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بحز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the act of poking, nudging, or prodding someone. It implies a physical action of pushing or striking with a pointed object or finger, often with the intent to alert or provoke.

Derived headwords

بَحَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to pokeboth

    To poke, prod, or nudge someone, often with a finger or a pointed object.

بَحَزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to poke himboth

    The past tense verb form indicating the action of poking was done to a male subject.

Parallel reading

بحزه، كمنعه، هو بالحاء المهملة بعد الموحدة، وقد أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني وصاحب اللسان ومعناه: وكزه.
He poked him, like 'prevented him'. It is with the unpointed Hā' after the Bā', and al-Jawharī, al-Sāghānī, and the author of al-Lisān omitted it, and its meaning is: 'he poked him'.