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Also written بحث: بَحْث (search)
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Most common words from the same root
بَحَثَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to search
فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground...609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:31
- to look for, to search for, to seek (عَن (ʕan) something)
أَبْحَثُ عَن جَوَاز سَفَرِي.I'm looking for my passport.
- to do research (فِي (fī) into something)
العُلَمَاءُ يُبْحَثُون عَنْ حُلُولٍ لِلْمُشْكِلَة.The scientists research solutions to the problem.
- to investigate, to examine, to study, to explore, to look into
- to discuss
الْعَبَادِي يَبْحَثُ "الْحَرْبَ عَلَى الْإِرْهَابِ" مَعَ مَلِكِ الْأُرْدُنِّ.Al-Abadi discusses the "war on terror" with the king of Jordan.
Word origin
Compare Hebrew בָּחַשׁ (bakhásh, “to stir”).
Words from the root ب-ح-ث
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
بَحَثَ
· present يَبْحَثُ
Form I · The plain action
to search; to look for, to search for, to seek (عَن (ʕan) something); to do research (فِي (fī) into something)
بَاحِث
researcher
مَبْحُوث
بَاحَثَ
· present يُبَاحِثُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to discuss
مُبَاحَثَة
discussion
مُبَاحِث
مُبَاحَث
تَبَاحَثَ
· present يَتَبَاحَثُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to have a discussion, to discuss together; to confer, to have a talk
تَبَاحُث
مُتَبَاحِث
مُتَبَاحَث
بَحَّاث
researcher
بَحْث ثُنَائِيّ
binary search
بَحَثَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | بَحَثْتُ | أَبْحَثُ | أَبْحَثَ | أَبْحَثْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | بَحَثْتَ | تَبْحَثُ | تَبْحَثَ | تَبْحَثْ | اِبْحَثْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | بَحَثْتِ | تَبْحَثِينَ | تَبْحَثِي | تَبْحَثِي | اِبْحَثِي |
| هُوَ he | بَحَثَ | يَبْحَثُ | يَبْحَثَ | يَبْحَثْ | — |
| هِيَ she | بَحَثَتْ | تَبْحَثُ | تَبْحَثَ | تَبْحَثْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | بَحَثْتُمَا | تَبْحَثَانِ | تَبْحَثَا | تَبْحَثَا | اِبْحَثَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | بَحَثَا | يَبْحَثَانِ | يَبْحَثَا | يَبْحَثَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | بَحَثَتَا | تَبْحَثَانِ | تَبْحَثَا | تَبْحَثَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | بَحَثْنَا | نَبْحَثُ | نَبْحَثَ | نَبْحَثْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | بَحَثْتُمْ | تَبْحَثُونَ | تَبْحَثُوا | تَبْحَثُوا | اِبْحَثُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | بَحَثْتُنَّ | تَبْحَثْنَ | تَبْحَثْنَ | تَبْحَثْنَ | اِبْحَثْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | بَحَثُوا | يَبْحَثُونَ | يَبْحَثُوا | يَبْحَثُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | بَحَثْنَ | يَبْحَثْنَ | يَبْحَثْنَ | يَبْحَثْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | بَحْث |
|---|---|
| Active participle | بَاحِث |
| Passive participle | مَبْحُوث |
بَحَثَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to search
فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground...609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:31
to look for
أَبْحَثُ عَن جَوَاز سَفَرِي.I'm looking for my passport.
to do research
العُلَمَاءُ يُبْحَثُون عَنْ حُلُولٍ لِلْمُشْكِلَة.The scientists research solutions to the problem.
to discuss
الْعَبَادِي يَبْحَثُ "الْحَرْبَ عَلَى الْإِرْهَابِ" مَعَ مَلِكِ الْأُرْدُنِّ.Al-Abadi discusses the "war on terror" with the king of Jordan.
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