Root

ب ك ت

1 verb · 4 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • بَكڤتَ Form I Open entry
    see 2, in four places.
  • بكّتهُ Form II He reprehended, reproved, blamed, chid, or reproached, him, for an affair, or for a crime or the like
    , inf. n. تَبْكِيتٌ, He reprehended, reproved, blamed, chid, or reproached, him, for an affair, or for a crime or the like; (S, A, Msb, K;) accord. to some, with justice; (TA;) or he did so severely; (S, * TA;) and threatened him; (TA;) and declared his deed to be evil; (Msb;) as when one says, “ O wicked man! wast thou not ashamed? didst thou not fear God? ” (TA:) and sometimes this is done by using an enunciative phrase, such as the saying of Abraham, [mentioned in the Kur xxi. 64,] “ Nay, the chief of them, this, did it; ” for thus he said to reprove their worship of idols; (Msb;) and it may be by means of the hand, and a staff or stick, and the like. (Hr, TA.) ― -b2- He accused him, to his face, (اِسْتَقْبَلَهُ, q. v.,) of that which he disliked, or hated; (As, A, K;) as also ↓ بَكَتَهُ, (As, K,) aor. , inf. n. بَكْتٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- He overcame him, بِالحُجَّةِ [with the argument, allegation, or plea]; (S, A, K;) as also ↓ بَكَتَهُ; (A, TA;) and both, he obliged him to be silent by reason of his inability to reply. (A, * TA.) You say, بكّتهُ حَتَّى أَسْكَتَهُ, and ↓ بَكَتَهُ, He overcame him [by an argument, &c.,] so that he silenced him. (A, TA.) ― -b4- Also, (Lth, TA,) and ↓ بَكَتَهُ, (K, TA,) aor. and inf. n. as above, (TA,) He beat, struck, or smote, him (K, TA) with a staff or stick, and a sword, (Lth, K, TA,) and the like. (Lth, TA.)
  • مُبَكِّتٌ Form I who usually brings forth a male child after a female
    A woman who usually brings forth a male child after a female. (K, TA.) [Such a woman is app. thus called because supposed to reproach her husband for his having been displeased with her on her bringing forth a female.]

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