muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarإِبْثَاثٌ بَثْبَثَةٌ بَثٌّ
Core sense — he spread it, he dispersed it, he scattered it; he revealed itgenerated
1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthey dispersed the horses, or horsemen, in the hostile incursion—بَثُّوا الخَيْلَ فِى الغَارَةِ
Muḍāriʿ بَثُثَ and بَثِثَ; the second of these is irregular, and MF therefore thought it a mistake arising from confusing بَثَّ with بَتَّ, since he knew no authority for it except the K. Maṣdar بَثٌ and ابثّهُ. Also إِبْثَاثٌ, maṣdar بثّثهُ, or this has an intensive meaning; and بَثْبَثَهُ.
he dispersed the army in the provinces—بَثَّ الجُنْدَ فِي البِلَادِ
he dispersed his dogs—بَثَّ كِلَابَهُ
In all of these: he spread it; he dispersed, scattered, or disseminated it — a thing, or news, tidings, or information.
Said of the Sultán.
Said of the hunter; with عَلَ الصَّيْدِ, [against the chase, or game].
God dispersed mankind, or the beings whom He created—بَثَّ ٱللّٰهُ الخَلْقَ
with فِي الأَرْضِ, [in the earth]. Or the meaning is: God created them.
and He spread, or dispersed, and multiplied, from those two, many men and women—وَبَثٌّ مِنْهُمَا رِحَالًا كثيرًا وَنِسَآءٌ
the carpets were spread—بُثَّتِ البُسُطُ
he spread out the furniture, or utensils, along the sides of the tent, house, or chamber—بَثَّ المَتَاعَ بِنَوَاحِى البَيْتِ
he, or it, raised the dust—بَثَّ الغُبَارَ
he, or it, raised the dust—بَثْبَثَهُ
he, or it, raised the dust, or earth, and removed it from what was beneath it—بَثْبَثَ التَُّرَابَ
they uncovered him—بَثْبَثُوهُ
he spread, published, or revealed, the discourse, narration, or information—بَثَّ الحَدِيثَ
[he spread, published, or revealed, the secret]—بَثَّ السِّرَّ
[he spread, published, or revealed, the secret]—ابثّهُ
I revealed, or showed, to him what was in my mind—بَثَثْتُهُ مَا فِي نَفْسِى
In the Qur 4:1.
From a tradition about a dying Jew.
Accord. to IF.
Muḍāriʿ بَثُثَ and أَبْثَثَتُهُ إِيَّاهُ.
I revealed, or showed, to him my secret, or the secret—أَبْثَثْتُكَ سِرِىّ
Also السِّرَّ and بَثَثْتُكَ السِّرَّ.
I acquainted him with my secret—أَبْثَثْتُهُ سِرِّى
Also بَاثَثْتُهُ سِرِّى.
he acquainted him with the discourse, narration, or information—ابثّهُ الحَدِيثَ
he complained to him of his state, or condition—بَثَّهُ شُقُورَهُ
Given in the article شقر.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 5
45:4
وَفِى خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَآبَّةٍ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَAnd in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, (Lth, T, S, M, A, K,) aor. بَثُثَ (Lth, T, M, L, K) and بَثِثَ , (M, L, K,) the latter [anomalous, and therefore] thought by MF to be a mistake, arising from confounding بَثَّ with بَتَّ , he not knowing any authority for it except the K, (TA,) inf. n. بَثٌ ; (Lth, T, M, L;) and ابثّهُ , (S, M, K,) inf. n. إِبْثَاثٌ ; (TA;) and بثّثهُ , (K,) or this has an intensive signification; (S;) and بَثْبَثَهُ , (S, K,) inf. n. بَثْبَثَةٌ ; (S;) He spread it; (S, A, K;) he dispersed it, scattered it, or disseminated it; (Lth, T, S, * M, A, K;) namely, a thing; (Lth, T, M, A, * L;) or news, tidings, or information. (S, A, L, K.) You say, بَثُّوا الخَيْلَ فِى الغَارَةِ They spread, or dispersed, the horses, or horseme in the hostile incursion. (T, M, * A, L.) And بَثَّ الجُنْدَ فِي البِلَادِ He (the Sultán) spread, or dispersed, the army in the provinces. (Msb.) And بَثَّ كِلَابَهُ He (the hunter, A, L) spread, or dispersed, his dogs (T, A, L) عَلَ الصَّيْدِ [against the chase, or game]. (A.) And بَثَّ ٱللّٰهُ الخَلْقَ , (aor. بَثُثَ , inf. n. بَثٌّ , Msb,) God spread, or dispersed, mankind, or the beings whom He created, فِي الأَرْضِ [in the earth]: (T, A:) or God created them. (Msb.) وَبَثٌّ مِنْهُمَا رِحَالًا كثيرًا وَنِسَآءٌ , in the Kur [iv. 1.], means And spread, or dispersed, and multiplied, from them two, many men, and women. (T.) You say also, بُثَّتِ البُسُطُ The carpets were spread. (T.) And بَثَّ المَتَاعَ بِنَوَاحِى البَيْتِ He spread out the furniture, or utensils, in the sides of the tent, or house, or chamber. (A.) And بَثَّ الغُبَارَ , (K,) and بَثْبَثَهُ , (S, K,) He, or it, raised the dust. (S, K.) And بَثْبَثَ التَُّرَابَ He, or it, raised the dust, or earth, and removed it from that which was beneath it. (M.) And بَثْبَثُوهُ They uncovered him. (Hr, M, L, from a trad. respecting a dying Jew.) And بَثَّ الحَدِيثَ He spread, published, or revealed, the discourse, narration, or information. (Msb.) And, accord. to IF, بَثَّ السِّرَّ and ابثّهُ [He spread, published, or revealed, the secret]. (Msb.) And بَثَثْتُهُ مَا فِي نَفْسِى , aor. بَثُثَ ; and أَبْثَثَتُهُ إِيَّاهُ ; I revealed, or showed, to him what was in my mind. (A.) And أَبْثَثْتُكَ سِرِىّ , (S,) or السِّرَّ ; (K;) and بَثَثْتُكَ السِّرَّ , (K,) inf. n. بَثٌّ ; (TA;) I revealed, or showed, to him my secret, or the secret: (S, K:) or أَبْثَثْتُهُ سِرِّى (T) and بَاثَثْتُهُ سِرِّى (A) I acquainted him with my secret: (T, A:) and ابثّهُ الحَدِيثَ he acquainted him with the discourse, narration, or information. (M.) And بَثَّهُ شُقُورَهُ He complained to him of his state, or condition. (M, in art. شقر .)