باع
Root: باع
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
باع bā‘ pl. ابواع abwā‘ the span of the outspread arms, fathom; in Eg. today = 4 ḍirā‘ mi‘mārīya = 3 m│ طويل الباع mighty, powerful; capable, able; knowledgeable; generous, liberal; قصير الباع powerless, helpless, impotent, weak, incapable; niggardly, stingy; قصير الباع impotence, weakness; incapability (عن of); بالباع والذراع with might and main
Entry 2
باع (بيع) bā‘a i (bai‘,مبيع mabī‘) to sell (هـ s.th., ه or ل to s.o., ب for a price) III to make a contract (ه with s.o.); to pay homage (ه to s.o.); to acknowledge as sovereign or leader (ه s.o.), pledge allegiance (ه to) IV to offer for sale (هـ s.th.) VI to agree on the terms of a sale, conclude a bargain VII to be sold, be for sale VIII to buy, purchase (من هـ s.th. from s.o. and هـ ه from s.o. s.th.)│ لا ابتاع منه ولا ابيعه (abtā‘u, abī‘uhū) I don‘t trust him
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