بحث

See also: تخت, بخت, بحت, تجب, تحب, تحت, and ب ح ث

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ح ث (b-ḥ-ṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ħa.θa/

Verb

1. to search Template:+preo oder [with accusative]
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:31:

     فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ

     fabaʕaṯa l-lahu ḡurāban yabḥaṯu fī l-ʔarḍi

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to look for, to search for, to seek (عَن (ʕan) something)

   أَبْحَثُ عَن جَوَاز سَفَرِي.

   ʔabḥaṯu ʕan jawāz safarī.

   I'm looking for my passport.

3. to do research (فِي (fī) into something)
4. to investigate, to examine, to study, to explore, to look into
5. to discuss

   الْعَبَادِي يَبْحَثُ "الْحَرْبَ عَلَى الْإِرْهَابِ" مَعَ مَلِكِ الْأُرْدُنِّ.

   al-ʕabādī yabḥaṯu "al-ḥarba ʕalā l-ʔirhābi" maʕa maliki l-ʔurdunni.

   Al-Abadi discusses the "war on terror" with the king of Jordan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baħθ/

• Noun:

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Nomen

بَحْث • (baḥṯ) m (plural بُحُوث (buḥūṯ) or أَبْحَاث (ʔabḥāṯ))

1. verbal noun of بَحَثَ (baḥaṯa) (form I)
2. search, quest
3. examination, study
4. research
5. investigation, exploration
6. discussion
7. treatise
8. study, scientific report

Declension

Declension of noun بَحْث (baḥṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحْث baḥṯ	الْبَحْث al-baḥṯ	بَحْث baḥṯ
Nominative	بَحْثٌ baḥṯun	الْبَحْثُ al-baḥṯu	بَحْثُ baḥṯu
Accusative	بَحْثًا baḥṯan	الْبَحْثَ al-baḥṯa	بَحْثَ baḥṯa
Genitive	بَحْثٍ baḥṯin	الْبَحْثِ al-baḥṯi	بَحْثِ baḥṯi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحْثَيْن baḥṯayn	الْبَحْثَيْن al-baḥṯayn	بَحْثَيْ baḥṯay
Nominative	بَحْثَانِ baḥṯāni	الْبَحْثَانِ al-baḥṯāni	بَحْثَا baḥṯā
Accusative	بَحْثَيْنِ baḥṯayni	الْبَحْثَيْنِ al-baḥṯayni	بَحْثَيْ baḥṯay
Genitive	بَحْثَيْنِ baḥṯayni	الْبَحْثَيْنِ al-baḥṯayni	بَحْثَيْ baḥṯay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحُوث‎; أَبْحَاث buḥūṯ‎; ʔabḥāṯ	الْبُحُوث‎; الْأَبْحَاث al-buḥūṯ‎; al-ʔabḥāṯ	بُحُوث‎; أَبْحَاث buḥūṯ‎; ʔabḥāṯ
Nominative	بُحُوثٌ‎; أَبْحَاثٌ buḥūṯun‎; ʔabḥāṯun	الْبُحُوثُ‎; الْأَبْحَاثُ al-buḥūṯu‎; al-ʔabḥāṯu	بُحُوثُ‎; أَبْحَاثُ buḥūṯu‎; ʔabḥāṯu
Accusative	بُحُوثًا‎; أَبْحَاثًا buḥūṯan‎; ʔabḥāṯan	الْبُحُوثَ‎; الْأَبْحَاثَ al-buḥūṯa‎; al-ʔabḥāṯa	بُحُوثَ‎; أَبْحَاثَ buḥūṯa‎; ʔabḥāṯa
Genitive	بُحُوثٍ‎; أَبْحَاثٍ buḥūṯin‎; ʔabḥāṯin	الْبُحُوثِ‎; الْأَبْحَاثِ al-buḥūṯi‎; al-ʔabḥāṯi	بُحُوثِ‎; أَبْحَاثِ buḥūṯi‎; ʔabḥāṯi

Descendants

• → Persian: بحث (bahs)
  • → Bashkir: бәхәс (bəxəs)
  • → Bengali: বাহাস (bahaś)
  • → Hindi: बहस (bahas)
  • → Kazakh: бәс (bäs)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	b
Dari reading?	b
Iranian reading?	b
Tajik reading?	b

Nomen

بحث • (bahs)

Dari	بحث
Iranian Persian
Tajik	баҳс

1. discussion
2. argument

Related terms

• بحث کردن (bahs kardan)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: бәхәс (bəxəs)
• → Bengali: বাহাস (bahaś)
• → Hindi: बहस (bahas)
• → Kazakh: бәс (bäs)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ح ث
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَحَثَ (baḥaṯa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ħas/, [ˈba.ħas]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

بحث • (baḥas) I (present ببحث (bibḥas))

1. to research, to investigate

   Synonym: دوّر (dawwar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of بحث (baḥas)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بحثت (baḥast)	بحثت (baḥast)	بحث (baḥas)		بحثنا (baḥasna)	بحثتو (baḥastu)	بحثو (baḥasu)
	f		بحثتي (baḥasti)	بحثت (baḥsat)
present	m	ببحث (babḥas)	بتبحث (btibḥas)	ببحث (bibḥas)		منبحث (mnibḥas)	بتبحثو (btibḥasu)	ببحثو (bibḥasu)
	f		بتبحثي (btibḥasi)	بتبحث (btibḥas)
subjunctive	m	أبحث (ʔabḥas)	تبحث (tibḥas)	يبحث (yibḥas)		نبحث (nibḥas)	تبحثو (tibḥasu)	يبحثو (yibḥasu)
	f		تبحثي (tibḥasi)	تبحث (tibḥas)
imperative	m		ابحث (ibḥas)				ابحثو (ibḥasu)
	f		ابحثي (ibḥasi)