بكي

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of crying, weeping, and shedding tears, often associated with sadness or grief. It also extends to related concepts like lamentation, expressing sorrow, and even the sound produced during weeping. Metaphorically, it can refer to the sky and earth weeping for the deceased.

Derived headwords

بَكَىverb

1.
to cryboth
To shed tears, typically due to sadness, grief, or pain.
2.
to weepboth
To sob or cry uncontrollably, often with audible sounds.

بكى الرجل يبكي بكاء وبكى — The man cried, he cries, a crying, and he cried.

بُكَاءnoun

1.
cryingboth
The act or instance of shedding tears.
2.
weepingboth
The act of sobbing or crying intensely.
3.
lamentationclassical
Expressing deep sorrow or grief, often through crying.

وليبكوا كثيراً — And let them weep much.

بَكِيّnoun

1.
cryingclassical
The act of crying, often referring to the sound or intensity.

بُكَاةnoun

1.
weepersclassical
Plural of 'bakia', those who cry or weep.

بَاكٍadjective

1.
cryingboth
One who is crying or weeping.

فهو باكٍ، ج بكاة — So he is a crier, plural bukāh.

بُكْيٌnoun

1.
weepingclassical
An intense or prolonged state of crying.

وخروا سجداً وبكياً — And they fell down prostrate and weeping.

تَبْكِيَاءnoun

1.
excessive cryingclassical
A great deal of crying or intense weeping.

وأقرح عيني تبكاؤه وأحدث في السمع مني صمم — And its excessive crying has wounded my eyes and made me deaf.

أَبْكَاهُverb

1.
to make cryboth
To cause someone to cry or weep.

أبكاه: فعل به ما يوجب بكاءه — Abkaahu: to do to him that which necessitates his crying.

تَبْكِيَةnoun

1.
incitement to cryclassical
The act of provoking or inciting someone to cry, especially in lamentation.

وبكي النساء على حمزة — And the women incited weeping over Hamza.

بَكَى عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to mourn forboth
To cry or lament for someone who has died.

وبكاه بكاء وبكاه تبكية، كلاهما بمعنى بكى عليه — And he mourned him with crying and incited mourning, both meaning to mourn for him.

بَكَىverb

1.
to singclassical
To sing, used as an antonym for crying, as both involve sound.

وبكى أيضاً: غنى؛ وأنشد ثعلب: وكنت متى أرى زقا صريعا يذاع على جنازته! بكيت — And Baka also means: to sing; and Tha'lab recited: Whenever I saw a young camel lying dead, and it was being paraded on its funeral bier, I would sing.

بُكَىnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A type of plant or tree, possibly named for its milky sap.

والبكى، مقصورا: نبات؛ أو شجر، الواحدة بكاة — And al-Bukā, short form: a plant; or a tree, the singular is Bukāh.

بَكِيّadjective

1.
very tearfulboth
One who cries a lot or is prone to weeping.

والبكي، كرضي؛ الكثير البكاء، على فعيل، نقله الجوهري — And al-Bakiyy, like 'radhi'; one who cries a lot, on the pattern 'fa'iil', as narrated by Al-Jawhari.

تَبَاكِيverb

1.
to feign cryingboth
To pretend to cry or to force oneself to cry.

والتباكي: تكلفه؛ كما في الصحاح. ومنه الحديث: (فإن لم تجدوا بكاء فتباكوا) — And al-Tabaki: to feign it; as in Al-Sihah. And from it is the hadith: 'If you do not find [a reason for] crying, then feign crying'.

البُكَاءname

1.
a mountain in Meccaclassical
A specific mountain located in Mecca, on the road to Al-Tan'im.

والبكاء، ككتان: جبل بمكة على طريق التنعيم عن يمين من يخرج معتمراً — And al-Bukā', like 'kuttān': a mountain in Mecca on the road to Al-Tan'im, to the right of one exiting for Umrah.

بَاكُويَةname

1.
a place nameclassical
A location in the region of Darband, known for its black and white naphtha springs.

وباكويه: د بالعجم من نواحي الدربند من نواحي الشروان، فيه عين نفط أسود وأبيض — And Bākuwayh: a place in Persia from the regions of Darband in the Shirwan region, containing a spring of black and white naphtha.

