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بهتر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns shortness, particularly in animals like camels. It also extends to the concept of falsehood or lying, with related terms for those who are short or liars.

Derived headwords

البَهْتَرَة (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    shortnessclassical

    A state of being short, specifically referring to short camels.

بَهْتَرadjective
  1. 1.
    short (camel)classical

    Describing a camel that is short in stature.

البَهْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    short camelclassical

    A specific term for a short camel.

ابن البَهْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    offspring of a short camelclassical

    The son or offspring of a short camel, implying a continuation of shortness.

البَهَاتِرnoun
  1. 1.
    short ones (camels)classical

    The plural form referring to short camels.

البُحَاتِرnoun
  1. 1.
    short ones (camels)classical

    An alternative plural form for short camels.

البَهْتَر (بالفتح)noun
  1. 1.
    lie, falsehoodclassical

    A spoken untruth or fabrication.

البَهْتَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lie, falsehoodclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-buhtar', referring to a lie or falsehood.

Parallel reading

والبهترة، بالضم: القصيرة، كالبهتر
And al-buhtarah (with dammah) means short, like al-buhtar.
وزعم بعضهم أن الهاء في بهتر بدل من الحاء في بحتر
And some claimed that the 'ha' in 'buhtar' is a substitute for the 'ha' in 'buhtar'.
عض لئيم المنتمى والعنصر ليس بجلحاب ولا هقور لاكنه البهتر وابن البهتر
Bite a base-born and ignoble one; he is not a tall one nor a stout one, but rather he is the short one and the son of the short one.
وخص بعضهم به القصير من الإبل
And some specifically applied it to the short ones among the camels.
وجمعه البهاتر والبحاتر
And its plural is al-bahatir and al-buhatir.
وأنت الذي حببت كل قصيرة إلي وما تدري بذاك القصائر
And you are the one who made me love every short woman, and you do not know that those short ones...
عنيت قصيرات الحجال ولم أرد قصار الخطا شر النساء البهاتر
I meant the short ones within the bridal chambers, and I did not mean the short of stature among the worst of women, the short ones.
هاكذا أنشده الفراء: البهاتر بالهاء
Al-Farra' recited it thus: al-bahatir with the 'ha'.
وقد تقدمت الإشارة إليه
And reference to it has preceded.
والبهتر (بالفتح: الكذب) كالبهتزة
And al-buhtar (with fatha) means lie, like al-buhtazah.