بعض

See also: تعض

Arabic

Root
ب ع ض (b-ʕ-ḍ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕdˤ/

Noun

بَعْض • (baʕḍ) m

1. some, part

   بَعْضُ الشَّرِّ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ

   baʕḍu aš-šarri ʔahwanu min baʕḍin

   Some evils are lesser than others.

2. In reduplication, expresses English each other

   نَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ

   naẓara baʕḍuhum ʔilā baʕḍin

   They looked at each other.

   (literally, “some of them looked at some [others].”)

Usage notes

• The above example shows the formally correct use of بَعْض (baʕḍ, “each other”) with a preposition. Note, however, that in contemporary Arabic one will frequently hear and read the same sentence as: نَظَرُوا إلَى بَعْضِهِمُ البَعْض (naẓarū ʔilā baʕḍihimu l-baʕḍ).

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْض (baʕḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْض baʕḍ	—	بَعْض baʕḍ
Nominative	بَعْضٌ baʕḍun	—	بَعْضُ baʕḍu
Accusative	بَعْضًا baʕḍan	—	بَعْضَ baʕḍa
Genitive	بَعْضٍ baʕḍin	—	بَعْضِ baʕḍi

Descendants

• → Persian: بعض (ba'z)
• →⇒ Persian: بعضی (ba'zi)
  • → Azerbaijani: bəzi
  • → Ottoman Turkish: بعضی
    • Turkish: bazı
  • → Uzbek: ba'zi
  • → Uyghur: بەزى (bezi)
• → Swahili: baadhi
• → Urdu: بعض (bāz)

