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بَحْث
research /ˈbaħθ/
nounA1#486 most common
Also: search, investigation, study
Example sentences
هٰذا بَحْثٌ مُهِمٌّ.
This is important research.
أَكْتُبُ بَحْثاً عَنِ الماءِ.
I am writing a paper about water.
قَدَّمَ الطّالِبُ بَحْثاً عَنِ المُناخِ.
The student submitted a paper about the climate.
نَشَرَتِ الجامِعَةُ أَبْحاثاً جَدِيدَةً حَوْلَ الطّاقَةِ.
The university published new research on energy.
يَتَطَلَّبُ هٰذا البَحْثُ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الجُهْدِ والتَّدْقِيقِ.
This research requires years of effort and careful checking.
لا يَزالُ البَحْثُ العِلْمِيُّ حَجَرَ الزّاوِيَةِ في تَقَدُّمِ الأُمَمِ.
Scientific research remains the cornerstone of nations' progress.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَحْثٌ | أَبْحاثٌ |
| Genitive | بَحْثٍ | أَبْحاثٍ |
| Accusative | بَحْثاً | أَبْحاثاً |
| Vocative | يا بَحْثُ | يا أَبْحاثُ |
Word family
بَحَثَto research, search, investigate
باحِثresearcherأَبْحاثresearch works, studies (plural)
مَبْحَثtopic of inquiry, chapter of a studyبَحّاثةdiligent scholar, thorough researcher
Etymology
بَحْث comes from the Arabic root ب-ح-ث, whose oldest sense is to dig or scratch the ground. The Quran uses the verb for a crow scratching the earth (Q 5:31). From digging the meaning moved to searching, then to systematic inquiry. Today بَحْث is the ordinary word for both a casual search and formal research.
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