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Form 1بَذَرَ8 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبَذْرٌ بَذَارَةٌ بَذَرٌ

Core sense — he sowed seed; he scattered, or dispersed, something; he divulged a secretgenerated

1.1he sowed seed; he scattered grain on the ground to sow it—بذّر

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Maṣdar of this form تَبْذِيرٌ and تَبْذِرَةٌ; it appears to be intensive.

This is the primary meaning.

1.1.1he sowed land—بذّر

Maṣdar as above; and for this form تَبْذِيرٌ.

1.1.2he scattered, or dispersed, a thing — or rather, he scattered much—بذّر

Maṣdar as above; and for this form تَبْذِيرٌ.

1.1.3God scattered, or dispersed, mankind in the earth—بَذَرَ ٱللّٰهُ الخَلْقِ

Maṣdar as above.

1.1.4figurative · مجازhe spread talk about, scattering it like seed—بَذَرَ الكَلَامَ
among the people—بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
he did so much—بذّرهُ
1.1.5figurative · مجازthe land put forth its plants, or herbage, in a scattered state—بَذَرَتِ الأَرْضُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

Or: it put forth its بَذْر.

1.2figurative · مجازhe divulged what was secret; he revealed what he had heard—بَذُرَ

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1.3he talked much; he was talkative—بَذِرَ

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, (T, S, A, Msb,) aor. بَذُرَ , (Msb,) inf. n. بَذْرٌ , (T, Msb, K,) He sowed seed; (S, TA;) he cast grain upon the ground to sow it; (Msb;) he cast grain upon the ground, scattering it; (A;) he scattered seed (T, MF) upon the ground; as also بذّر , [but app. in an intensive sense,] (MF,) inf. n. تَبْذِيرٌ (T, MF) and تَبْذِرَةٌ : (T:) this is the primary signification. (MF.) Also, (M,) inf. n. as above, (M, K,) He sowed land; (M, L, K;) and so بذّر , (M, L,) inf. n. تَبْذِيرٌ . (L, K.) Also, (M,) inf. n. as above, (M, K,) He scattered, or dispersed, (M, K,) a thing; (M;) and so بذّر , [or rather he scattered, or dispersed, much,] inf. n. تَبْذِيرٌ . (K.) بَذَرَ ٱللّٰهُ الخَلْقِ , (M, A,) inf. n. as above, (M,) God scattered, or dispersed, mankind (M, A) in the earth. (A.) بَذَرَ الكَلَامَ He disseminated, scattered, or diffused, talk, or speech, (Msb, TA,) بَيْنَ النَّاسِ among the people, or mankind, like as seed is scattered: (TA:) and بذّرهُ he did so much. (Msb.) بَذَرَتِ الأَرْضُ , (M, A,) aor. as above, (M,) and so the inf. n., (M, K,) The land put forth its plants, or herbage, (As, M, A, K,) in a scattered state: (As, M, A:) or put forth its بَذْر . (M.) بَذُرَ , aor. بَذُرَ , inf. n. بَذَارَةٌ , He divulged what was secret; he revealed what he had heard. (T, L.) بَذِرَ , [aor. بَذَرَ ,] inf. n. بَذَرٌ , He talked much; was loquacious. (M.)
Form 2بَذَّرَ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَبْذِيرٌ مُبَاذَرَةٌ

Core sense — he was extravagant in spending; he squandered his wealthgenerated

2.1

See form 1, in four places.

2.1.1he was extravagant in spending—بذّر

Or, of the first verb: he squandered his wealth or property, or anything else, by extravagant spending, and destroyed, consumed, wasted, or ruined it. [In the CK, جَرَّبَهُ is here put for خَرَّبَهُ; in the M it is أَفْسَدَهُ.]

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he was extravagant in spending—باذر

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Or: he spent his wealth so largely as to leave nothing of it to live on; or he spent it in acts of disobedience; or he squandered it in a way that was not right, or in a way that was not fitting.

It includes the meaning of أَسْرَفَ in its common use, and is used in the proper sense of that verb.

