similar to 'abza'.

أَبْزَى فُلَانًاverb

1.
to overcomeclassical
To overcome or conquer someone, to gain dominance over them.

مُبَزٌّadjective

1.
strongclassical
Strong and capable in handling a particular matter, firmly in control.

Parallel reading

بزا عليه يبزو، أي تطاول.

He towered over him, he towers over him, meaning he was arrogant towards him.

والبازى: واحد البزاة التى تصيد.

And the bazaa: is one of the hawks that hunt.

والبزوان، بالتحريك: الوثب.

And al-bazwaan, with harakah: is the leap.

وبزوان، بالتسكين: اسم رجل.

And Bazwan, with sukun: is the name of a man.

وأخذت من بزو كذا، أي عدله ونحوه.

And I took from it to adjust such-and-such, meaning its levelness and the like.

والبزاء: خروج الصدر ودخول الظهر.

And al-bazaa': is the protrusion of the chest and the indentation of the back.

يقال: رجل أبزى وامرأة بزواء.

It is said: a man is abzaa and a woman is bazawaa.

وأبزى الرجل يبزي إبزاء، إذا رفع عجزه.

And a man abzaa, he abzaa, abzaa, if he raised his hindquarters.

وتبازى مثله.

And he tabazaa similarly.

وأبزى فلان بفلان، إذا غلبه وقهره.

And so-and-so abzaa so-and-so, if he overcame and conquered him.

وهو مبز بهذا الأمر، أي قوي عليه ضابط له.

And he is mabz with this matter, meaning strong over it, a controller of it.