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بزخ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical postures involving the back and abdomen, such as hunching or protruding. It extends to meanings of slowness, reluctance, and specific physical characteristics in animals and places.

Derived headwords

البَزَخnoun
  1. 1.
    hunching of the backboth

    The back bending inwards towards the abdomen, or the abdomen protruding while the back sinks.

  2. 2.
    protruding lower abdomenclassical

    The lower part of the abdomen protruding, with the area between the hips sinking inwards.

  3. 3.
    gorgeclassical

    A cliff or steep bank, specifically in the dialect of Oman.

  4. 4.
    soft sandclassical

    A low-lying area of sand.

أَبْزَخadjective
  1. 1.
    hunchbackedboth

    Describing a man with a hunched back, or a woman with a protruding posterior and bent spine.

  2. 2.
    sluggish horseclassical

    A horse with a sunken back and prominent shoulder blades, or one that bends its hoof towards its belly.

بَزَخَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    hunchbacked womanboth

    A woman with a protruding posterior and bent spine.

  2. 2.
    camel with a flat hindquartersclassical

    A female camel with a flattened or indented hindquarters.

تَبَزَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to lag behindclassical

    To fall behind or be slow in doing something.

  2. 2.
    to walk with a swayclassical

    To walk with a swaying gait, like an elderly woman whose posterior protrudes and back is bent.

  3. 3.
    to bendclassical

    To bend or curve, used for a bow.

  4. 4.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike someone's back, causing it to bend.

  5. 5.
    to disgraceclassical

    To expose or disgrace someone.

بَزْخَةname
  1. 1.
    Bzakhaclassical

    A place name, possibly a watering place in the land of the Banu Asad and Ghatafan tribes, associated with a battle during the caliphate of Abu Bakr.

بَزَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hunchbackedclassical

    To have a sunken back and protruding lower abdomen.

  2. 2.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike someone, causing their hips to spread and navel to protrude.

تَبَاذَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a swayclassical

    To walk with a gait like that of a hunchbacked person or an elderly woman.

  2. 2.
    to bend hoofclassical

    Describing a horse bending its hoof towards its belly, often due to a short neck.

أَبْزَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    low sandy areasclassical

    Plural of 'bazyakh', referring to low-lying areas of sand.

بَزَخَ القوسverb
  1. 1.
    to bend a bowclassical

    To curve or bend a bow.

عَصَا بَزُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    strong staffclassical

    A strong and sturdy staff.

بَزَاخname
  1. 1.
    Bazzakhclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

اِنْبَزَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hunchbackedclassical

    To have a sunken back and protruding lower abdomen.

Parallel reading

تقاعس الظهر عن البطن
The back bending inwards towards the abdomen.
هو أن يدخل البطن وتخرج الثنة وما يليها
It is when the abdomen sinks in and the buttocks and what follows them protrude.
رجل أبزخ وامرأة بزخاء
A hunchbacked man and a woman with a protruding posterior.
وفي وركه بزخ
And his hip had a protrusion.
وبزخ تبزيخا: استخذى
And 'bazakha' with 'tabzikh' means to be slow or reluctant.
تبازخ الرجل عن الأمر، إذا تقاعس
A man 'tabazakha' from the matter, meaning he was slow or reluctant.
ربما يمشي الإنسان متبازخا كمشية المرأة العجوز خرجت عجيزتها وانحنى ثبجها
Perhaps a person walks with a sway, like the gait of an old woman whose posterior protrudes and whose spine is bent.
وفد بزاخة، بالضم والتخفيف
The delegation of Bzakha, with a damma and shortening.
رملة من وراء النباج
A sandy area behind Al-Nabaj.
ماء ببلاد أسد وغطفان
A watering place in the lands of Asad and Ghatafan.
كانت به وقعة للمسلمين في خلافة أمير المؤمنين أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله تعالى عنه
There was a battle there for the Muslims during the caliphate of the Commander of the Faithful, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him.
البزخ، أي بفتح فسكون: الجرف بلغة عمان
Al-bazakh, with a fatha and sukun: the gorge in the dialect of Oman.
تبازخ الفرس إذا ثنى حافره إلى بطنه لقصر عنقه وقت الشرب
A horse 'tabazakha' when it bends its hoof towards its belly due to its short neck while drinking.
فتطاول العتيق فشرب بطول عنقه، وتبازخ الهجين
So the old one stretched out and drank with the length of its neck, and the hybrid 'tabazakha'.
البزخ في الفرس: تطمن ظهره وإشراف قطاته وحاركه
Al-bazakh in a horse: its back is sunken and its shoulder blades and forelegs are prominent.
البزخ في الظهر: أن يطمئن وسطه ويخرج أسفل البطن
Al-bazakh in the back: that its middle is sunken and the lower abdomen protrudes.
البزخاء من الإبل: التي في عجزها وطأة
Al-bazakha' from camels: one whose hindquarters have a depression.
وبزخه بزخا: ضربه فدخل ما بين وركيه وخرجت سرته
And 'bazakha' him 'bazakhan': he struck him so that what was between his hips entered and his navel protruded.
والبزخ، بالكسر: الوطاء من الرمل
And al-bazakh, with a kasra: the low-lying area of sand.
وتبازخ الرجل: مشى مشية الأبزخ أو جلس جلسته
And a man 'tabazakha': he walked with the gait of a hunchbacked person or sat in his posture.
فتبازت فتبازخت لها جلسة الجازر يستنجي الوتر
So she moved and 'tabazakhat' with a posture like that of a butcher cleaning his bowstring.
وبزخ القوس: حناها
And 'bazakha' the bow: he bent it.
لقد بزخ القسي شمائل شعر
Indeed, the bows were bent with strands of hair.
وبزخ ظهره بالعصا يبزخه بزخا: ضربخ
And he struck his back with a staff, 'yabzukhuhu' 'bazakhan': he struck it hard.
وعصا بزوخ، كلاهما شديدة
And a 'bazookh' staff, both are strong.
إذا ما رامها عز يدوخ
If 'Izz' attempts it, he will be humbled.
وبزخه يبزخه بزخا: فضحه
And 'bazakha' him 'bazakhan': he disgraced him.
بواخية ألوت بليف كأنها عفاء قلاص طار عنها تواجر
Tall and leaning on palm fiber, like the dust of young camels from which birds have flown.