ب ه ت

ب ه ت

Arabic

Root

ب ه ت • (b-h-t)

1. related to stupor and slander

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: بَهَتَ‎ (bahata, “to faint, be shocked”)
  • Verbal noun: بُهْت‎ (buht, “calumny, defamation, denigration”)
  • Active participle: بَاهِت‎ (bāhit, “dim, drab, dull”)
  • Passive participle: مَبْهُوت‎ (mabhūt, “aghast, amazed, astonished”)
• Form I: بَهِتَ‎ (bahita, “to be palid or faint; to renounce”)
  • Active participle: بَاهِت‎ (bāhit)
  • Passive participle: مَبْهُوت‎ (mabhūt)
• Form II: بَهَّتَ‎ (bahhata, “(with ب‎ (b)) to astound with one’s idiocy”)
  • Verbal noun: تَبْهِيت‎ (tabhīt)
  • Active participle: مُبَهِّت‎ (mubahhit)
  • Passive participle: مُبَهَّت‎ (mubahhat)
• Form III: بَاهَتَ‎ (bāhata, “to calumniate, lie”)
  • Verbal noun: مُبَاهَتَة‎ (mubāhata), بِهَات‎ (bihāt)
  • Active participle: مُبَاهِت‎ (mubāhit)
  • Passive participle: مُبَاهَت‎ (mubāhat)
• Form IV: أَبْهَتَ‎ (ʾabhata, “to surprise, amaze”)
  • Verbal noun: إِبْهَات‎ (ʾibhāt)
  • Active participle: مُبْهِت‎ (mubhit)
  • Passive participle: مُبْهَت‎ (mubhat)
• Form VII: اِنْبَهَتَ‎ (inbahata, “to be palid or faint; to renounce”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْبِهَات‎ (inbihāt)
  • Active participle: مُنْبَهِت‎ (munbahit)

Nouns and adjectives

• بَهَّات‎ (bahhāt, “liar, calumniator”)
• بُهْتَات‎ (buhtāt), بَهُوت‎ (bahūt, “calumniator, detractor”)
• بَهْتَة‎ (bahta), بَهِيتَة‎ (bahīta, “stupor, dazedness, bewilderment”)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005), “ب ه ت”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 95
• Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes by Reinhart Dozy (d. 1883 CE) تكملة المعاجم العربية لرينهارت دوزي