بقى

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Form 1بَقِيَ2 senses

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُيَبْقَىmaṣdarبَقَآءٌ بَقْىٌ

Core sense — it remained, continued, lasted; he looked at, or watched, himgenerated

1.1it remained, continued, lasted, endured; it was, or became, permanent, or perpetual—بَقَى

maṣdar بَقَآءٌ and بَاقِيَةٌ [but see this latter below].

[And according to the CK, بَقًى and بَقْىٌ; but this is a mistake, وَبَقَى و بَقْيًا being there put by error for بَقَى بَقْيًا, which is explained by what follows.]

Some write this form بَقَا; its muḍāriʿ is as above, and its. It belongs to the dialect of Belhārith Ibn-Kaab, or of Teiyi, who in the same way say بَقَتْ instead of بَقَيَتْ.

The like is done in other verbs of the same class, whether the kesreh and the ى be original, as in بَقِىَ and نَسِىَ and فَنِىَ, or accidental, as in the passive verbs هُدِىَ and بُنِىَ.

Synonymous with دَامَ and ثَبَتَ; the opposite of فَنِىَ.

remaining, continuing, lasting, or enduring—بَقَآءٌ

[the abode of everlasting existence;] the world to come—دَارُ البَقَآءِ

Er-Rāghib: this is a thing's remaining, continuing, lasting, or enduring in its first state, to a period fixed by the will of God — either in its bodily substance, as with a heavenly orb, or in its kind only, as with the human and other animal races; and also the continuing to exist for ever, either by itself, as with God alone, or otherwise, and this again either in bodily substance, as with an inhabitant of Paradise, or in kind only, as with the fruits of the inhabitants of Paradise.

Hence this expression, which is mentioned under دور.

he lived [or continued in life] a long time—بَقِىَ زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا

he, or it, remained, or continued, in his, or its, state or condition—بَقِىَ عَلَى حَالِهِ

he endured, or bore up against, difficulty, distress, or adversity—بَقِىَ عَلَى الشِّدَّةِ

a remainder, remnant, relic, or residue of what remained—بَقِى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ بَقِيَّةٌ

such a thing remained over and above, and behind, of it—بَقِىَ مِنْهُ كَذَا

The verb is said of a thing, and in the same way of a man.

Also تبقّى.

1.2he looked at him, or it; or he watched, or observed, him, or it—بَقَاهُ

Written with ى and with و for the last radical; first person بَقَيْتُهُ and بَقَوْتُهُ; muḍāriʿ of the former بَقِىَ [of the former verb].

I looked, watched, or waited, for him, or it—بَقَيْتُهُ

The K joins the two meanings with “or”, the S with “and”.

Mentioned under بقو; also بَقَوْتُهُ, but the former is the more approved. [See also art. بقو.]

such a one looks at the thing, and watches, or observes, it—فُلَانٌ يَبْقِى الشَّىْءَ بِبَصَرِهِ

we looked, watched, or waited, for the Apostle of God—بَقَيْنَا رَسُولَ ٱللّٰهِ

Said in a tradition.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 3

53:51

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.

55:27

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour.

