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بدخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of arrogance, haughtiness, and self-importance. It describes individuals who exhibit pride and a sense of superiority, often in a negative or ostentatious manner.

Derived headwords

البَدِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    Man of high statusclassical

    A man of great importance, dignity, or standing.

بَدُخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantboth

    To become arrogant, haughty, and conceited.

تَبَدَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantboth

    To behave in an arrogant and haughty manner; to act with excessive pride.

يَتَبَدَّخُverb
  1. 1.
    To act arrogantlyboth

    He acts arrogantly and haughtily towards us, showing excessive pride.

بَيْدَخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogant womanclassical

    A woman who is arrogant, haughty, and conceited.

بَيْدَخname
  1. 1.
    Name of a womanclassical

    A proper name referring to a woman.

Parallel reading

البديخ: الرجل العظيم الشأن.
Al-Badikh: A man of great importance.
ج بدخاء
Plural: badakha'.
بدخاء كلهم إذا ما نوكروا
All of them are badakha' when they are provoked.
وقد بدخ، مثلثة الدال، وتبدخ
And he became badakha, with the three vowels on the 'dal', and tabadakha.
إذا تعظم وتكبر
When he became arrogant and proud.
فلان يتبدخ علينا ويتمدخ
So-and-so acts arrogantly towards us and boasts.
أي يتعظم ويتكبر
Meaning he acts arrogantly and proudly.
وامرأة بيدخة: تارة
And a woman baydakha: haughty.
لغة حميرية
A Himyaritic dialect.
وبيدخ: اسم امرأة
And Baydakh: is the name of a woman.
هل تعرف الدار لآل بيدخا جرت عليها الريح ذيلا أنبخا
Do you recognize the dwelling of the family of Baydakha, over which the wind has swept like a trailing garment?