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Quran Dictionary - ب خ س

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The triliteral root bā khā sīn (ب خ س) occurs seven times in the Quran, in two derived forms:

  • five times as the form I verb yabkhas (يَبْخَسْ)
  • twice as the nominal bakhs (بَخْس)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to diminish, to deprive

(2:282:32) yabkhasdiminish وَلْيُمْلِلِ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ وَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ رَبَّهُ وَلَا يَبْخَسْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا
(7:85:23) tabkhasūdeprive وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ
(11:15:14) yub'khasūnawill not be lessened نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ
(11:85:7) tabkhasūdeprive وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
(26:183:2) tabkhasūdeprive وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

Nominal

(1) Adjective

(12:20:3) bakhsinvery low وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا فِيهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِدِينَ

(2) Noun

(72:13:12) bakhsanany loss فَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِرَبِّهِ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا

See Also

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