Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

بَصٌّ

Root: بص

Full Definition

بَصٌّ[ , and بَصُّ نَارٍ, Live coals; because they shine, or glisten: n. un. with ة: so in the present day; but probably only post-classical: or, accord. to the TA, in art. بصو, the word بَصَّةٌ is used by the vulgar, for بَصْوَةٌ.]


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