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بحى

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of stopping, ceasing, or becoming immobile. It is often used in the context of animals or vehicles coming to a halt.

Derived headwords

الإِبْحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    cessationclassical

    The act or state of stopping or ceasing. It is mentioned as being neglected by Al-Jauhari and Ibn Manzur.

أَبْحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to stopclassical

    To become cut off, to stop, or to halt. This verb form is used to describe something coming to a standstill.

أَبْحَتَ عَلَيَّ دَابَّتِي — My mount stopped on me

Parallel reading

الإِبْحَاء: أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان.
Al-Ibḥāʾ: Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisān neglected it.
وهو (الإنقطاع، وقد {أبحت علي دابتي) } ابحاء: أي انقطعت ووقفت؛ كذا في التكملة.
It is (the cessation), and indeed 'my mount stopped on me' (abḥata ʿalayya dābbatī) means 'it ceased and stopped'; thus it is in Al-Takmilah.
وقد {أبحت علي دابتي) } ابحاء
And 'my mount stopped on me' (abḥata ʿalayya dābbatī) means cessation
أي انقطعت ووقفت
meaning it ceased and stopped
كذا في التكملة
thus it is in Al-Takmilah