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بَحَث
to search /ˈba.ħa.θa/
verbA1#213 most common
Also: to research, to investigate, to discuss
Example sentences
بَحَثَ عَنِ الْمِفْتَاحِ.
He looked for the key.
أَبْحَثُ عَنْ صَدِيقِي.
I am looking for my friend.
بَحَثْنَا عَنْ حَلٍّ لِلْمُشْكِلَةِ.
We searched for a solution to the problem.
يَبْحَثُ الْعُلَمَاءُ عَنْ عِلَاجٍ لِهَذَا الْمَرَضِ.
Scientists are researching a cure for this disease.
بَحَثَ الْوَزِيرَانِ الْقَضَايَا الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةَ خِلَالَ الِاجْتِمَاعِ.
The two ministers discussed the economic issues during the meeting.
لَمْ يَتَوَقَّفِ الْبَاحِثُ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ حَتَّى بَحَثَ كُلَّ الْمَصَادِرِ الْمُتَاحَةِ بِدِقَّةٍ.
The researcher did not stop working until he had thoroughly examined every available source.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَبْحَثُ | بَحَثْتُ | سَأَبْحَثُ |
| 2sg | تَبْحَثُ | بَحَثْتَ | سَتَبْحَثُ |
| 3sg | يَبْحَثُ | بَحَثَ | سَيَبْحَثُ |
| 1pl | نَبْحَثُ | بَحَثْنَا | سَنَبْحَثُ |
| 2pl | تَبْحَثُونَ | بَحَثْتُمْ | سَتَبْحَثُونَ |
| 3pl | يَبْحَثُونَ | بَحَثُوا | سَيَبْحَثُونَ |
Word family
بَحْثresearch, investigation
بَاحِثresearcher
مَبْحَثtopic of inquiry, section of a studyتَبَاحَثَto discuss with one another
بُحُوثresearch studies (plural)
Etymology
بَحَث comes from the Semitic triconsonantal root ب-ح-ث (b-ḥ-th). The oldest concrete sense in the classical dictionaries is to dig or scratch at the ground to find something, the way an animal turns over the earth. From that physical act the meaning widened to searching for an object and then to scholarly inquiry and discussion.
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