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Form 1بَهَلَ النَّاقَةَ4 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبَهْلٌ بَهَلٌ

Core sense — he left the she-camel to be milked; he left him to himself; he cursed himgenerated

1.1he left the she-camel without a صِرَار [bound upon her udder to prevent her being sucked]; or he left her to be milked, or allowed her to be milked—ابلها

Of the form 4 verb: he loosed her صِرَار and left her young one free to suck her; and he left her to herself, to be milked by anyone who liked.

Lane cites “Bd in iii. 54” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

1.1.1he left him to his own will, wish, or judgement—بَهَلَهُ

Said in relation to a free man.

he left him to his own will, wish, or judgement—ابهلهُ

Said in relation to a slave; it also means simply that he left him to himself.

1.1.2he cursed him—بَهَلَهُ

From this, بَهْلٌ also means cursing.

may God curse such a one!—بَهَلَ ٱللّٰهُ فُلَانًا

1.2she had her صِرَار loosed, and her young one left to suck her—بَهِلَتْ

Said of a camel.

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, [aor. بَهَلَ , inf. n. بَهْلٌ ,] He left the she-camel without a صِرَار [bound upon her udder to prevent her being sucked]; (Bd in iii. 54;) as also ابلها : (S:) or he left her to be milked; or allowed her being milked: (Z, TA:) and ↓ the latter, he loosed her صِرَار , and left her young one at liberty to such her; (K;) and he left her to herself (K, TA) to be milked by any one who pleased. (TA.) And بَهَلَهُ , (S, K,) aor. بَهَلَ , (K,) [inf. n. بَهْلٌ ,] He left him (S, K) to his own will, or wish, (S,) or to his own opinion, or judgment; (K;) as also ابهلهُ : (S, K:) or the former is said in relation to the free man; and ↓ the latter, in relation to the slave; (Zj, K;) and signifies also [simply] he left him to himself. (K, * TA.) Hence, (TA,) بَهْلٌ signifies [also] The act of cursing. (S, Msb, K.) You say, بَهَلَهُ , aor. بَهَلَ , inf. n. بَهْلٌ , He cursed him. (Msb.) And بَهَلَ ٱللّٰهُ فُلَانًا May God curse such a one! (K, TA.) بَهِلَتْ , aor. بَهَلَ , inf. n. بَهَلٌ , She (a camel) had her صِرَار loosed, and her young one left to suck her. (K.)

Form 3مُبَاهَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — cursing one another; calling down God's curse on whichever of two is wronggenerated

3.1he cursed him, being cursed by him—باهلهُ

I joined with him in calling down God's curse on whichever of us did wrong—بَاهَلْتُهُ

whoever wishes, I will contend with him by calling down God's curse on whichever of us is wrong, that the shorter chapter of “Women” came down from heaven after the chapter of “The Cow”—مَنْ شَآءَ بَاهَلْتُهُ أَنَّ سُورَةَ القُصْرَى نَزَلَتْ بَعْدَ البَقَرَةِ

The maṣdar means the act of cursing each other; the second gloss is the more exact.

A saying of Ibn-Mes'ood. According to one recital he said لَا عَنْتُهُ; for when they differed about a thing they used to come together and say:

the curse of God be upon whichever of us is the wrongdoer!—بَهْلَةُ ٱللّٰهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِ مِنَّا

they cursed one another; they joined in calling down a curse on whichever of them was the wrongdoer—باهل بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا

تبّهلوا and تباهلوا mean the same, and ابتهلوا is like them.

then let us call down a curse on whichever of us is the liar—ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ

In the Qur'ān [3:54], as some explain it, meaning ثُمَّ نَتَبَاهَلْ. But see also form 8 below.