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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aor. يَبْقَى , inf. n. بَقَآءٌ (JK, S, Msb, K) and بَاقِيَةٌ ; (Msb; [but see this latter below;]) [and accord. to the CK, بَقًى and بَقْىٌ ; but this is a mistake; وَبَقَى و بَقْيًا being there erroneously put for بَقَى بَقْيًا , explained by what here follows;] and بَقَى , [by some written بَقَا ,] (JK, S, Msb, K,) aor. as above, (JK,) inf. n. بَقْىٌ , (K,) of the dial. of Belhárith Ibn-Kaab, (TA,) or of that of Teiyi, (JK, S, TA,) who in like manner say بَقَتْ instead of بَقَيَتْ , (S, TA,) and the like is done in other verbs of the same class, (S, Msb,) whether the kesreh and the ى be original, as in بَقِىَ and نَسِىَ and فَنِىَ , or accidental, as in the pass. verbs هُدِىَ and بُنِىَ ; (Msb;) [He, or] it, namely, a thing, remained, continued, lasted, endured: and was, or became, permanent, or perpetual; or continued, lasted, or existed, incessantly, always, endlessly, or for ever: syn. دَامَ , and ثَبَتَ ; (Msb;) contr. of فَنِىَ : (K:) بَقَآءٌ signifies a thing's remaining, continuing, lasting, or enduring, in its first state, to a period determined by the will of God, either with respect to its corporeal substance, as in the case of a heavenly orb, or with respect to its kind only, as in the case of the human and other animal races; and the continuing, lasting, or existing, for ever, either by self, as in the instance of God alone, or otherwise, and thus either with respect to the corporeal substance, as in the case of an inhabitant of Paradise, or with respect to kind only, as in the case of the fruits of the inhabitants of Paradise. (Er-Rághib, TA.) [Hence,] دَارُ البَقَآءِ [The abode of everlasting existence;] the world to come. (T in art. دور .) The verb is said of a thing; and in like manner of a man, as in بَقِىَ زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا , i. e. He lived [or continued in life] a long time. (S.) [You say also, بَقِىَ عَلَى حَالِهِ He, or it, remained, or continued, in his, or its, state, or condition; i. e., as he, or it, was. And بَقِىَ عَلَى الشِّدَّةِ He endured, or bore up against, difficulty, distress, or adversity.] And بَقِى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ بَقِيَّةٌ [A remain, remainder, remnant, relic, or residue, of the thing remained.] (S.) And بَقِىَ مِنْهُ كَذَا Such a thing remained, over and above, and behind, thereof; as also تبقّى . (Msb.) بَقَاهُ , with ى and with و for the last radical, (K,) first pers. بَقَيْتُهُ (Lh, S) and بَقَوْتُهُ , (Lh, TA,) aor. of the former بَقِىَ , (S,) inf. n. بَقْىٌ , [of the former verb,] (K,) He looked at him, or it: (Lh, S, K:) or [so in the K, but in the S “ and, ”] he watched, or observed, him, or it: (S, K:) and بَقَيْتُهُ I looked, watched, or waited, for him, or it; (TA in art. بقو ;) as also بَقَوْتُهُ ; (K in that art.;) but the former is the more approved. (TA in that art.) [See also art. بقو .] You say also, فُلَانٌ يَبْقِى الشَّىْءَ بِبَصَرِهِ Such a one looks at the thing, and watches, or observes, it. (JK.) And it is said in a trad., بَقَيْنَا رَسُولَ ٱللّٰهِ We looked, watched, or waited, for the Apostle of God. (S.)

Form 2بَقَّىَ1 sense

Core sense — he made, or let, him, or it, remain; he spared himgenerated

2.1

See Form 4, in two places.

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see 4, in two places.

Form 4ابقاهُ1 sense

Core sense — he made him, or it, remain; he spared him; he showed mercy to himgenerated

4.1he made, or let, him, or it, remain, continue, or last; he perpetuated it—بقّاهُ

تبقّاهُ and استبقاهُ have the same meaning.

God made him continue in life; God preserved him, or prolonged his life—ابقاهُ ٱللّٰهُ

he made the thing itself unalienable—أَبْقَى أَصْلَ الشَّىْءِ وَجَعَلَ ثَمَرَهُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللّٰهِ

[Or, as a prayer: may God preserve him, or prolong his life.]

The thing was not to be inherited, sold, or given away, and the profit arising from it was assigned to be spent in the cause of God, or of religion. Mentioned under حبس.

I was sparing of marring the state of union, or amity, between us—أَبْقَيْتُ مَا بَيْنَنَا

[spare your sandals, and use your feet freely, or unsparingly]—بَقِّ نَعْلَيْكَ وَٱبْذُلْ قَدَمَيْكَ

preserve the soul, and guard against evils, or calamities—تَبَقَّهْ وَتَوَقَّهْ

That is, I forbore from marring it much, or excessively.

A proverb.

From a tradition: preserve the soul, do not expose it to destruction — meaning preserve yourself. The ه in each verb is that of pausation.

[he left, or reserved, of the thing a remainder, remnant, etc.]—ابقى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ بَقِيَّةً

he left a portion of the thing—استبقى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ

Also تبقّى.

leaving a portion of travelling-provision will not profit you—لَا يَنْفَعُكَ مِنْ زَادٍ تَبَقٍّ

[he reserved the thing for a future time or use]—ابقى الشَّىْءِ

A proverb, used to urge people to liberality.

Also استبقاهُ.

he spared him; he let him live; he left him alive—استبقاهُ

As also ابقاهُ.