بَكَّيْتُهُverb

1.
to make cryclassical
To cause someone to cry, similar to 'abkaahu'.

بكيته وبكيت عليه بمعنى، كما في الصحاح — I made him cry and I cried for him, meaning the same, as in Al-Sihah.

اِسْتَبْكَاهُverb

1.
to ask to cryclassical
To request or demand that someone cry.

واستبكاه: طلب منه البكاء — And istabkaahu: to ask him for crying.

بَاكَيْتُهُverb

1.
to cry with someoneclassical
To cry together with someone, or to cry in response to their crying.

وبكيته فبكيته أبكوه: كنت أبكى منه — And I cried with him, and he cried with me, they made him cry: I used to cry because of him.

بَكِيّadjective

1.
unable to speakclassical
Speechless or unable to articulate words, often due to distress.

ورجل عييّ بكِيّ: لا يقدر على الكلام — And a man who is tongue-tied and speechless: unable to speak.

البَكَّائِيّname

1.
nickname for a personclassical
A nickname given to individuals known for excessive crying, often out of piety or sorrow.

والبكاء، ككتان: لقب ربيعة بن عمرو بن عامر بن ربيعة بن عامر بن صعصعة، أبي قبيلة منهم: زياد ابن عبد الله! البكائي راوي المغازي عن ابن إسحاق — And al-Bakkā'ī, like 'kuttān': a title of Rabī'ah ibn 'Amr ibn 'Āmir ibn Rabī'ah ibn 'Āmir ibn Sa'sa'ah, the father of a tribe from them: Ziyād ibn 'Abd Allāh al-Bakkā'ī, the narrator of campaigns from Ibn Ishāq.

بَاكُوِيهname

1.
ancestor's nameclassical
The name of an ancestor of a person mentioned in the text.

وباكويه: جد محمد بن عبد الله بن أحمد الشيرازي الصوفي — And Bākuwayh: the grandfather of Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Ahmad al-Shīrāzī al-Sūfī.

Parallel reading

بكى الرجل يبكي بكاء وبكى

The man cried, he cries, a crying, and he cried.

فليضحكوا قليلا {وليبكوا كثيرا}

So let them laugh a little and let them weep a lot.

فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض

And the heaven and the earth did not weep for them.

وإذا قصرت أردت الدموع وخروجها

And if you shorten it, you mean the tears and their outflow.

فإن لم تجدوا بكاء فتباكوا

If you do not find [a reason for] crying, then feign crying.

إذا قبح البكاء على قتيل رأيت! بكاءك الحسن الجميلا

When crying over a slain person is ugly, I saw your beautiful, handsome crying!

بكت عيني وحق لها بكاها

My eyes cried, and it was right for them to cry.

وما يغني البكاء ولا العويل

And what good is crying or wailing?

فهو باكٍ، ج بكاة

So he is a crier, plural bukāh.

خروا سجداً وبكياً

They fell down prostrate and weeping.

أبكاه: فعل به ما يوجب بكاءه

Abkaahu: to do to him that which necessitates his crying.

وبكاه على الميت

And he mourned him for the deceased.

تبكيته: هيجه للبقاء عليه ودعاه إليه

Tabkiyatuhu: inciting him to cry for him and calling him to it.

وبكاه بكاء وبكاه تبكية، كلاهما بمعنى بكى عليه

And he mourned him with crying and incited mourning, both meaning to mourn for him.

وبكى أيضاً: غنى

And Baka also means: to sing.

والبكى، مقصورا: نبات؛ أو شجر

And al-Bukā, short form: a plant; or a tree.

والبكي، كرضي؛ الكثير البكاء

And al-Bakiyy, like 'radhi'; one who cries a lot.

والتباكي: تكلفه

And al-Tabaki: to feign it.

والبكاء، ككتان: جبل بمكة

And al-Bukā', like 'kuttān': a mountain in Mecca.

وباكويه: د بالعجم

And Bākuwayh: a place in Persia.

واستبكيته وأبكيته بمعنى

And I asked him to cry and I made him cry, meaning the same.

ورجل عييّ بكِيّ: لا يقدر على الكلام

And a man who is tongue-tied and speechless: unable to speak.