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The act of cursing each other: (S, Mgh, Msb:) inf. n. of باهلهُ He cursed him, being cursed by him: (Msb:) [or rather] بَاهَلْتُهُ signifies I joined with him in imprecating the curse of God upon whichever of us did wrong. (JK.) Hence the saying of Ibn-Mes'ood, مَنْ شَآءَ بَاهَلْتُهُ أَنَّ سُورَةَ القُصْرَى نَزَلَتْ بَعْدَ البَقَرَةِ [Whosoever will, I will contend with him by imprecating the curse of God upon whichever of us is wrong, that the shorter chapter of “Women” came down from heaven after the chapter of “The Cow”]: or, accord. to one recital, he said لَا عَنْتُهُ : for when they differed respecting a thing, they used to come together, and say, بَهْلَةُ ٱللّٰهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِ مِنَّا [The curse of God be upon such of us as is the wrongdoer!]. (Mgh.) باهل بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا and تبّهلوا and تباهلوا all signify They cursed one another: (K:) [or] they joined in imprecating a curse upon such of them as was the wrongdoer: (TA:) and ابتهلوا signifies the like: whence, ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ , in the Kur [iii. 54], (Bd, TA,) as some explain it, (TA,) meaning ثُمَّ نَتَبَاهَلْ , i. e., Then let us imprecate a curse upon such of us as is the liar. (Bd. [But see also 8 below.])

Form 4أَبْهَلَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he left the she-camel to be milked; he let the water flow over sown landgenerated

4.1

See form 1, in four places.

4.1.1sending forth, or letting flow, the water over what has been sown, after the sowing is finished—إِبْهَالٌ

This is the maṣdar.

In the CK نَذَرْتَهُ is put by mistake for بَذَرْتَهُ.

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see 1, in four places. [The inf. n.] إِبْهَالٌ also signifies The sending forth, or letting flow, the water upon what has been sown, (JK, K, TA,) after having finished the sowing. (JK, TA. [In the CK, نَذَرْتَهُ is erroneously put for بَذَرْتَهُ .])

Form 5تَبَهَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he joined in calling down God's curse on whichever party was the wrongdoergenerated

5.1

See form 3.

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see 3.

Form 6تَبَاْهَلَ1 sense

Core sense — they cursed one another, calling down God's curse on the wrongdoer among themgenerated

6.1

See form 3, in two places.

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see 3, in two places.

Form 8إِبْتَهَلَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he humbled himself and prayed earnestly to God; he cursed with anothergenerated

8.1

See form 3.

8.1.1figurative · مجازhe humbled himself; or he addressed himself with earnest supplication—ابتهل

Also ابتهل فِى الدَّعَآءِ; synonymous with تَضَرَّعَ إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ to God.

He strove, or was earnest, in prayer, and was sincere in it, with an earnestness like that of the مُبْتَهِلُونَ [properly so called, that is, people who join in calling down a curse on whichever of them is the wrongdoer].

then let us be sincere in prayer, and let us strive earnestly; or let us humble ourselves—ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ

In the Qur'ān [3:54]; one explanation of it has been given under form 3. Synonym: نَتَضَرَّعْ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8

3:61

فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا۟ نَدْعُ أَبْنَآءَنَا وَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وَأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ

If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!"

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 3. [Hence,] ابتهل , (S, Msb, K,) or ابتهل فِى الدَّعَآءِ , (JK,) He humbled, or abased, himself; or addressed himself with earnest, or energetic, supplication; syn. تَضَرَّعَ ; (S, Msb, K;) إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ to God: (Msb:) he strove, or was earnest, or energetic, in prayer, or supplication; (JK, K;) and was sincere, or without hypocrisy, therein; (S, K;) with a striving, or an earnestness, or energy, like that of the مُبْتَهِلُونَ [properly so called, i. e., persons who join in imprecating a curse upon such of them as is the wrongdoer]. (TA.) It is said that ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ , in the Kur [iii. 54, of which one explanation has been given above, (see 3,)] means Then let us be sincere, or without hypocrisy, in prayer, or supplication; (S, TA;) and let us strive, or be earnest, or energetic: (TA:) or let us humble, or abase, ourselves; &c.; syn. نَتَضَرَّعْ . (Jel.)

Form 10استبلها4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he milked her without a cover on her udder; he left the people unrestrainedgenerated

10.1

He milked her, said of a camel, without a صِرَار. See form 1, first sentence.

10.1.1

Said of a young camel: he pulled off her أَصِرَّة [plural of صِرَار] in order to suck her, namely his mother.

10.1.2he left the people, or subjects, to themselves, to do what they liked, not restraining them—استبهل الرَّعيَّةَ

Said of a ruler.