[spare us, and do not destroy us entirely]—أَبْقُونَا وَ لَا تَسْتَأْصِلُونَا

Said by men to their enemies when the enemies have overcome. [Or ابقاهُ in a case of this kind.]

he pardoned him, [and forbore to slay him,] when slaughter was his due—ابقى عَلَيْهِ

Also استبقاهُ.

he pardoned, or forgave, his fault, wrong action, or lapse into sin, and kept his affection—استبقاهُ

I showed mercy to such a one; I had mercy on him, pitied him—أَبْقَيْتُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ

That is, by sparing him, or letting him live, or by pardoning him, or otherwise. Synonymous with أَرْعَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ and رَحِمْتُهُ.

[may God not show mercy to you if you show mercy to me]—لَا أَبْقَى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ أَبْقَيْتَ عَلَىَّ

[show mercy only to yourself]—لَا تُبْقِ إِلَّا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ

it will not pity, or rather it will not spare—لَا تُبْقِى عَلَى مَنْ تَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْهَا

A proverb, said in derision to one who pretends to show mercy when he is unable to take revenge.

Another proverb of similar meaning.

Said in a tradition of the fire of Hell: it will not pity him who abases himself to it. [And لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ, in the Qur 74:28, is generally understood as meaning that it (Hell) will not spare, nor leave unburned.]

Qur’ān 74:28 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur lxxiv. 28”

Qur’ān 74:28 Lane quotes this verse

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

74:28

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-

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(S, Msb, K) and بقّاهُ and تبقّاهُ (S, K) all signify the same, (S,) and استبقاهُ likewise, (K,) He made, or caused, [and he suffered,] him, or it, to remain, continue, last; to be, or become, permanent, or perpetual; to continue, last, or exist, incessantly, always, endlessly, or for ever; he continued it; he perpetuated it. (Msb, K *) You say, ابقاهُ ٱللّٰهُ [God preserved him, or prolonged his life; or may God preserve him, or prolong his life; or] God made him, or caused him, or may God make him, or cause him, to continue in life. (S.) And أَبْقَى أَصْلَ الشَّىْءِ وَجَعَلَ ثَمَرَهُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللّٰهِ He made the thing itself to remain unalienable, not to be inherited nor sold nor given away, and assigned the profit arising from it to be employed in the cause of God, or of religion. (TA in art. حبس .) And أَبْقَيْتُ مَا بَيْنَنَا I was sparing of marring, i. e., forbore from marring much, or exceedingly, that [state of union or amity] which subsisted between us. (K.) And بَقِّ نَعْلَيْكَ وَٱبْذُلْ قَدَمَيْكَ [Pre- serve thou, or spare thou, thy sandals, and use freely, or unsparingly, thy feet]: a prov. (Meyd. See Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 149.) And تَبَقَّهْ وَتَوَقَّهْ Preserve thou the soul ( اِسْتَبْقِ النَّفْسَ ), expose it not to destruction, [meaning preserve thyself,] and guard against evils, or calamities: a trad.: the ه in each verb is that of pausation. (TA.) [And ابقى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ بَقِيَّةً He left, or reserved, of the thing, a remain, remainder, remnant, &c.:] and استبقى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ He left a portion of the thing; (S, K;) as also تبقّى ; whence the prov., used to incite to liberality, لَا يَنْفَعُكَ مِنْ زَادٍ تَبَقٍّ Leaving a portion of travel-ling-provision will not profit thee. (JK.) [And ابقى الشَّىْءِ and استبقاهُ He reserved the thing for a future time or use &c.] And استبقاهُ as meaning [He spared him; he let him live;] he left him alive; (S, K;) [as also ابقاهُ ; for] men say to their enemies when the latter have overcome, أَبْقُونَا وَ لَا تَسْتَأْصِلُونَا [Spare ye us, and destroy us not entirely]: (TA:) [or ابقاهُ , in a case of this kind,] and ابقى عَلَيْهِ and استبقاهُ signify He pardoned him, [and forbore to slay him,] when slaughter was his due: (TA:) and استبقاهُ signifies also He pardoned, or forgave, his fault, wrong action, or lapse into sin, and preserved his love, or affection. (JK, TA. *) And [hence,] أَبْقَيْتُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ signifies also I showed mercy to such a one [by sparing him, or letting him live, or by pardoning him, or otherwise]; had mercy on him; pitied, or compassionated, him; syn. أَرْعَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ and رَحِمْتُهُ . (S.) One says, لَا أَبْقَى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ أَبْقَيْتَ عَلَىَّ [May God not show mercy to thee if thou show mercy to me: a prov., said in derision to one who affects to show mercy when unable to take revenge]. (S, Meyd.) And لَا تُبْقِ إِلَّا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ [Show not mercy save to thyself: another prov., similar to the former]. (Meyd.) And it is said, in a trad., of the fire [of Hell], لَا تُبْقِى عَلَى مَنْ تَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْهَا , i. e. It will not pity [him who abases himself to it: or rather it will not spare &c.: and in like manner, لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ , in the Kur lxxiv. 28, is generally understood as meaning It (namely, Hell,) will not spare, nor leave unburned]. (TA.)

