būlīs

police

بُولِيس

Word

Noun · pattern فُعلِيل

Root

ب و س

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • بَاسَهُ Form I He kissed him
    , aor. يَبُوسُهُ, (S,) inf. n. بَوْسٌ, a Persian word, arabicized, (S, A, K,) He kissed him. (S, A, K.) You say also, بَاسَ لَهُ الأَرْضَ He kissed the ground to him. (A, TA.)
  • مَبُوسٌ Kissed
    Kissed: you say, اليَوْمَ بِسَاطُكَ مَبُوسٌ وَ غَدًا أَنْتَ مَحْبُوسٌ [To-day thy carpet is kissed, and to-morrow thou art imprisoned]. (A.)

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