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بعنس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being foolish, ignoble, or servile. It is primarily used to denote a foolish or ignoble woman, or a man who is humbled and subservient due to service or other circumstances.

Derived headwords

البَعَنْسnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoble womanclassical

    A foolish, ignoble, or base woman.

بَعَنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be humbledclassical

    A man becomes humbled or subservient, often due to service or other circumstances.

Parallel reading

هي الأمة الرعناء
She is the foolish slave woman.
بعنس الرجل، إذا ذل بخدمة أو غيرها
A man is 'ba'anas' if he is humbled by service or something else.
وهو في التهذيب للأزهري
And it is in Al-Azhari's Al-Tahdhib.