Verb

بَعَّضَ • (baʕʕaḍa) II, non-past يُبَعِّضُ‎ (yubaʕʕiḍu)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَعَّضَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَبْعِيض tabʕīḍ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَعِّض mubaʕʕiḍ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَعَّض mubaʕʕaḍ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَعَّضْتُ baʕʕaḍtu	بَعَّضْتَ baʕʕaḍta	بَعَّضَ baʕʕaḍa		بَعَّضْتُمَا baʕʕaḍtumā	بَعَّضَا baʕʕaḍā		بَعَّضْنَا baʕʕaḍnā	بَعَّضْتُمْ baʕʕaḍtum	بَعَّضُوا baʕʕaḍū
	f		بَعَّضْتِ baʕʕaḍti	بَعَّضَتْ baʕʕaḍat			بَعَّضَتَا baʕʕaḍatā			بَعَّضْتُنَّ baʕʕaḍtunna	بَعَّضْنَ baʕʕaḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَعِّضُ ʔubaʕʕiḍu	تُبَعِّضُ tubaʕʕiḍu	يُبَعِّضُ yubaʕʕiḍu		تُبَعِّضَانِ tubaʕʕiḍāni	يُبَعِّضَانِ yubaʕʕiḍāni		نُبَعِّضُ nubaʕʕiḍu	تُبَعِّضُونَ tubaʕʕiḍūna	يُبَعِّضُونَ yubaʕʕiḍūna
	f		تُبَعِّضِينَ tubaʕʕiḍīna	تُبَعِّضُ tubaʕʕiḍu			تُبَعِّضَانِ tubaʕʕiḍāni			تُبَعِّضْنَ tubaʕʕiḍna	يُبَعِّضْنَ yubaʕʕiḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَعِّضَ ʔubaʕʕiḍa	تُبَعِّضَ tubaʕʕiḍa	يُبَعِّضَ yubaʕʕiḍa		تُبَعِّضَا tubaʕʕiḍā	يُبَعِّضَا yubaʕʕiḍā		نُبَعِّضَ nubaʕʕiḍa	تُبَعِّضُوا tubaʕʕiḍū	يُبَعِّضُوا yubaʕʕiḍū
	f		تُبَعِّضِي tubaʕʕiḍī	تُبَعِّضَ tubaʕʕiḍa			تُبَعِّضَا tubaʕʕiḍā			تُبَعِّضْنَ tubaʕʕiḍna	يُبَعِّضْنَ yubaʕʕiḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَعِّضْ ʔubaʕʕiḍ	تُبَعِّضْ tubaʕʕiḍ	يُبَعِّضْ yubaʕʕiḍ		تُبَعِّضَا tubaʕʕiḍā	يُبَعِّضَا yubaʕʕiḍā		نُبَعِّضْ nubaʕʕiḍ	تُبَعِّضُوا tubaʕʕiḍū	يُبَعِّضُوا yubaʕʕiḍū
	f		تُبَعِّضِي tubaʕʕiḍī	تُبَعِّضْ tubaʕʕiḍ			تُبَعِّضَا tubaʕʕiḍā			تُبَعِّضْنَ tubaʕʕiḍna	يُبَعِّضْنَ yubaʕʕiḍna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَعِّضْ baʕʕiḍ			بَعِّضَا baʕʕiḍā				بَعِّضُوا baʕʕiḍū
	f		بَعِّضِي baʕʕiḍī							بَعِّضْنَ baʕʕiḍna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُعِّضْتُ buʕʕiḍtu	بُعِّضْتَ buʕʕiḍta	بُعِّضَ buʕʕiḍa		بُعِّضْتُمَا buʕʕiḍtumā	بُعِّضَا buʕʕiḍā		بُعِّضْنَا buʕʕiḍnā	بُعِّضْتُمْ buʕʕiḍtum	بُعِّضُوا buʕʕiḍū
	f		بُعِّضْتِ buʕʕiḍti	بُعِّضَتْ buʕʕiḍat			بُعِّضَتَا buʕʕiḍatā			بُعِّضْتُنَّ buʕʕiḍtunna	بُعِّضْنَ buʕʕiḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَعَّضُ ʔubaʕʕaḍu	تُبَعَّضُ tubaʕʕaḍu	يُبَعَّضُ yubaʕʕaḍu		تُبَعَّضَانِ tubaʕʕaḍāni	يُبَعَّضَانِ yubaʕʕaḍāni		نُبَعَّضُ nubaʕʕaḍu	تُبَعَّضُونَ tubaʕʕaḍūna	يُبَعَّضُونَ yubaʕʕaḍūna
	f		تُبَعَّضِينَ tubaʕʕaḍīna	تُبَعَّضُ tubaʕʕaḍu			تُبَعَّضَانِ tubaʕʕaḍāni			تُبَعَّضْنَ tubaʕʕaḍna	يُبَعَّضْنَ yubaʕʕaḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَعَّضَ ʔubaʕʕaḍa	تُبَعَّضَ tubaʕʕaḍa	يُبَعَّضَ yubaʕʕaḍa		تُبَعَّضَا tubaʕʕaḍā	يُبَعَّضَا yubaʕʕaḍā		نُبَعَّضَ nubaʕʕaḍa	تُبَعَّضُوا tubaʕʕaḍū	يُبَعَّضُوا yubaʕʕaḍū
	f		تُبَعَّضِي tubaʕʕaḍī	تُبَعَّضَ tubaʕʕaḍa			تُبَعَّضَا tubaʕʕaḍā			تُبَعَّضْنَ tubaʕʕaḍna	يُبَعَّضْنَ yubaʕʕaḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَعَّضْ ʔubaʕʕaḍ	تُبَعَّضْ tubaʕʕaḍ	يُبَعَّضْ yubaʕʕaḍ		تُبَعَّضَا tubaʕʕaḍā	يُبَعَّضَا yubaʕʕaḍā		نُبَعَّضْ nubaʕʕaḍ	تُبَعَّضُوا tubaʕʕaḍū	يُبَعَّضُوا yubaʕʕaḍū
	f		تُبَعَّضِي tubaʕʕaḍī	تُبَعَّضْ tubaʕʕaḍ			تُبَعَّضَا tubaʕʕaḍā			تُبَعَّضْنَ tubaʕʕaḍna	يُبَعَّضْنَ yubaʕʕaḍna

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ع ض
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَعْض (baʕḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕdˤ/, [baʕdˤ]

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Determiner

بعض • (baʕḍ)

1. some, several

   Synonyms: كم (kam), أكم (ʔakam)

   بعض الناس ― baʕd in-nās ― some people

Pronoun

بعض • (baʕḍ)

1. one another, each other

   بحبّو بعض.

   biḥebbu baʕḍ

   They love each other.

2. (+ مع) together

   Synonym: سوا (sawa)

3. (+ ورا) back to back, in a row

   عملت تلات فحوصات كورونا تلات إيّام ورا بعض.

   ʕmilt talāt fḥūṣāt korōna talāt-iyyām wara baʕḍ

   I did three coronavirus tests three days in a row.

Usage notes

• The reciprocal usage of بعض (baʕḍ) is a shortening of بعضـ... البعض (baʕḍ-⟨pronoun⟩ il-baʕḍ, literally “some of ⟨pronoun⟩ ... some [others]”).

Derived terms

• القلوب عند بعض (il-ʔulūb ʕind baʕḍ))