badhāʾ

obscenity, contempt

بَذاء

Word

Noun

Root

ب ذ و

In the library

هذا والله الشنوع والتبوع، والبذاء وقلة الوفاء .

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • بَذُوَ Form I He (a man) was, or became, foul, unseemly, or obscene
    , (T, S, M, &c.,) aor. يَبْذُو, (T, S,) inf. n. بَذَآءٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and بَذَآءَةٌ, (K,) or the latter is the original form, but the ة is elided, as in جَمَالٌ, inf. n. of جَمُلَ, (S,) or بَذَآءَةٌ is an inf. n. of the verb with ء, but that of بذو is بَذَآءٌ; (IB;) and some say, بَذِىَ, (T,) which is a dial. var. of the former, (Msb,) aor. يَبْذَى, inf. n. بَذَآءٌ; (T in art. بذأ;) He (a man) was, or became, foul, unseemly, or obscene [in tongue]; (T, S, M, K;) evil in speech; (T in art. بذأ;) as also بَذُوأَ, (T, M, K, in that art.,) and بَذَأَ, (Msb and K in art. بذأ,) and بَذِيأَ: (K in that art.:) and ↓ ابذى he uttered foul, unseemly, or obscene, speech or language. (TA.) And بَذَوْتُ عَلَى القَوْمِ, (S, M, Msb, * K,) aor. , inf. n. بَذَآءٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ أَبْذَيْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ, (S, Msb, *) or أَبْذَيْتُهُمْ, (M, IB, K,) or both, (TA,) I uttered foul, unseemly, or obscene, language against the people, or company of men: (S, M, K, TA:) or behaved in a lightwitted, weak, stupid, or foolish, manner, or ignorantly, towards them; and uttered foul, unseemly, or obscene, language against them; and so though with truth. (Msb.) And بَذَا also signifies He (a man) was, or became, evil in disposition. (TA.)
  • باذي Form III He vied with another, or strove to surpass him, in foul, unseemly, or obscene, speech or language: or he held such...
    , (S, TA,) inf. n. مُبَاذَاةٌ, (TA,) [He vied with another, or strove to surpass him, in foul, unseemly, or obscene, speech or language: or he held such discourse with another:] the inf. n. is syn. with مُفَاحَشَةٌ. (TA.)
  • أَبْذَوَ Form IV Open entry
    see 1, in two places.
  • بَذَآءٌ Foul, unseemly, or obscene, speech or language
    [inf. n. of 1, used as a subst,] Foul, unseemly, or obscene, speech or language. (S, M, K.)
  • بَذِىٌ foul, unseemly, or obscene, in tongue
    , (T, M, Msb, K,) or بَذِىٌ اللِّسَانِ, (S,) A man foul, unseemly, or obscene, in tongue: (T, S, M, * K: *) or lightwitted, weak, stupid, or ignorant, in behaviour; and foul, unseemly, or obscene, in speech; and so though speaking truth: (Msb:) fem. with ة: (S, Msb:) and pl. أَبْذِيَآءُ. (T.)

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