بدح

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to cutting, splitting, striking, and breaking. It also extends to concepts of spaciousness, generosity, and a particular gait or movement. Figuratively, it can mean to reveal a secret or to be unable to fulfill a responsibility.

Derived headwords

بَدَحَ كَمَنَعَverb

1.
to cutclassical
To cut something, often implying a decisive or complete cut.
2.
to splitclassical
To split or cleave, particularly referring to the tongue.
3.
to strikeclassical
To strike with something soft or yielding, like mud or clay.
4.
to surpriseclassical
To surprise someone with a matter or task.
5.
to revealclassical
To reveal or make public a secret.

بَدَحَverb

1.
to cutclassical
To cut, as mentioned in relation to a specific poetic verse.

بَدَحَ لِسَانُهُverb

1.
to splitclassical
The tongue is split or cleaved.

بَدَحَ بِالعَصَاverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike with a stick or staff.

بَدَحَ بِالأَمْرِverb

1.
to surpriseclassical
To surprise someone with a matter or task.

بَدَحَ بِالسِّرِّverb

1.
to revealclassical
To reveal a secret or make it public.

تَبَدَّحَverb

1.
to walk wellclassical
A woman walks with a good or graceful gait.
2.
to spread outclassical
To become wide, expansive, or spread out, used for animals or generally.

بَدُحَ عَن حِمَالَتِهِverb

1.
to be unableclassical
A man is unable to carry a burden or fulfill a responsibility.

بَدَحَ البَعِيرُverb

1.
to be unableclassical
A camel is unable to carry a load.

بَدَحَنِي الأَمْرُverb

1.
to befallclassical
An matter or affair befalls or affects someone.

البَدَّاحُnoun

1.
expanse of landclassical
A wide or expansive area of land.
2.
soft landclassical
Soft and wide land.

البُدْحَةُnoun

1.
courtyardclassical
The courtyard or open space of a house.

البَدْحُnoun

1.
wide open spaceclassical
A wide, open, and expansive area.
2.
type of fishclassical
A specific type of fish.

المَبْدُوحُadjective

1.
wideclassical
Wide or expansive, referring to a place.

الأَبْدَحُadjective

1.
tallclassical
A tall man.
2.
broad-flankedclassical
Broad-flanked, referring to animals.

البَدْحَاءُadjective

1.
wide-hippedclassical
Wide-hipped, referring to animals.

التَّبَادُحُnoun

1.
throwing soft thingsclassical
The act of throwing soft objects at each other playfully.

بَدِيحٌname

1.
name of a freedmanclassical
The name of a freedman belonging to Abdullah bin Ja'far.
2.
name of a singerclassical
The name of a singer known for his beautiful voice, which caused him to interrupt others' singing.

بَادِنٌadjective

1.
corpulentclassical
A woman who is corpulent or stout.

أَبُو البَدَّاحِname

1.
name of a Tabi'iclassical
The name of a Companion of the Prophet (Tabi'i) who died in 117 AH.

بِأَبْدَحَ وَدَبَيْدَحَphrase

1.
in vainclassical
An idiom meaning to consume or waste something in vain or without purpose.

Parallel reading

بالصرم من شعثاء وال حبل الذي قطعته بدحا

By the severing from Sha'tha' and the rope which I cut decisively.

بدح لسانه بدحا: شق

His tongue split, split.

بدح بالعصا وكفح، بدحا وكفحا: ضرب بها

He struck with the stick and fought, struck and fought: he hit with it.

والبدح: ضربك بشيء فيه رخاوة، كما تأخذ بطينة فتبدح بها إنسانا

And al-badh: your striking someone with something soft, like taking mud and striking a person with it.

بدح فلانا بالأمر: مثل بدهه

He surprised someone with the matter: like he astonished him.

بدح بالسر: إذا باح به

He revealed the secret: if he made it public.

تبدح المرأة تبدح بدوحا: إذا مشت مشية حسنة أو مشية فيها تفكك

The woman walked, she walked a good walk or a walk with looseness.

يبدحن في أسوق خرس خلا خلها

They walk gracefully in their markets, their companions are free.

تبدحت الناقة: توسعت وانبسطت

The she-camel became wide: she became spacious and spread out.

والبدح: عجز الرجل عن حمالة يحملها

And al-badh: a man's inability to carry a load he is supposed to carry.

بدح الرجل عن حمالته

The man was unable to carry his load.

بدح البعير: إذا عجز عن الحمل يبدح بدحا

The camel was unable: if it was unable to carry the load, it would be unable.

قد بدحني الأمر: مثل فدح

The matter has befallen me: like it was a great burden.

البداح: المتسع من الأرض

Al-bidah: the expansive part of the land.

البداح: الأرض اللينة الواسعة

Al-bidah: the soft, wide land.

والبدحة، بالضم: من الدار الساحة

And al-bidhah, with dammah: from the house, the courtyard.

والبدح، بالكسر: الفضاء الواسع

And al-badh, with kasrah: the wide open space.

إذا علا دويه المبدوحا

When its echo rose over the wide expanse.

والبدح، بالفتح: نوع من السمك

And al-badh, with fatha: a type of fish.

وامرأة بيدح كصيقل: بادن

And a woman is 'baydah' like 'sayqal': corpulent.

بديح: اسم مولى بعبد الله بن جعفر الطيار بن أبي طالب

Badih: the name of a freedman of Abdullah bin Ja'far al-Tayyar bin Abi Talib.

بديح: اسم مغن سمي به لأنه كان إذا غنى قطع غناء غيره، لحسن صوته

Badih: the name of a singer, named so because when he sang, he would cut off others' singing, due to his beautiful voice.

والأبدح: الرجل الطويل

And al-abdah: the tall man.

وعن أبي عمر و: هو العريض الجنبين من الدواب

And from Abu Amr: it is the broad-flanked one among the beasts.

حتى تلاقي ذات دف أبدح بمرهف النصل رغيب المجرح

Until you meet a broad-flanked one with a sharp blade, a wide wound.

والبدحاء من الدواب: الواسعة الرفغ

And al-badhaa' from the beasts: the wide-hipped.

بدح الشيء بدحا: رماه

He threw the thing, he threw it.

والتبادح: الترامي بشيء رخو كالبطيخ والرمان عبثا

And al-tabaduh: the playful throwing of soft things like melons and pomegranates.

وكان الصحابة يتمازحون ويتبادحون بالبطيخ

And the Companions used to joke and throw watermelons at each other.

أكل ماله بأبدح ودبيدح

He consumed his wealth in vain and pointlessly.

أخذ ماله بأبدح ودبيدح، يضرب مثلا للأمر الذي يبطل ولا يكون

He took his wealth in vain and pointlessly, an example for something that is nullified and does not happen.

أكلت مال الله بأبدح ودبيدح

You have consumed Allah's wealth in vain and pointlessly.