10.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthe shores left them at liberty in their dwellings there—اِسْتَبْهَلَتْهَا السَّوَاحِلُ

the desert left them at liberty in their dwellings there—استبلتهم البَادِيَةُ

on this sense No Sultán reached them, so that they did what they pleased.

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He milked her (namely, a camel,) without a صِرَار . (K. [See 1, first sentence.]) He (a young camel) pulled off her أَصِرَّة [pl. of صِرَار ] to suck her, namely, his mother. (JK.) استبهل الرَّعيَّةَ He (the ruler) left the people, or subject, to themselves, (Lh, K,) to do what they would; not restraining them. (Lh, TA.) اِسْتَبْهَلَتْهَا السَّوَاحِلُ (S) and استبلتهم البَادِيَةُ (K) The shores, and the desert, left them at liberty in their abodes therein, no Sultán reaching them, so that they did what they pleased. (S, * K.)

Derived nouns 7

Nounبَهْلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cursegenerated

1the curse of God be on him!—عَلَيْهِ بَهْلَةُ ٱللّٰهِ

بُهْلَةٌ means the same: a curse; from بَهَلَ النَّاقَةَ in the sense explained first above.

the curse of God be on him!—بُهْلَتُهُ

on this sense For another example, see form 3.

Lane cites “Bd in iii. 54” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

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(S, Mgh, K) and بُهْلَةٌ (S, Msb, K) A curse: (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) from بَهَلَ النَّاقَةَ in the sense first explained above. (Bd in iii. 54.) You say, عَلَيْهِ بَهْلَةُ ٱللّٰهِ and بُهْلَتُهُ The curse of God be on him! (S.) For another ex., see 3.

Nounبُهْلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cursegenerated

See the word immediately before this, in two places.

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: see what next precedes, in two places.

Nounبَهْلَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — shrinking from foul things; generosity, noblenessgenerated

The quality of shrinking from foul things, and of generosity, or nobleness.

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The quality of shrinking from foul things, and of generosity, or nobleness. (JK.)

Nounبُهْلُولٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who shrinks from foul things; a noble chief; one who laughs muchgenerated

One who shrinks from foul things and is generous, or noble; applied to a man — Ibn-'Abbád — and to a woman. Plural بَهَالِيلُ (Ibn-'Abbád).

Seer: a lord, chief, or prince, combining all good qualities.

1.1

One who laughs much, or often.

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One that shrinks from foul things, and is generous, or noble; applied to a man (Ibn- 'Abbád, JK) and to a woman: (JK:) pl. بَهَالِيلُ . (Ibn-'Abbád, JK.) A lord, chief, or prince, combining all good qualities. (Seer, K.) A great, or frequent, laugher. (S, K.)

Nounبَاهِلٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a she-camel that anyone may milk; people left unrestrained; without a staff or weapongenerated

1left in the state of a she-camel termed بَاهِل, or having her صِرَار loosed and her young one left free to suck her—مُبْهَلَةٌ

A she-camel having no صِرَار upon her, so that anyone who likes may milk her; or one having no nose-rein on her, so that she pastures where she likes; or one having no عِرَان [which is a piece of wood inserted in the partition between the nostrils]; and (so in the S, but in the K “or”) one having no mark, or brand, upon her.

Plural بُهَّلٌ and بُهُلٌ; the latter stands in the CK like بُرْدٌ.

مَبَاهِلُ is used in the same sense; in the CK it is written مُبَاهِلٌ as a singular.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredI made my property lawful to you—أَتَيْتُكَ بَاهِلًا غَيْرَ ذَاتِ صِرَارٍ

Said by an Arab woman to her husband: by the wife of Dureyd Ibn-Es-Simmeh, to him, when he wished to divorce her.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredpeople at liberty in their place of abode—بَاهِلُونَ

No Sultán reaches them, so that they do what they please.

1.3figurative · مجاز

The singular also means: going to and fro without work — Ibn-'Abbád.

1.4figurative · مجاز

A pastor without a staff; or, walking without a staff.

1.5figurative · مجاز — inferred

A man without a weapon.

1.6figurative · مجاز — inferreda woman having no husband—بَاهِلَةٌ

Synonym: أَيِّمٌ.

