Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ب ه ت (b h t)
2 terms

Derived from the active participle of بَهِتَ (bahita, to be pale), بَهُتَ (bahuta, (same)), and passive verb بُهِتَ (buhita, (same)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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بَاهِت (bāhit) (feminine بَاهِتَة (bāhita), masculine plural بَوَاهِت (bawāhit))

  1. pale, pallid, faded (color)
    Synonym: شَاحِب (šāḥib)
  2. faint, amazed, perplexed

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بهت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN