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بهلس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the state of arriving somewhere with nothing, being destitute, or being a vagrant. It also touches upon the idea of being a stranger or an outsider.

Derived headwords

التَّبَهْلُسnoun
  1. 1.
    arrival with nothingclassical

    The act of arriving in a place without possessing any belongings or resources.

تَبَحْلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to arrive destituteclassical

    To arrive in a place with nothing, being completely without possessions.

Parallel reading

التبهلس، أهمله الجوهري وابن منظور، وقال ابن عباد: هو أن يطرأ الإنسان من بلد ليس معه شيء، وهو التبحلس، وقد مر ذكره.
Al-tabahulus, it was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Ibn Manzur, and Ibn 'Abbad said: it is for a person to arrive from a country with nothing, and it is al-tabahulus, and its mention has passed.
هو أن يطرأ الإنسان من بلد ليس معه شيء
It is for a person to arrive from a country with nothing.
وهو التبحلس
And it is al-tabahulus.
وقد مر ذكره
And its mention has passed.