Form 5تَبَقَّىَ2 senses

Core sense — it remained, continued; he left, or reserved, a remainder of itgenerated

5.1

See Form 1.

5.2

Derived nouns 11

Nounلَقٍى بَقًى1 sense

Core sense — cast away and left remaininggenerated

See بَقَاقٌ.

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: see بَقَاقٌ .

Nounبَقْيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a remainder, a remnantgenerated

See بَقِيَّةٌ.

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: see بَقِيَّةٌ .

Nounبَقْوَى1 sense

Core sense — preservation, sparing; mercy, pitygenerated

See بُقْيَا, in five places.

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: see بُقْيَا , in five places.

Nounبُقوَى1 sense

Core sense — preservation, sparing; mercy, pitygenerated

See بُقْيَا, in two places.

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: see بُقْيَا , in two places.

Nounبَقْيَا1 sense

Core sense — preservation, sparing; mercy, pitygenerated

See what next follows.

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: see what next follows.

Nounبُقْيَا1 sense

Core sense — preservation, sparing, letting live; mercy, pitygenerated

1preservation, or the letting a person or thing remain; sparing, or letting live—بَقْيَا

Also بَقْوَى and بُقْوَى, and the third and fourth of these with ى changed into و, as و is changed into ى in دُنْيَا and عُلْيَا; and also قُصْيَا.

[These are nouns in the sense of إِبْقَآءٌ, the maṣdar of form 4, meaning the making, causing, or letting, to remain, continue, or last; the preservation of a person in life and of a thing in being; and the sparing, letting live, or leaving alive.]

Nouns from أَبْقَاهُ; or, in the sense of showing mercy by sparing or letting live, or by pardoning, or otherwise, and of having mercy or pity, nouns from أَبْقَيْتُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ.

to preserve it in the state it was in—بُقْيَا عَلَيْهِ

Said of a pilgrim who put gum, or something glutinous, on his head and so made his hair compact, so that it should not become shaggy or dishevelled. Explained by إِبْقَآءً عليه. Mentioned under لبد.

[I conjure, or beg, you by God and by the preservation of your life]—نَشَدْتُكَ ٱللّٰهَ وَالبُقْيَا

Also البَقْوَى.

[I have no mercy nor pity to bestow on him]—بَقْوَى مَا لِى عَلَيْه رَعْوَى وَلَا

Explained by the words أَىْ أَرْعَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَبْقَيْتُ, but أَىْ is clearly a miscopying of مِنْ, that is, from.

The poet El-Laʿeen El-Minkaree says this.

Said by another poet who had refused an offer of seven bloodwits: the mercy I show him is that I am labouring to slay him, and not falling short or being remiss. By بقياى is meant إِبْقَائِى عَلَيْهِ, though الإِبْقَآء is not الجَهْد; the meaning is that this is done by me in place of that. البُقْيَا is a noun from الإِبْقَآء and means the same; and the و prefixed to it is a denotative of state. [This verse is also cited in the TA, but with بِالبَقْوَى and وَبَقْوَاى in place of the corresponding words above.]

[we ask for mercy, or quarter]—البَقِيَّةَ

Said by men to their enemies when the enemies have overcome, a governing verb being understood; or it means أَبْقُونَا وَلَا تَسْتَأْصِلُونَا: spare us, and do not destroy us entirely.

