See also: تيئس

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ب ء س (b-ʔ-s)

Compare بَئِسَ (baʔisa, to be miserable, to be wretched), بَؤُسَ (baʔusa, to be strong, to be brave).

Adjective edit

بَئِيس (baʔīs) (feminine بَئِيسَة (baʔīsa), masculine plural بَئِيسُون (baʔīsūn) or بُؤَسَاء (buʔasāʔ), feminine plural بَئِيسَات (baʔīsāt), elative أَبْأَس (ʔabʔas))

  1. miserable, wretched
  2. mighty, strong
  3. brave, courageous, valiant

Declension edit

References edit