Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ب ه ت (b-h-t)

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

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

Declension edit

References edit

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