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Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are unpleasant, repulsive, or harsh, particularly in taste, texture, smell, or disposition. It extends to concepts of constriction, difficulty, and unpleasantness in social interactions or physical environments.

Derived headwords

البشعadjective

1.
repulsive (food)both
Describing food that is unpleasant, harsh, and bitter in taste, like the taste of the illicium fruit.
2.
repulsive (person)both
Describing a person with foul breath, often due to not cleaning their teeth.
3.
harsh (food/clothing/speech)classical
Describing something rough or coarse in food, clothing, or speech.
4.
unpleasant (person)classical
Describing someone of bad character or unpleasant company.
5.
ugly (face)classical
Describing an unattractive or unappealing face.
6.
stubborn (person)classical
Describing someone with a wicked disposition.

بشعverb

1.
to be repulsiveboth
The food or the man became repulsive or unpleasant.
2.
to be constrictedclassical
The valley became narrow or constricted with water.
3.
to be constricted (by people)classical
The valley became narrow or constricted due to the presence of people.
4.
to be distressedclassical
To be distressed or impatient with a matter.
5.
to be roughclassical
A piece of wood was rough or had many knots.
6.
to be harshclassical
To be harsh or unpleasant with something.

البشاعةnoun

1.
repulsivenessboth
The state or quality of being repulsive, unpleasant, or harsh.
2.
narrownessclassical
The state of being constricted or narrow, especially in a valley.
3.
distressclassical
The state of being distressed or impatient with a matter.

بشعةadjective

1.
repulsive (woman)both
A repulsive woman, similar to the masculine form 'بشع'.
2.
rough (wood)classical
A piece of wood that is rough or has many knots.

تبشعverb

1.
to settleclassical
To settle or reside in a place, specifically in the region of Diyar Fahm.

استبشعهverb

1.
to find repulsiveclassical
To consider something repulsive or unpleasant.

بشيعadjective

1.
repulsive (food)classical
Dry, hard food that lacks any sauce or gravy.
2.
harsh (speech)classical
Speech that is rough and unpleasant.
3.
rough (clothing)classical
Clothing that is coarse and rough.

ابتشعverb

1.
to find harshclassical
To find a place or situation harsh or unpleasant.

تبشعnoun

1.
castor oil plantclassical
A type of plant, specifically the castor oil plant, according to Yemeni dialect.

أبشعنيverb

1.
to make repulsiveclassical
The food made me feel repulsed due to its harshness.

البشعnoun

1.
narrowness of throatclassical
A constriction in the throat caused by rough food.

Parallel reading

من الطعام: الكريه فيه حفوف ومرارة كطعم الإهليلج البشع

Of food: unpleasantness with harshness and bitterness, like the repulsive taste of the illicium fruit.

شيء بشع، أي كريه الطعم، يأخذ بالحلق، بين البشاعة.

Something repulsive, meaning unpleasant in taste, that catches in the throat, characterized by repulsiveness.

البشع: الخشن من الطعام واللباس والكلام.

The repulsive: the coarse of food, clothing, and speech.

كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل البشع أي الخشن الكريه الطعم، يريد أنه لم يكن يذم طعاما.

The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, used to eat the repulsive, meaning the coarse and unpleasant-tasting food, implying he did not criticize any food.

والبشع من الرجال: الكريه ريح الفم، الذي لا يتخلل ولا يستاك، وهي بشعة كذلك.

And the repulsive among men: one with foul breath, who does not clean his teeth or use a toothpick, and she (a woman) is likewise repulsive.

وقد بشع الطعام والرجل، كفرح.

And the food and the man became repulsive, like 'faraha'.

البشع: من أكل شيئا بشعا ولم يسغه فبشع منه.

The repulsive: one who ate something repulsive and did not digest it, so it became repulsive to him.

البشع: السيئ الخلق والعشرة، يقال: هو بشع الخلق، وفي خلقه بشاعة.

The repulsive: one of bad character and company; it is said: he is repulsive in character, and in his character is repulsiveness.

البشع: الدميم وهو الذي لم يحل بالعيون.

The repulsive: the ugly, meaning one who is not pleasing to the eyes.

البشع: الخبيث النفس، وهو مجاز.

The repulsive: the wicked of soul, and this is metaphorical.

البشع الوجه: هو العابس الباسر، وهو مجاز أيضا.

The repulsive of face: he is the frowning, scowling one, and this is also metaphorical.

بشع الوادي، كفرح: تضايق بالماء، قاله ابن دريد، وكذا بشع بالناس أيضا، إذا ضاق، كما نقله الزمخشري.

The valley became constricted, like 'faraha': it became narrow with water, said Ibn Duraid; and likewise the valley became constricted by people, when it became narrow, as narrated by Al-Zamakhshari.

يبشع بواردة يحدث لها فزع

He constricts the water-drinkers, causing them fear.

بشع بالأمر بشعا وبشاعة، إذا ضاق به ذرعا.

He became distressed by the matter, with distress and repulsiveness, if he became impatient with it.

خشبة بشعة، كفرحة، إذا كانت كثيرة الأبن، يقال: نحت متن العود حتى ذهب بشعه.

A rough piece of wood, like 'farhah', if it had many knots; it is said: I planed the surface of the wood until its roughness was gone.

أبا عامر إنا بغينا دياركم ... وأوطانكم بين السفير فتبشع

O Aba Amer, we sought your lands... and your homelands between Al-Shafir, so settle.

استبشعه، أي الشيء، إذا عده بشعا، نقله الجوهري.

He found it repulsive, meaning the thing, if he considered it repulsive, narrated by Al-Jawhari.

رجل بشيع، كأمير، مثل بشع، وكذا طعام بشيع، مثل بشع.

A repulsive man, like 'ameer', similar to 'bashi', and likewise repulsive food, similar to 'bashi'.

البشع: الطعام الجاف اليابس الذي لا أدم فيه.

The repulsive: dry, hard food that has no gravy in it.

البشع، محركة: تضايق الحلق بطعام خشن.

The repulsive, vocalized: constriction of the throat by coarse food.

كلام بشيع: خشن كريه، عن ابن الأعرابي، وهو مجاز.

Repulsive speech: coarse and unpleasant, from Ibn Al-A'rabi, and it is metaphorical.

لباس بشيع: خشن، عن ابن الأعرابي، وهو مجاز.

Repulsive clothing: coarse, from Ibn Al-A'rabi, and it is metaphorical.

وبشع بالشيء بشعا، إذا بطش به بطشا منكرا، كما في اللسان.

And he was harsh with the thing, with harshness, if he struck it with a terrible blow, as in Al-Lisan.

ابتشع المقام في محل كذا: استخشنه، وهو مجاز.

To find the stay in such a place harsh: to find it coarse, and this is metaphorical.

وأبشعني الطعام: حملني على البشع، لخشونته، عن ابن الأعرابي.

And the food made me feel repulsed: it caused me to feel repulsed due to its coarseness, from Ibn Al-A'rabi.