[and it was not to spare me that you two left me; rather you feared the arrows piercing through]

shāhid 1

فَمَا بُقْيَا عَلَىَّ تَرَكْتُمَانِىوَلٰكِنْ خِفْتُمَا صَرَدَ النِّبَالِ

am I urged to show mercy to him who slew my kinsman?

shāhid 2

أُذَكَّرُ بِالبُقْيَا عَلَى مَنْ أَصَابَنِىوَبُقْيَاىَ أَنِّى جَاهِدٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْتَلِى

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(JK, S, Msb, K, &c.) and بَقْيَا (TA) and بَقْوَى (JK, S, Msb, K) and بُقْوَى (Th, K) and ↓ (JK, K,) the ↓ third and ↓ fourth with ى changed into و , like as و is changed into ى in دُنْيَا and عُلْيَا and قُصْيَا , (ISd, TA,) [substs. in the sense of إِبْقَآءٌ , inf. n. of 4, signifying The making, or causing, and suffering, to remain, continue, last, &c.; preservation of a person in life, and of a thing in being; and the sparing, letting live, or leaving alive;] substs. from أَبْقَاهُ : (Msb, K:) or [the showing mercy by sparing or letting live, or by pardoning, or otherwise; having mercy; pitying, or compassionating;] substs. from أَبْقَيْتُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ . (S.) Thus one says of a pilgrim, that he put gum, or something glutinous, upon his head, and so caused his hair to become compacted, بُقْيَا عَلَيْهِ to preserve it in the state in which it was (expl. by إِبْقَآءً عليه ), lest it should become shaggy, or dishevelled, &c. (L in art. لبد .) And one says, نَشَدْتُكَ ٱللّٰهَ وَالبُقْيَا and البَقْوَى [I conjure, or beg, or beseech, thee by God and by the preservation of thy life]. (JK.) And بَقْوَى مَا لِى عَلَيْه رَعْوَى وَلَا [I have no mercy nor pity to bestow upon him]. (JK. [There expl. by the words أَىْ أَرْعَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَبْقَيْتُ ; but أَىْ is evidently a mistranscription for مِنْ , i. e. from.]) A poet (El-La'een ElMinkaree, TA) says, 1 [And it was not to show mercy by sparing me that ye two left me; but ye feared the transpiercing of the arrows]. (S.) And another says, on his having refused to accept an offer of seven bloodwits, 2 i. e. Am I required [or exhorted or reminded] to show mercy to him who slew my relation, when the mercy that I show to him is that I am labouring to slay him, and not falling short, or being remiss: by بقياى is meant إِبْقَائِى عَلَيْهِ ; though الإِبْقَآء is not الجَهْد : the meaning is, that this is done by me in lieu of that: البُقْيَا is a subst. from الإِبْقَآء , syn. therewith; and the و prefixed to it is a denotative of state. (Ham p. 119. [This verse is also cited in the TA, but with the substitution of بِالبَقْوَى and وَبَقْوَاى for the corresponding words above.] البَقِيَّةَ is said by men to their enemies when the latter have overcome; meaning [We ask, or beg, the being spared, or mercy, or quarter; a verb, whereby it is governed, being understood: or] أَبْقُونَا وَلَا تَسْتَأْصِلُونَا [spare ye us, and destroy us not entirely]. (TA.) فَمَا بُقْيَا عَلَىَّ تَرَكْتُمَانِى | وَلٰكِنْ خِفْتُمَا صَرَدَ النِّبَالِ أُذَكَّرُ بِالبُقْيَا عَلَى مَنْ أَصَابَنِى | وَبُقْيَاىَ أَنِّى جَاهِدٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْتَلِى

Nounبَقِيَّةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a remainder, a remnant; the best of a peoplegenerated

1a remainder, remnant, relic, or residue—بَاقِيَةٌ

A remainder, remaining portion, remnant, relic, residue, or the rest of a thing; a noun from بَقِىَ in the senses “it remained over and above” and “it remained behind”. Plural بَقَايَا and بَقِيَّاتٌ.

Its plurals are بَوَاقٍ and بَاقِيَاتٌ. It has the same meaning as بَقِيَّةٌ [as explained above; and so has بَاقٍ for شَىْءٍ بَاقٍ, etc.].

such a thing remained over and above, and behind, of it—بَقِىَ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ بَقِيَّةٌ

they are those who have been spared by the sword—هُمْ بَقِيَّةُ السَّيْفِ

Also بَقَايَا السَّيْفِ.

