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ب ع ز ق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of scattering, dispersing, or wasting something. It extends to the idea of neglecting something and, in common usage, refers to squandering resources or placing things inappropriately. It also covers the concept of dividing or sharing.

Derived headwords

بَعْزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To scatter or disperse something widely.

  2. 2.
    to neglectclassical

    To neglect something, to leave it unattended.

بَعْزَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringboth

    The act of scattering or dispersing something.

  2. 2.
    squanderingmodern

    The act of wasting something carelessly, often in a gratuitous or inappropriate manner.

  3. 3.
    neglectclassical

    Neglect or disregard.

زَعْبَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterclassical

    To scatter or disperse something; considered an inversion of بَعْزَقَ.

تَبَعْزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scatteredboth

    To become scattered or dispersed.

المُبَذِّرadjective
  1. 1.
    squanderermodern

    One who squanders or wastes resources.

المُبَعْزَقadjective
  1. 1.
    squanderermodern

    One who squanders or wastes things, placing them in inappropriate contexts.

Parallel reading

بعزق الشيء أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
To scatter something means to neglect it, according to Al-Jawhari and Ibn al-Sikkit.
أي: زعبقه وهو مقلوب منه
Meaning: to scatter it, which is an inversion of 'za'baqa'.
والمعنى فرقه وبدده
And the meaning is to separate it and disperse it.
وفي استعمال العامة: البعزقة: هو تفريقك الشيء هدرا ومجانا
And in common usage: 'al-ba'zaqah' is your scattering of something wastefully and gratuitously.
ووضعا في غير موضعه
And placing it in its inappropriate place.
ومن ذلك سموا المبذر المبعزق
From this, they named the squanderer 'al-muba'ziq'.
وتبعزق الشيء: إذا تفرق وتبدد
And 'taba'zaqa' the thing: if it becomes separated and dispersed.
تبعزقنا النعم، أي: تقسمناها
We 'taba'zaqna' the blessings, meaning: we divided them among ourselves.