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ب غ س ل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to washing and cleansing. It extends to the idea of cleansing oneself, particularly in a ritualistic or purifying sense, and can also metaphorically refer to excessive sexual activity.

Derived headwords

بَغَسَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to washboth

    To cleanse something with water or another liquid.

  2. 2.
    to engage in intercourse excessivelyclassical

    To have sexual intercourse frequently or excessively.

اغْتَسَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to wash oneselfboth

    To cleanse one's body, often with water.

غَسَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to washboth

    To cleanse something, typically with water.

غُسْلnoun
  1. 1.
    washingboth

    The act of washing.

  2. 2.
    ritual bathboth

    A full body wash, often performed for ritual purification.

غَسِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    laundryboth

    Clothes or linens that have been washed or are to be washed.

  2. 2.
    washingboth

    The act or process of washing.

غَسَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    washermanclassical

    A person whose occupation is washing clothes.

  2. 2.
    washing machinemodern

    A machine used for washing clothes.

مَغْسَلnoun
  1. 1.
    washing placeboth

    A place where washing is done.

مُغْتَسَلnoun
  1. 1.
    place of washingboth

    A place where one washes oneself, such as a bathroom or washroom.

غَسَّالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    washing machinemodern

    A machine used for washing clothes.

Parallel reading

بغسل الرجل: إذا أكثر الجماع
A man is described as 'baghasala' if he has excessive intercourse.
عن ابن الأعرابي
This is according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
وقد أهمله الجماعة
And the scholars have neglected it (this specific usage).
ونقله الصاغاني في كتابيه
And al-Sagani transmitted it in his two books.