Or, as some say, تَبْذِيرٌ means going beyond bounds as to the right objects of spending, which is ignorance of the right manner and of the things that should prevent it, while إِسْرَافٌ means going beyond bounds as to quantity, and is ignorance of the values of the right objects. [See also بَذَارَّةٌ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
17:26
وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.

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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see 1, in four places. بذّر , inf. n. تَبْذِيرٌ , also signifies He was extravagant in expenditure; and so باذر , inf. n. مُبَاذَرَةٌ : (TA:) or the former, he dissipated, or squandered, (his wealth, or property, S, M, and any other thing, M, TA,) by extravagant expenditure, (S, M, K, TA,) and destroyed, consumed, wasted, or ruined, it: (M, K, TA: [in the CK, جَرَّبَهُ is here put for خَرَّبَهُ : in the M it is أَفْسَدَهُ :]) or he expended his wealth, or property, so largely as not to leave of it that whereby he might subsist: or he expended it in acts of disobedience: (TA:) or he dissipated, or squandered, his wealth, or property, in a way that was not right: (Msb:) or in a way that did not behoove: it includes the meaning of أَسْرَفَ in common, or conventional, acceptation, and is used in the proper sense of this latter verb: or, as some say, تَبْذِيرٌ denotes excess in respect of the right objects of expenditure, which is ignorance of the [right] manner, and of things that should prevent it; and إِسْرَافٌ denotes excess with respect to quantity, and is ignorance of the values of the right objects. (MF.) [See also بَذَارَّةٌ .]
Form 3بَاْذَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he was extravagant in spending; he squandered his wealthgenerated

3.1

See form 2.

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see 2.
Form 5تبذّر2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became scattered, or dispersedgenerated

5.1

It became scattered or dispersed, or much scattered or dispersed.

5.1.1figurative · مجاز

Said of talk or speech: it became widely spread about.

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It became scattered or dispersed; or much scattered or dispersed. (A.) It (talk, or speech,) became much disseminated or scattered or diffused. (Msb.)

Derived nouns 23

Nounبَذْرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — seed, grain that is sown; progenygenerated

1grain set apart for sowing; any seed, or grain, that is sown—بُذْرٌ

The first of the two is either a maṣdar used as a noun in its own right, or of the measure فَعْلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ.

Also بِزْرٌ, or بَزْرٌ.

Or: grain such as wheat, that is sown, as distinguished from بزر, which is used of the seed of sweet-smelling plants and of leguminous herbs; this distinction is the common one.

Or: the first that comes forth of seed-produce and of leguminous and other plants, as long as it has only two leaves.

Or بَذْرٌ means any plant, or herbage, just come up out of the earth; or such as has taken on a colour, or shown what kind it is.

Plural بُذُورٌ and بِذَارٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازprogeny, offspring—بَذْرٌ

Hence this meaning; and بُذَارَةٌ is used in the same way.

these are indeed an evil progeny—أِنَّ هٰؤُلَآءِ لَبَذْرُ سَوْءٍ
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(S, M, Msb, K, &c.) and بُذْرٌ , (M,) the former either an inf. n. used as a proper subst. or of the measure فَعْلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ , (Msb,) Grain that is set apart for sowing; (Lth, M, K;) any seed, or grain that is sown; as also بِزْرٌ or بَزْرٌ : (Kh, Msb:) or grain such as wheat, that is sown; distinguished from بزر , which is applied to the seed of sweet-smelling plants and of leguminous herbs: and this distinction commonly obtains: (Msb:) or [so accord. to the M, but in the K “and,”] the first that comes forth, of seed-produce and of leguminous and other plants, (M, K, *) as long as it has but two leaves: (M:) or بَذْرٌ signifies any plant, or herbage, when just come forth from the earth: (M:) or such as has assumed a colour, (M, K,) or shown its kind or species: (M:) pl. بُذُورٌ and بِذَارٌ . (M, K.) [Hence,] بَذْرٌ signifies also Progeny; (T, M, K;) and so بُذَارَةٌ . (M, K.) One says, أِنَّ هٰؤُلَآءِ لَبَذْرُ سَوْءٍ Verily these are a progeny of evil, or an evil progeny. (T, A. *)
Nounبُذْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — seed, grain that is sowngenerated

1

See بَذْرٌ.