1.1such a one is of the best of the people, or company of men—فُلَانٌ مِنْ بَقِيَّةِ القَوْمِ

such a one is of the most excellent of his people, or family—فُلَانٌ مِنْ بَقِيَّةِ أَهْلِهِ

such a one is the best of the people, or company of men—فُلَانٌ بَقِيَّةُ القَوْمِ

So called because a man reserves the most excellent of the things that he produces.

Plural بَقَايَا.

Lane cites “Bd in xi. 118” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

1.2persons possessed of excellence—أُولُو بَقِيَّةٍ

In the Qur 11:118. [See a phrase mentioned under بَلَلٌ.] Or: persons possessing a relic of judgment and intelligence; or persons of religion and excellence; or persons of understanding and discrimination; or persons of obedience; or persons having the quality of preserving themselves from punishment by holding the approved religion.

This last explanation is confirmed by another reading, اولوا بَقْيَةٍ [possessing a quality of watching, or observing, and hence of guarding, or preserving]; بَقْيَة is the ism waḥda from بَقَاهُ, meaning “he watched, or observed, him, or it”. See also بُقَيَا, in two places.

بَقِيَّةٌ is also a noun from أَبْقَيْتُ مَا بَيْنَنَا [explained above: see Form 4], apparently meaning forbearance from marring much the state of unity, or amity, between two persons or parties; and such may be its meaning in the phrase mentioned above.

Qur’ān 11:116 approximate — somewhere between 11:113 and 11:123 Lane cites “Kur xi. 118”

Qur’ān 11:116 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

فَلَوْلَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ بَقِيَّةٍ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْفَسَادِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّنْ أَنجَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَآ أُتْرِفُوا۟ فِيهِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ

Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.3God's sustenance that remains for you after you give full measure—بَقِيَّةُ ٱللّٰهِ

In the Qur 11:87, after the command in the preceding verse to give full measure and weight. Or: what God has preserved for you of what is lawful, after you keep away from what he has forbidden you; or the good state, or condition, remaining for you; or the fear of God, according to some; or the obedience of God, and, as Aboo-ʿAlee says, the looking for his recompense.

Er-Rāghib: بَقِيَّةٌ and بَاقِيَةٌ signify any religious service by which one seeks to obtain the recompense of God, and this is the meaning of the former here.

Qur’ān 11:85 approximate — somewhere between 11:82 and 11:113 Lane cites “Kur xi. 87”

Qur’ān 11:86 located by this root inside the range Lane’s citation allows

بَقِيَّتُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ۚ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ

"That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but) believed! but I am not set over you to keep watch!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.4

See also بَاقِيَةٌ.

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A remain, remainder, remaining portion, remnant, relic, residue, or the remains, or rest, of a thing; (KL, PS, &c.;) a subst. from بَقِىَ as signifying “ it remained over and above, ” and “ it remained behind: ” pl. بَقَايَا and بَقِيَّاتٌ : (Msb:) بَاقِيَةٌ , also, [pl. بَوَاقٍ and بَاقِيَاتٌ ,] has the same meaning as بَقِيَّةٌ ; (TA;) [i. e., as explained above; and so has بَاقٍ , for شَىْءٍ بَاقٍ &c.] You say, بَقِىَ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ بَقِيَّةٌ [explained before: see 1]. (S.) [And هُمْ بَقِيَّةُ السَّيْفِ , and بَقَايَا السَّيْفِ , They are those who have been spared by the sword]. [Hence,] فُلَانٌ مِنْ بَقِيَّةِ القَوْمِ Such a one is of the best of the people, or company of men: because a man reserves the most excellent of the things that he produces. (Bd in xi. 118.) And فُلَانٌ مِنْ بَقِيَّةِ أَهْلِهِ Such a one is of the most excellent of his people, or family. (Ham p. 78.) And فُلَانٌ بَقِيَّةُ القَوْمِ Such a one is the best of the people, or company of men: pl. بَقَايَا . (Kull p. 96.) أُولُو بَقِيَّةٍ , in the Kur xi. 118, hence means Persons possessed of excellence: [see a phrase mentioned voce بَلَلٌ :] or possessing a relic of judgment and intelligence: (Bd:) or persons of religion and excellence: (Jel:) or persons of understanding (K, TA) and discrimination: (TA:) or persons of obedience: (TA:) or having the quality of preserving themselves (Az, Bd, K, *) from punishment, (Bd,) by their holding the approved religion: (Az, TA:) and this last explanation is confirmed by another reading, which is اولوا بَقْيَةٍ [possessing a quality of watching, or observing, and hence, of guarding, or preserving]; بَقْيَة being the inf. n. of un. of بَقَاهُ , aor. يَبْقِيهِ , signifying “ he watched, ” or “ observed, ” &c., “ him, ” or “ it. ” (Bd.) See also بُقَيَا , in two places. بَقِيَّةٌ is also a subst. from أَبْقَيْتُ مَا بَيْنَنَا [explained before: see 4: app. meaning Forbearance from marring much, or exceedingly, the state of unity, or of amity, subsisting between two persons, or parties: and such may be its meaning in the phrase above-mentioned ( اولوا بقيّة )]. (K.) بَقِيَّةُ ٱللّٰهِ , in the Kur xi. 87, [after the command, in the next preceding verse, to give full measure and weight,] means God's sustenance that remains for you after your giving full measure [and weight]: (Jel:) or that which God has preserved for you, of what is lawful, (Fr, Bd,) after [your] keeping aloof from that which he has forbidden you: (Bd:) or the good state, or condition, remaining for you: (Zj, K:) or the fear ( مُرَاقَبَة ) of God; accord. to some: (Fr, TA:) or the obedience of God, and (as Aboo-'Alee says, TA) the looking for his recompense: (K, TA:) or بَقِيَّةٌ and بَاقِيَةٌ signify any religious service whereby one seeks to obtain the recompense of God; and such is the meaning of the former in this instance. (Er-Rághib, TA.) See also بَاقِيَةٌ .

Nounبَاقٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — remaining, lasting, everlasting; the produce of a taxgenerated

1the Everlasting; he whose existence will have no end—البَاقِى

Er-Rāghib: ism fāʿil of بَقِىَ in all its senses — remaining, continuing, lasting, or enduring; permanent, or perpetual; existing always, endlessly, or for ever. See Form 1.

A name of God; the same, pleonastically, is البَاقِى الأَبَدِىُّ. See also بَقِيَّةٌ.

1.1the net produce, or perhaps simply the produce—البَاقِى

Explained by حَاصِل; said of the tax termed خَرَاج and the like.

Qur’ānic occurrences بَاق

16:96

مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٍ ۗ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions.

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part. n. of بَقِىَ [in all its senses; Remaining, continuing, lasting, or enduring: and permanent, or perpetual; or continuing, lasting, or existing, incessantly, always, endlessly, or for ever: &c.: see 1]. (Er-Rághib, TA.) البَاقِى , a name of God, [as also, pleonastically, البَاقِى الأَبَدِىُّ , means The Everlasting, or] He whose existence will have no end. (TA.) See also بَقِيَّةٌ . البَاقِى also signifies The حَاصِل [or net produce, or perhaps simply the produce,] of the [tax termed] خَرَاج , and the like. (Lth, JK, TA.)

Nounبَاقِيَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — remaining, lasting; a good work whose recompense remainsgenerated

See بَقِيَّةٌ, first sentence.

1.1any righteous, or good, work of which the recompense remains—البَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ

In the Qur 18:44 and 19:79. Or: acts of obedience, or good works, of which the fruit remains for ever.

And, as included in this, the five prayers; the performance of the pilgrimage; the keeping of the fast of Ramaḍān; and the saying سُبْحَانَ ٱللّٰهِ وَ الحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ وَ لَا إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ وَ ٱللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ, to which some add وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللّٰهِ. Bd includes these, while the K gives them as alternatives.

Or, according to Er-Rāghib, the correct meaning is any religious service by which one seeks to obtain the recompense of God: see also بَقِيَّةٌ, last explanation.

Qur’ān 18:46 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xviii. 44”

Lane cites “Jel in xix. 79” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Lane cites “Bd in xviii. 44” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Lane cites “Jel in xviii. 44” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

Qur’ān 18:46 Lane quotes this verse

ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: But the things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2[and do you see them to have any continuance?]—فَهَلْ تَرَى لَهُمْ مِنْ بَاقِيَةٍ

بَاقِيَةٌ is sometimes put in the place of a maṣdar; or it is a maṣdar, synonymous with بَقَآءٌ, with which بَقِيَّةٌ also is synonymous. Mentioned under سرع.

