بعض

بعض

See also: تعض‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ع ض‎ (b-ʿ-ḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕdˤ/

Noun

بَعْض • (baʿḍ) m

1. some, part

   ‏بَعْضُ الشَّرِّ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ‎‎

   baʿḍu aš-šarri ʾahwanu min baʿḍin

   Some evils are lesser than others.

2. In reduplication, expresses English each other

   ‏نَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ‎‎

   naẓara baʿḍuhum ʾilā baʿḍin

   They looked at each other.

   (literally, “some of them looked at some [others].”)

Usage notes

• The above example shows the formally correct use of بَعْض (baʿḍ, “each other”) with a preposition. Note, however, that in contemporary Arabic one will frequently hear and read the same sentence as: نَظَرُوا إلَى بَعْضِهِمُ البَعْض (naẓarū ʾilā baʿḍihimu l-baʿḍ).

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْض (baʿḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْض baʿḍ	—	بَعْض baʿḍ
Nominative	بَعْضٌ baʿḍun	—	بَعْضُ baʿḍu
Accusative	بَعْضًا‎ baʿḍan	—	بَعْضَ baʿḍa
Genitive	بَعْضٍ baʿḍin	—	بَعْضِ baʿḍi

Descendants

• → Persian: بعض‎ (ba'z)
• →⇒ Persian: بعضی‎ (ba'zi)
  • → Azerbaijani: bəzi
  • → Ottoman Turkish: بعضی‎
    • Turkish: bazı
  • → Uzbek: ba'zi
  • → Uyghur: بەزى‎ (bezi)
• → Swahili: baadhi

