بحتر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to descriptions of physical stature, specifically being short and stout, or large and bulky. It also extends to lineage and tribal affiliation, naming individuals and places associated with these concepts.

Derived headwords

البحترnoun

1.
short and stout personclassical
A person who is short and compact in build.
2.
large, bulky personclassical
Also used to describe someone who is large and bulky.

بحترةnoun

1.
short and stout femaleclassical
The feminine form referring to a short and compact female.

البحاترnoun

1.
short and stout womenclassical
The plural form for short and compact women.

بحترnoun

1.
stallionclassical
A male horse, specifically a stud stallion, from whom the البحترية (al-Buḥtariyyah) breed of camels is named.

الإبل البحتريةnoun

1.
Buḥtariyyah camelsclassical
A breed of camels named after the stallion بحتر (Buḥtar).

بحترname

1.
name of an ancestorclassical
A name of an ancestor, specifically بحتر بن عتود بن عنيز, a progenitor of the Tayy tribe.

البحتريname

1.
poet's nisbaclassical
A nisba (surname) derived from the ancestor بحتر, notably associated with the famous poet Abu Ubada al-Buḥtari.

بحترname

1.
name of an ancestorclassical
Another ancestor named بحتر, son of تدول (Tudawul), a pre-Islamic poet.

تبحترverb

1.
to claim lineageclassical
To claim descent or lineage from a particular ancestor or tribe, similar to تمضر (Tamaddara) and تنزر (Tanaẓẓara).

أبو البحتريname

1.
name of a fabricatorclassical
A kunya (patronymic) referring to Wahb ibn Wahb, known as a fabricator of hadith.

بحترname

1.
name of a meadowclassical
A meadow located in the middle of Ajā', one of the mountains of Tayy, near Jaw.

بحتارname

1.
name of a valleyclassical
A valley near al-ʿUdhayb, situated between Kufa and Basra.

علي بن بحترname

1.
name of a personclassical
A person named Ali ibn Buḥtar al-Ḥanafī.

محمدname

1.
name of a personclassical
A person named Muhammad, brother of Ali ibn Buḥtar al-Ḥanafī, who was a speaker.

إسماعيل بن داوود بن سليمان بن بحترname

1.
name of a personclassical
A person named Ismail ibn Dawud ibn Sulayman ibn Buḥtar, who narrated after the year 700 AH.

Parallel reading

القصير المجتمع الخلق

The short and compact in build.

وهو مقلوب منه

And it is an inversion of it.

والأنثى بحترة

And the female is Buḥtarah.

والجمع البحاتر

And the plural is al-Buḥāter.

وأنت التي حببت كل قصيرة إلي ولم تشعر بذاك القصائر

And you are the one who made every short woman dear to me, though you were unaware of those short women.

عنيت قصيرات الحجال ولم أرد قصار الخطا شر النساء البحاتر

I meant the short women within the bridal chambers, and I did not mean the short of stature among the worst of women, the Buḥāter.

وقال قطرب: ويقال للضخم أيضا: البحتر

And Qutrub said: And al-Buḥtar is also said for the large and bulky.

وإليه نسبت الإبل البحترية

And the Buḥtariyyah camels are attributed to him.

صهبا أبوها داعر وبحتر تحدو سراها أرجل لا تفتر

Its sire is Dahir and Buḥtar, its legs drive its journey without ceasing.

وإنما هو من تحريف النساخ

Rather, it is from the transcription errors of the scribes.

وهو رهط الهيثم بن عدي

And he is from the clan of al-Haytham ibn Adi.

منهم أبو عبادة الشاعر المشهود له بالإجادة، البحتري الشاعر

Among them is Abu Ubada, the poet, who is attested for his excellence, al-Buḥtari the poet.

تبحتر الرجل، إذا انتسب إليهم

A man says Tabuḥtara, if he claims lineage from them.

مثل تمضر وتنزر وتقيس

Like Tamaddara, Tanazzara, and Taqaissa.

وهو أحد الوضاعين

And he is one of the fabricators.

روضة في وسط أجأ أحد جبلي طيىء، قرب جو، كأنها مسماة بالقبيلة

A meadow in the middle of Ajā', one of the two mountains of Tayy, near Jaw, as if it were named after the tribe.

واد قريب من العذيب بين الكوفة والبصرة، قاله الحازمي

A valley near al-ʿUdhayb between Kufa and Basra, this is according to al-Ḥāzimī.

حدثا عن ابن عبد الدائم

They narrated from Ibn Abd al-Dāʾim.

حدث بعد السبعمائة

He narrated after the year seven hundred.