So in the Qur 69:8, according to Fr. Or, as some say, the meaning is بَقِيَّةٍ [a remnant]; Er-Rāghib gives جَمَاعَةٍ بَاقِيَةٍ [a company remaining]; or نَفْسٍ بَاقِيَةٍ [a soul, or person, remaining]; or the ة is an intensive affix, or a restrictive to unity, that is, one remaining, and this too is allowable and good.

[not one remaining remained, nor did any preserver preserve them from God]—مَا بَقِيَتْ بَاقِيَةٌ وَ لَا وَ قَاهُمْ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ وَاقِيَةٌ

One says this also.

Qur’ānic occurrences بَاقِيَة

43:28

وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that they may turn back (to Allah).

69:8

فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ

Then seest thou any of them left surviving?

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: see بَقِيَّةٌ , first sentence. البَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ [in the Kur xviii. 44, and xix. 79,] means Any righteous, or good, work, (K, TA,) of which the recompense remains: (TA:) or acts of obedience, (Bd and Jel in xix. 79,) or good works, (Bd in xviii. 44,) of which the fruit remains for ever: (Bd in both those places, and Jel * in the former:) and, as included therein, [so Bd, but in the K “ or, ”] the five prayers; (Bd, K;) and the performance of the pilgrimage; and the keeping the fast of Ramadán; (Bd in xviii. 44;) and [so Bd, but in the K “ or, ”] the saying, سُبْحَانَ ٱللّٰهِ وَ الحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ وَ لَا إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ وَ ٱللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ ; (Bd and Jel in xviii. 44, and K;) to which some add, وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللّٰهِ : (Jel ibid.:) or, accord. to Er-Rághib, the correct meaning is any religious service whereby one seeks to obtain the recompense of God: see also بَقِيَّةٌ , last explanation. (TA.) بَاقِيَةٌ is sometimes put in the place of an inf. n.; (S, K;) or it is an inf. n.; (Msb;) syn. with بَقَآءٌ ; (S, Msb, TA;) with which بَقِيَّةٌ , also, is syn. (TA in art. سرع .) So in the Kur [lxix. 8], فَهَلْ تَرَى لَهُمْ مِنْ بَاقِيَةٍ [And dost thou see them to have any continuance?]; (S, TA;) so says Fr: (TA:) or, as some say, the meaning is, بَقِيَّةٍ [i. e. a remnant]: (TA:) or جَمَاعَةٍ بَاقِيَةٍ [a company remaining]: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or نَفْسٍ بَاقِيَةٍ [a soul, or person, remaining]: (Bd, Jel:) or the ة is an intensive affix; (Jel;) [or a restrictive to unity;] i. e. one remaining; (Jel, TA;) and this is also allowable and good: one says, likewise, مَا بَقِيَتْ بَاقِيَةٌ وَ لَا وَ قَاهُمْ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ وَاقِيَةٌ [One remaining remained not, nor did one preserver preserve them from God]. (TA.)

Nounأَبْقَى2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — longer continuing; more mercifulgenerated

Longer continuing.

Lane cites “Jel in xx. 74” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

1.1he is the more merciful, or compassionate, of the two men towards his people—هُوَ أَبْقَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ

Explained by أَكْثَرُ إِبْقَآءً عَلَى قَوْمِهِ.

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Longer continuing. (Bd and Jel in xx. 74, &c.) هُوَ أَبْقَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ means أَكْثَرُ إِبْقَآءً عَلَى قَوْمِهِ [He is the more merciful, or pitiful, or compassionate, of the two men, towards his people]. (TA.)

Nounنَاقَةٌ مُبْقِيَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a she-camel that retains some of her milkgenerated

A she-camel [that retains some milk;] that does not exhaust her copious supply of milk.

1.1the horses whose running continues after the running of other horses has stopped—مُبْقِيَاتُ الخَيْلِ

Or rather المُبْقِيَاتُ مِنَ الخَيْلِ. Or: horses that keep back something of their running.

1.2the places that retain some of the pools of collected water, and do not drink it up—المُبْقِيَاتُ

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A she-camel [that retains some milk;] that does not exhaust her copious supply of milk. (JK.) مُبْقِيَاتُ الخَيْلِ , (K,) or rather المُبْقِيَاتُ مِنَ الخَيْلِ , (TA,) The horses whose running continues after the running of other horses has ceased: (M, K:) or, that reserve somewhat of their running. (T, TA.) And المُبْقِيَاتُ The places that retain some of the pools in which water has collected, and do not drink it up. (TA.)