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: see بَذْرٌ .
Nounتَفَرَّقُوا شَذَرَ بَذَرَ1 sense

Core sense — they dispersed in every directiongenerated

1they dispersed, or became dispersed, in every direction—شِذَرَ بِذَرَ

Said of men; the like is said of a man's camels.

بذر is an imitative sequent to شذر.

Some say that the ب in the first word is a substitute for م [in مَذَرَ or مِذَرَ]; others hold that in each case the word is original.

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and شِذَرَ بِذَرَ They dispersed, or became dispersed, in every direction: (S, M, K:) [namely, men: and] the like is said of a man's camels: (S:) بذر is an imitative sequent to شذر : (S:) some say that the ب in the former is a substitute for م [in مَذَرَ or مِذَرَ ]; but others hold that in each case the word is an original. (TA.)
Nounبَذِرٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man who talks much, talkativegenerated

1

See تِبْذَارَةٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازa man who talks much; talkative—بَيْذَارٌ

The headword has this meaning too, as do بَيْذَارَة, تِبْذَارٌ and بَيْذَارَانِيٌّ.

talkative to no purpose; a great babbler—هُذَرَةٌ بُذَرَةٌ

هَيْذَارَةٌ بَيْذَارَةٌ has the same meaning.

1.2

See also بَذُورٌ.

1.3[wheat, or food,] in which there is increase, plenty, or abundance—طَعَامٌ بَذِرٌ

That is, in which there is بُذَارَة.

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: see تِبْذَارَةٌ . Also, (M, K,) and بَيْذَارٌ and بَيْذَارَة and تِبْذَارٌ and بَيْذَارَانِيٌّ , (K,) A man who talks much; loquacious; (M, K;) and so هُذَرَةٌ بُذَرَةٌ (IDrd, M) and هَيْذَارَةٌ بَيْذَارَةٌ : (M:) irrationally, or vainly, or frivolously, loquacious; a great babbler. (TA.) See also بَذُورٌ . طَعَامٌ بَذِرٌ [Wheat, or food,] in which is بُذَارَة , i. e. increase, redundance, exuberance, plenty, or abundance. (T, * M, L, K. *)
Nounشِذَرَ بِذَرَ1 sense

Core sense — dispersed in every directiongenerated

1

See شَذَرَ بَذَرَ above.

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: see شَذَرَ بَذَرَ , above.
Nounهُذَرَةٌ بُذَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who talks much, a great babblergenerated

1

See بَذِرٌ.

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: see بَذِرٌ .
Nounالبُذُرَّى1 sense

Core sense — what is false, vain, or ineffectualgenerated

1what is false, vain, or ineffectual—البَاطِلُ

Seer gives this as the synonym [like الحُذُرَّى].

The basic idea in the word is that of dispersion.

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What is false, vain, or ineffectual; syn. البَاطِلُ : (Seer, M, L, K:) [like الحُذُرَّى :] the radical idea denoted by it is that of dispersion. (M, L.)
Nounبَذُورٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who divulges secrets; a slanderergenerated

1figurative · مجازa man who divulges secrets—بَذِيرٌ

The headword has this meaning too, as does بَذِرٌ, whose feminine is formed with ة.

Or: one who cannot keep his own secret.

Plural of the headword بُذُرٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Both the headword and the word beside it also mean: one who slanders, one who spreads calumny. The plural of the first is as above.

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(S, M, A, K) and بَذِيرٌ (M, K) A man who divulges secrets; (S, M, A;) as also بَذِرٌ , of which the fem. is with ة : (L:) or one who cannot keep his secret: (T, K:) pl. of the first بُذُرٌ . (T, S, M.) Also, both the first and second, A calumniator; a slanderer: (K, TA:) pl. of the former as above. (TA.)
Nounبَذِيرٌ2 senses

Core sense — scattered, or dispersedgenerated

1

It is said to be an imitative sequent to كَثِيرٌ, like بَثِيرٌ, of which it is held to be a dialectal variant, or a corruption caused by mispronunciation.

[But I think it more probably means the same as مَبْذُورٌ, that is, scattered or dispersed, like نَثِيرٌ in the sense of مَنْثُورٌ and the like; and that this is why it is used to strengthen كثير.]

