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بَاخَتِ

Root: بوخ

Form: 1

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بَاخَتِI , Present.T تَبُوخُ, Verbal.Noun بَوْخٌ and بُؤُوخٌ and بَوَخَانٌ, The fire abated; or became allayed: or became extinguished, or quenched. And باخ الحَرُّ The heat abated, or became allayed.
2 [Hence,] بَاخَتِ الحُمَّى The fever abated, or became allayed. And باخ عَنْهُ الوِرْدُ His fever abated, or remitted. And باخ غَضَبُهُ His anger abated, or became assuaged. And بَيْنَهُمْ حَرْبٌ مَا يَبُوخُ سَعِيرُهَا Between them is war of which the fire does not become extinguished, or quenched.
3 [Hence also,] باخ likewise signifies He became fatigued, and out of breath. You say, عَدَا حَتَّٓى بَاخَ He ran until he became fatigued and out of breath.
4 He flagged; or became remiss, or languid.
5 Also, Verbal.Noun بُؤُوخٌ, It became altered, or changed in odour or otherwise for the worse, And corrupted, or tainted.
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