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A she-camel having no صِرَار upon her, (S, K, TA,) so that any one who will may milk her: (TA:) or one having no nose-rein upon her, (K, TA,) so that she pastures where she will: (TA:) or also one having no عِرَان [which is a piece of wood inserted in the partition between the nostrils]: (S:) and (so in the S, but in the K “or”) one having no mark, or brand, upon her: (JK, S, K:) pl. بُهَّلٌ (JK, S, K) and بُهُلٌ : (JK, K, TA: [the latter in the CK like بُرْدٌ :]) and مُبْهَلَةٌ signifies left in the state of her that is termed بَاهِل , (S,) or having her صِرَار loosed, and her young one left at liberty to suck her: (K:) and مَبَاهِلُ is applied in the same sense [as its pl.]. (S, K. [In the CK the latter is written مُبَاهِلٌ , as a sing.]) [Hence,] أَتَيْتُكَ بَاهِلًا غَيْرَ ذَاتِ صِرَارٍ , said by an Arab woman to her husband; (S;) by the wife of Dureyd Ibn-Es-Simmeh, to him, on his desiring to divorce her; meaning I made my property lawful to thee. (TA.) بَاهِلُونَ People at liberty in their place of abode, no Sultán reaching them, so that they do what they please. (K.) And the sing., Going to and fro without work. (Ibn-'Abbád, Z, K.) A pastor without a staff: (JK, K:) or, walking without a staff. (TA.) A man without a weapon. (IAar, TA.) And بَاهِلَةٌ A woman having no husband; (JK;) syn. أَيِّمٌ . (K.)

Nounأَبْهَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — the fruit of the juniper or cypress tree, used as a medicinegenerated

The produce, or fruit, of a certain tree, which is the عَرْعَر [a name applied to the cypress and to the juniper-tree]: so says Ibn-Seenà [Avicenna] in the Kánoon.

He adds that it is of two species, small and great, both brought from the country of the رُوم.

One species of the tree has leaves like those of the سَرْو [the common, evergreen cypress], has many thorns, and spreads wide without growing tall.

The leaves of the other are like those of the طَرْفَآء [the tamarisk]; its taste is like that of the سَرْو, and it is drier and less hot.

Or it is the produce of a kind of great tree whose leaves are like those of the طرفاء and whose fruit is like the نَبِق [the fruit of the lote-tree called سِدْر]; and it is not the fruit of the عرعر, as J imagined it to be.

Its smoke quickly expels the young in the womb. Used as a liniment with vinegar, it cures what is termed دَآء الثَّعْلَب [alopecia]; and with honey it cleanses foul ulcers.

[In the present day it is applied to the juniper-tree, as is also عَرْعَر, and particularly to the species of it called the savin. See قَطِرَانٌ.]

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The produce, or fruit, of a certain tree, which is the عَرْعَر [a name applied to the cypress and to the juniper-tree]: (S:) so says Ibn-Seenà [Avicenna] in the Kánoon; and he adds that it is of two species, small and great, both brought from the country of the رُوم : one species of the tree thereof has leaves like those of the سَرْو [or common, evergreen, cypress], has many thorns, and grows, or spreads, wide, ( يَسْتَعْرِضُ ,) not growing tall: the leaves of the other are like those of the طَرْفَآء [or tamarisk], the taste thereof is like [that of] the سَرْو , and it is drier, and less hot: (TA:) or it is the produce of a kind of great tree, the leaves of which are like [those of] the طرفاء , and the fruit of which is like the نَبِق [or fruit of the lote-tree called سِدْر ]; and it is not [the fruit of] the عرعر , as J imagined it to be: the smoke thereof expels quickly the young in the womb: used as a liniment, with vinegar, it cures what is termed دَآء الثَّعْلَب [alopecia]: and with honey, it cleanses foul ulcers. (K.) [In the present day, it is applied to the juniper-tree; as is also عَرْعَر ; and particularly to the species thereof called the savin. See قَطِرَانٌ .]

Nounمُبْهَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a she-camel left free for anyone to milkgenerated

مَبَاهِلُ is its plural: see بَاهِلٌ.

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and مَبَاهِلُ [its pl.]: see بَاهِلٌ .