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بوس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to kissing and related actions. It also extends to meanings of mixing, roughness, and can be used in place names and as a nisba (attribution) for individuals.

Derived headwords

البوسnoun
  1. 1.
    kissingboth

    The act of kissing, considered a Persian loanword adapted into Arabic.

  2. 2.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing or blending things together. This meaning is noted by Al-Saghani.

باسverb
  1. 1.
    to kissboth

    The verb form meaning to kiss someone.

  2. 2.
    to kiss the groundclassical

    To kiss the ground, often as a sign of deep respect or submission.

  3. 3.
    to mixclassical

    To mix or blend something.

  4. 4.
    to be roughclassical

    To be rough or coarse.

بوساnoun
  1. 1.
    kissingboth

    The act of kissing, used as a masdar (verbal noun).

  2. 2.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing.

بساطnoun
  1. 1.
    carpet

    A carpet or rug.

مبوسadjective
  1. 1.
    kissedclassical

    The passive participle, meaning something that has been kissed.

  2. 2.
    roughclassical

    Rough or coarse, derived from the verb 'to be rough'.

البائسadjective
  1. 1.
    miserable

    Wretched, unfortunate, or miserable.

  2. 2.
    abundantclassical

    Abundant or plentiful, used in the phrase 'البوس البائس'.

البوسيname
  1. 1.
    nisba of Busaboth

    A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from a place called Busa, or a family name derived from it.

Parallel reading

البوس، بالفتح: التقبيل
Al-bus, with fatha: kissing.
وقد باسه يبوسه
And he kissed him, he kisses him.
وباس له الأرض
And he kissed the ground for him.
وبساط مبوس
And a kissed carpet.
أيها البائس، ما أنت إلا البائس
O miserable one, you are nothing but miserable.
البوس: الخلط، نقله الصاغاني عن ابن عباد، والشين المعجمة أعلى.
Al-bus: mixing, transmitted by Al-Saghani from Ibn Abbad, and the unpointed shin is higher.
وباس الشيء: خشن، نقله الصاغاني.
And the thing was rough, transmitted by Al-Saghani.
جاء بالبوس البائس: أي الكثير، والشين المعجمة أعلى، كما سيأتي.
It came with abundant 'al-bus': meaning plentiful, and the unpointed shin is higher, as will be mentioned.
والبوس أيضا: قرية بين عكا ونابلس
And Al-Baws is also a village between Acre and Nablus.