أبأس

See also: أباس and ابأس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of بَئِيس (baʔīs, “miserable, wretched; mighty, strong; brave, courageous”) and بَائِس (bāʔis, “miserable, wretched”), from the root ب ء س (b-ʔ-s).

Adjective

أَبْأَس • (ʔabʔas) (feminine بُؤْسَى (buʔsā), masculine plural أَبْأَسُونَ (ʔabʔasūna), feminine plural بُؤْسَيَات (buʔsayāt))

1. Template:elative of, Template:elative of:
   1. more miserable, more wretched; most miserable, most wretched
2. Template:elative of:
   1. mightier, stronger; mightiest, strongest
   2. braver, more courageous; bravest, most courageous

Declension

Declension of adjective أَبْأَس (ʔabʔas)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْأَس ʔabʔas	الْأَبْأَس al-ʔabʔas	بُؤْسَى buʔsā	الْبُؤْسَى al-buʔsā
Nominative	أَبْأَسُ ʔabʔasu	الْأَبْأَسُ al-ʔabʔasu	بُؤْسَى buʔsā	الْبُؤْسَى al-buʔsā
Accusative	أَبْأَسَ ʔabʔasa	الْأَبْأَسَ al-ʔabʔasa	بُؤْسَى buʔsā	الْبُؤْسَى al-buʔsā
Genitive	أَبْأَسَ ʔabʔasa	الْأَبْأَسِ al-ʔabʔasi	بُؤْسَى buʔsā	الْبُؤْسَى al-buʔsā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْأَسَيْن ʔabʔasayn	الْأَبْأَسَيْن al-ʔabʔasayn	بُؤْسَيَيْن buʔsayayn	الْبُؤْسَيَيْن al-buʔsayayn
Nominative	أَبْأَسَانِ ʔabʔasāni	الْأَبْأَسَانِ al-ʔabʔasāni	بُؤْسَيَانِ buʔsayāni	الْبُؤْسَيَانِ al-buʔsayāni
Accusative	أَبْأَسَيْنِ ʔabʔasayni	الْأَبْأَسَيْنِ al-ʔabʔasayni	بُؤْسَيَيْنِ buʔsayayni	الْبُؤْسَيَيْنِ al-buʔsayayni
Genitive	أَبْأَسَيْنِ ʔabʔasayni	الْأَبْأَسَيْنِ al-ʔabʔasayni	بُؤْسَيَيْنِ buʔsayayni	الْبُؤْسَيَيْنِ al-buʔsayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْأَسِين‎; أَبَائِس ʔabʔasīn‎; ʔabāʔis	الْأَبْأَسِين‎; الْأَبَائِس al-ʔabʔasīn‎; al-ʔabāʔis	بُؤْسَيَات buʔsayāt	الْبُؤْسَيَات al-buʔsayāt
Nominative	أَبْأَسُونَ‎; أَبَائِسُ ʔabʔasūna‎; ʔabāʔisu	الْأَبْأَسُونَ‎; الْأَبَائِسُ al-ʔabʔasūna‎; al-ʔabāʔisu	بُؤْسَيَاتٌ buʔsayātun	الْبُؤْسَيَاتُ al-buʔsayātu
Accusative	أَبْأَسِينَ‎; أَبَائِسَ ʔabʔasīna‎; ʔabāʔisa	الْأَبْأَسِينَ‎; الْأَبَائِسَ al-ʔabʔasīna‎; al-ʔabāʔisa	بُؤْسَيَاتٍ buʔsayātin	الْبُؤْسَيَاتِ al-buʔsayāti
Genitive	أَبْأَسِينَ‎; أَبَائِسَ ʔabʔasīna‎; ʔabāʔisa	الْأَبْأَسِينَ‎; الْأَبَائِسِ al-ʔabʔasīna‎; al-ʔabāʔisi	بُؤْسَيَاتٍ buʔsayātin	الْبُؤْسَيَاتِ al-buʔsayāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “بأس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَئِسَ (baʔisa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَئِسَ (baʔisa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of بَئِسَ (baʔisa)