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بخو

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the concept of something being hollow, empty, or of poor quality, particularly in relation to fruit or a person's anger subsiding.

Derived headwords

البَخْوnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow fruitboth

    Refers to a fruit that is hollow or empty inside. It is also described as a poor quality of dates.

  2. 2.
    emptinessclassical

    The state of being hollow or empty.

بَخْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow fruit (sg.)both

    The singular form of 'al-bakhw', referring to a single hollow or empty fruit.

  2. 2.
    poor date (sg.)both

    A single date that is of poor quality, likely due to being hollow or underdeveloped.

الرَّخْوadjective
  1. 1.
    softboth

    Describing something as soft, yielding, or not firm. In this context, it is equated with 'al-bakhw'.

  2. 2.
    hollowclassical

    Lacking substance or firmness; empty.

بَخَاverb
  1. 1.
    to subsideclassical

    Used to describe anger that has calmed down or lessened in intensity.

بُخُوخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    subsiding (of anger)classical

    The act or process of anger subsiding or becoming less intense.

بَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to subsideclassical

    An inverted form of 'bakhā', also meaning to subside, specifically referring to anger.

بُوخَاnoun
  1. 1.
    subsiding (of anger)classical

    The masdar (verbal noun) corresponding to the verb 'bākha', indicating the subsiding of anger.

Parallel reading

البَخْو: بالخاء المعجمة، كتبه بالحمرة؛ وهو موجود في الصحاح.
Al-bakhw: with the dotted khā', written in red; it is found in Al-Sihah.
قال ابن سيده: هو (الرخو).
Ibn Sidah said: it is (al-rakhw).
وثمرة بخوة: خاوية؛ يمانية.
And a 'bakhwah' fruit: hollow; a Yamanite term.
البخو (الرطب الرديء، الواحدة بخوة)
Al-bakhw (the poor quality date, the singular is 'bakhwah')
وبخا غضبه بخوا: سكن وفتر
And his anger 'bakhā' 'bukhuwan': it subsided and cooled down
كباخ بوخا وهو مقلوب منه
'bākha' 'būkhan', which is an inversion of it