Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

بَدًا

Root: بدو

Full Definition

بَدًا The excrement from the anus of a man. [And بَدَآءٌ, from أَبْدَأَ, signifies the same.]
2 A joint (مَفْصِل) of a man; as also بَدْءٌ: pl. أَبْدَآءٌ.

def.2 بَدَا for بَدًا: see بَدْوٌ, in two places.


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