بقى

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of remaining, lasting, surviving, and living for a long time. It also extends to the idea of leaving something behind, showing mercy, and waiting or expecting.

Derived headwords

بَقِيَverb

1.
to remainboth
To continue to exist or be left after others have gone or have been used, removed, or destroyed.
2.
to liveboth
To continue to live; to survive for a long time.

بَقَاءnoun

1.
remainingboth
The state or fact of remaining; survival or continuation.
2.
existenceclassical
The state of existing; being.

بَقِيَّةnoun

1.
remainderboth
That which is left over; the rest.
2.
survivorclassical
A person or thing that has survived.

بَاقِيَةnoun

1.
remnantboth
A small remaining quantity of something.
2.
survivalclassical
The state or fact of continuing to live or exist.

أَبْقَىverb

1.
to let remainboth
To cause something to continue to exist or be left.
2.
to spareboth
To show mercy or leniency towards someone.

بُقْيَاnoun

1.
mercyclassical
The act of showing compassion or leniency.

بُقْوَىnoun

1.
mercyclassical
The act of showing compassion or leniency.

بَقِيَّتَهُverb

1.
to look atclassical
To observe or watch something intently; to wait for.

أَبْقِيَتُهُverb

1.
to keepclassical
To cause something to remain or continue.
2.
to wait forclassical
To look at or observe with anticipation.

اِسْتَبْقَىverb

1.
to leave someboth
To reserve or set aside a portion of something.
2.
to spareclassical
To save someone's life; to show mercy.

تَبَقَّىverb

1.
to remainboth
To continue to exist or be left.

Parallel reading

بقى الشئ يبقى بقاء.

The thing remained, it remains, a remaining.

وكذلك بقي الرجل زمانا طويلا، أي عاش.

And likewise, the man lived for a long time, meaning he survived.

وأبقاه الله.

And may God make him remain.

وبقي من الشئ بقية.

And a remainder was left of the thing.

فهل ترى لهم من باقية

Do you see any remnant of them?

وأبقيت على فلان، إذا أرعيت عليه ورحمته.

And you showed mercy to so-and-so, if you were compassionate towards him and pitied him.

لا أبقى الله عليك إن أبقيت على.

May God not let you remain if you show mercy.

والاسم منه البقيا.

And the noun from it is al-buqya.

فما بقيا علي تركتماني

You did not leave me remaining, but you feared the cold of the arrows.

وكذلك البقوى بفتح الباء.

And likewise al-buqwa, with a fatha on the ba.

وبقيته أبقيه، أي نظرت إليه وترقبته.

And I watched it, meaning I looked at it and waited for it.

فما زلت أبقى الظعن حتى كأنها

I kept watching the departing camels until they seemed like

" بقينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "، أي انتظرناه.

"We waited for the Messenger of God, peace be upon him," meaning we awaited him.

واستبقيت من الشئ، أي تركت بعضه.

And I kept some of the thing, meaning I left a portion of it.

واستبقاه: استحياه.

And he spared him: he saved his life.

طيئ تقول: بقا وبقت، مكان بقى وبقيت.

Tayyi' says: baqa and baqqat, in place of baqiya and baqiyat.