2

See also بَذُورٌ.

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is [said to be] an imitative sequent to كَثِيرٌ ; (M, K;) like بَثِيرٌ , of which it is [held to be] a dial. var., or a corruption occasioned by mispronunciation. (Fr, S.) [But I think it is more probably syn. with مَبْذُورٌ , as signifying Scattered, or dispersed, like نَثِيرٌ in the sense of مَنْثُورٌ , &c.; and that for this reason it is used as a corroborative of كثير .] See also بَذُورٌ .
Nounبَذَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — increase, plenty, or abundance in wheat or foodgenerated

1

See بَذَارَّةٌ.

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: see بَذَارَّةٌ .
Nounبُذَارَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — increase, plenty, or abundance in wheat or foodgenerated

1wheat, or food, in which there is much increase—طَعَامٌ كَثِيرُ البُذَارَةِ

Increase, plenty, or abundance in wheat, or food.

1.1

See also بَذْرٌ.

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Increase, redundance, exuberance, plenty, or abundance, in wheat, or food. (Lh, * T, * M, L, K. *) You say, طَعَامٌ كَثِيرُ البُذَارَةِ Wheat, or food, in which is much increase, &c. (T, TA.) See also بَذْرٌ .
Nounبَذَارَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the squandering of wealth in a way that is not rightgenerated

1the squandering of wealth, or property, in a way that is not right—تَبْذِيرٌ

The headword, and sometimes بَذَارَةٌ, يَبْذَرَةٌ and نَبْذَرَةٌ, with ن, have this meaning.

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, and sometimes بَذَارَةٌ , (Lh, M, K,) and يَبْذَرَةٌ , (AA,) and نَبْذَرَةٌ , with ن , (T, K,) i. q. تَبْذِيرٌ , (M, K,) The dissipating, or squandering, of wealth, or property, in a way that is not right. (T, TA.)
Nounبَيْذَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the squandering of wealth in a way that is not rightgenerated

1

See the entry immediately before this one.

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Nounبَيْذَرَانِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spendinggenerated

1

See بَذِرٌ.

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: see بَذِرٌ .
Nounبَيذَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spendinggenerated

1

See بَذِرٌ.

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: see بَذِرٌ .
Nounبَيْذَارَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth; the squandering of wealthgenerated

1

See تِبْذَارَةٌ.

1.1

And see also بَذِرٌ, in two places.

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: see تِبْذَارَةٌ : and see also بَذِرٌ , in two places.
Nounتِبْذَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spendinggenerated

1

See بَذِرٌ.

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Nounتِبْذَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spendinggenerated

1a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spending, wasting or ruining it—مُبَذِّرٌ

The headword has this meaning, as do مُبَاذِرٌ, بذِرٌ and بَيْذَارَةٌ.

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A man who dissipates, or squanders, his wealth, or property, by extravagant expenditure, and consumes, destroys, wastes, or ruins, it; (AZ, S, M, K;) as also مُبَذِّرٌ and مُبَاذِرٌ and بذِرٌ and بَيْذَارَةٌ . (TA.)
Nounمُبَذِّرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spendinggenerated

1

See the entry immediately before this one.

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Nounأَرْضٌ مِبْذَارٌ النَّبَاتِ1 sense

Core sense — land that yields increasegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Land that yields increase. [Or more probably مِبْذَارٌ لِلنَّبَاتِ.]

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[or more probably مِبْذَارٌ لِلنَّبَاتِ ] Land that yields increase. (A.)
Nounمَبْذُورٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — sown; abundant, plentifulgenerated

1

See بَذِيرٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Many; much; abundant. Said of water: abundant, or blessed with plenty and increase.

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: see بَذِيرٌ . Many; much; abundant: (K, TA:) water that is abundant; or blessed with abundance, plenty, or increase. (A.)
Nounمُبَاذِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who squanders his wealth by extravagant spendinggenerated

1

See تِبْذارَةٌ.

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Nounنَبْذَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the squandering of wealth in a way that is not rightgenerated

1

See بَذَارَّةٌ.

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: see بَذَارَّةٌ .