Verb

بَعَّضَ • (baʿʿaḍa) II, non-past يُبَعِّضُ‎‎ (yubaʿʿiḍu)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَعَّضَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَبْعِيض‎ tabʿīḍ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَعِّض‎ mubaʿʿiḍ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَعَّض‎ mubaʿʿaḍ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَعَّضْتُ‎ baʿʿaḍtu	بَعَّضْتَ‎ baʿʿaḍta	بَعَّضَ baʿʿaḍa		بَعَّضْتُمَا‎ baʿʿaḍtumā	بَعَّضَا‎ baʿʿaḍā		بَعَّضْنَا‎ baʿʿaḍnā	بَعَّضْتُمْ‎ baʿʿaḍtum	بَعَّضُوا‎ baʿʿaḍū
	f		بَعَّضْتِ‎ baʿʿaḍti	بَعَّضَتْ‎ baʿʿaḍat			بَعَّضَتَا‎ baʿʿaḍatā			بَعَّضْتُنَّ‎ baʿʿaḍtunna	بَعَّضْنَ‎ baʿʿaḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَعِّضُ‎ ʾubaʿʿiḍu	تُبَعِّضُ‎ tubaʿʿiḍu	يُبَعِّضُ‎ yubaʿʿiḍu		تُبَعِّضَانِ‎ tubaʿʿiḍāni	يُبَعِّضَانِ‎ yubaʿʿiḍāni		نُبَعِّضُ‎ nubaʿʿiḍu	تُبَعِّضُونَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍūna	يُبَعِّضُونَ‎ yubaʿʿiḍūna
	f		تُبَعِّضِينَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍīna	تُبَعِّضُ‎ tubaʿʿiḍu			تُبَعِّضَانِ‎ tubaʿʿiḍāni			تُبَعِّضْنَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍna	يُبَعِّضْنَ‎ yubaʿʿiḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَعِّضَ‎ ʾubaʿʿiḍa	تُبَعِّضَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍa	يُبَعِّضَ‎ yubaʿʿiḍa		تُبَعِّضَا‎ tubaʿʿiḍā	يُبَعِّضَا‎ yubaʿʿiḍā		نُبَعِّضَ‎ nubaʿʿiḍa	تُبَعِّضُوا‎ tubaʿʿiḍū	يُبَعِّضُوا‎ yubaʿʿiḍū
	f		تُبَعِّضِي‎ tubaʿʿiḍī	تُبَعِّضَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍa			تُبَعِّضَا‎ tubaʿʿiḍā			تُبَعِّضْنَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍna	يُبَعِّضْنَ‎ yubaʿʿiḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَعِّضْ‎ ʾubaʿʿiḍ	تُبَعِّضْ‎ tubaʿʿiḍ	يُبَعِّضْ‎ yubaʿʿiḍ		تُبَعِّضَا‎ tubaʿʿiḍā	يُبَعِّضَا‎ yubaʿʿiḍā		نُبَعِّضْ‎ nubaʿʿiḍ	تُبَعِّضُوا‎ tubaʿʿiḍū	يُبَعِّضُوا‎ yubaʿʿiḍū
	f		تُبَعِّضِي‎ tubaʿʿiḍī	تُبَعِّضْ‎ tubaʿʿiḍ			تُبَعِّضَا‎ tubaʿʿiḍā			تُبَعِّضْنَ‎ tubaʿʿiḍna	يُبَعِّضْنَ‎ yubaʿʿiḍna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَعِّضْ baʿʿiḍ			بَعِّضَا‎ baʿʿiḍā				بَعِّضُوا‎ baʿʿiḍū
	f		بَعِّضِي‎ baʿʿiḍī							بَعِّضْنَ‎ baʿʿiḍna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُعِّضْتُ‎ buʿʿiḍtu	بُعِّضْتَ‎ buʿʿiḍta	بُعِّضَ buʿʿiḍa		بُعِّضْتُمَا‎ buʿʿiḍtumā	بُعِّضَا‎ buʿʿiḍā		بُعِّضْنَا‎ buʿʿiḍnā	بُعِّضْتُمْ‎ buʿʿiḍtum	بُعِّضُوا‎ buʿʿiḍū
	f		بُعِّضْتِ‎ buʿʿiḍti	بُعِّضَتْ‎ buʿʿiḍat			بُعِّضَتَا‎ buʿʿiḍatā			بُعِّضْتُنَّ‎ buʿʿiḍtunna	بُعِّضْنَ‎ buʿʿiḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَعَّضُ‎ ʾubaʿʿaḍu	تُبَعَّضُ‎ tubaʿʿaḍu	يُبَعَّضُ‎ yubaʿʿaḍu		تُبَعَّضَانِ‎ tubaʿʿaḍāni	يُبَعَّضَانِ‎ yubaʿʿaḍāni		نُبَعَّضُ‎ nubaʿʿaḍu	تُبَعَّضُونَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍūna	يُبَعَّضُونَ‎ yubaʿʿaḍūna
	f		تُبَعَّضِينَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍīna	تُبَعَّضُ‎ tubaʿʿaḍu			تُبَعَّضَانِ‎ tubaʿʿaḍāni			تُبَعَّضْنَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍna	يُبَعَّضْنَ‎ yubaʿʿaḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَعَّضَ‎ ʾubaʿʿaḍa	تُبَعَّضَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍa	يُبَعَّضَ‎ yubaʿʿaḍa		تُبَعَّضَا‎ tubaʿʿaḍā	يُبَعَّضَا‎ yubaʿʿaḍā		نُبَعَّضَ‎ nubaʿʿaḍa	تُبَعَّضُوا‎ tubaʿʿaḍū	يُبَعَّضُوا‎ yubaʿʿaḍū
	f		تُبَعَّضِي‎ tubaʿʿaḍī	تُبَعَّضَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍa			تُبَعَّضَا‎ tubaʿʿaḍā			تُبَعَّضْنَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍna	يُبَعَّضْنَ‎ yubaʿʿaḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَعَّضْ‎ ʾubaʿʿaḍ	تُبَعَّضْ‎ tubaʿʿaḍ	يُبَعَّضْ‎ yubaʿʿaḍ		تُبَعَّضَا‎ tubaʿʿaḍā	يُبَعَّضَا‎ yubaʿʿaḍā		نُبَعَّضْ‎ nubaʿʿaḍ	تُبَعَّضُوا‎ tubaʿʿaḍū	يُبَعَّضُوا‎ yubaʿʿaḍū
	f		تُبَعَّضِي‎ tubaʿʿaḍī	تُبَعَّضْ‎ tubaʿʿaḍ			تُبَعَّضَا‎ tubaʿʿaḍā			تُبَعَّضْنَ‎ tubaʿʿaḍna	يُبَعَّضْنَ‎ yubaʿʿaḍna

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ع ض‎

Etymology

From Arabic بَعْض‎ (baʿḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕdˤ/, [baʕdˤ]

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Determiner

بعض • (baʕḍ)

1. some, several

   ‏بعض الناس‎‎ ― baʕd in-nās ― some people

   Synonyms: كم‎ (kam), أكم‎ (ʔakam)

Pronoun

بعض • (baʕḍ)

1. one another, each other

   ‏بحبّوبعض.‎‎

   biḥebbu baʕḍ

   They love each other.

2. (+ مع‎) together

   Synonym: سوا‎ (sawa)

3. (+ ورا‎) back to back, in a row

   ‏عملت تلات فحوصات كورونا تلات إيّام ورابعض.‎‎

   ʕmilt talāt fḥūṣāt korōna talāt-iyyām wara baʕḍ

   I did three coronavirus tests three days in a row.

Usage notes

• The reciprocal usage of بعض (baʕḍ) is a shortening of بعضـ... البعض (baʕḍ-⟨pronoun⟩ il-baʕḍ, literally “some of ⟨pronoun⟩ ... some [others]”).

Derived terms

• القلوب عند بعض‎ (il-ʔulūb ʕind baʕḍ))