بَهَرَهُ — Free Lane's Lexicon

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, (S, A, Msb,) aorist بَهَرَ , (Msb,) verbal noun بَهْرٌ, (S, Msb, K,) He overcame him: (S, A, Msb, K:) he overpowered him; subdued him: (TA:) he surpassed him; excelled him. (Msb.) See also 3. You say, بَهَرَتْ فُلَانَةُ النِّسَاءَ Such a woman surpassed the [other] women in beauty. (S.) And بَهَرَ [alone] He excelled in knowledge &c.; or he was, or became, accomplished, or perfect, in every excellence, and in goodliness. (S, K.) And بَهَرَ القَمَرُ, (S, K,) or بَهَرَ القَمَرُ النُّجُومَ, (TA,) aorist بَهَرَ , (K,) verbal noun بُهُورٌ, (TA,) (tropical:) The moon overcame with its light the light of the stars. (S, K, TA.) And بَهَرَتِ الشَّمْسُ الأَرْضَ (assumed tropical:) The light of the sun overspread the earth. (TA.)

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[Hence,] بَهَرَ, aorist بَهَرَ , (TA,) verbal noun بَهْرٌ and بُهُورٌ, (K,) (tropical:) It shone, or shone brightly: (K, TA:) and السَّحَابَةُ تَبَهَّرَتِ (tropical:) The cloud shone, or shone brightly. (K.)

3.

بَهَرَهُ, (S, A,) aorist بَهَرَ , verbal noun بُهْرٌ, (S,) also signifies (tropical:) It (a load, or burden, S, A, and running, A) [caused him to be out of breath; interrupted his breathing; (see بُهْرٌ;)] caused to pant, or breathe [shortly or] uninterruptedly. (S, A.)

4.

Also, (ISh, JK, TA,) verbal noun بَهْرٌ, (K, TA,) (assumed tropical:) He stopped his breath by beating, or by squeezing his throat, or throttling him, or by any other means: (ISh, TA:) (assumed tropical:) he plied him, or worked him, (عَالَجَهُ,) until he became out of breath, or until he panted: (JK, TA:) (assumed tropical:) he imposed upon him a thing that was above his power, or ability. (K, TA.) A poet says,

إِنَّ البَخِيلَ إِذَا سَأَلْتَ بَهَرْتَهُ

Verily the niggardly, when thou askest of him, thou stoppest his breath. (ISh, TA.)

5.

[Hence,] بُهِرَ, i. q. انبهر, as explained below. (K.)

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بَهَرَهَا, (JK,) or بَهَرَهَا بِبُهْتَانٍ, (TA,) verbal noun بَهْرٌ, (K,) He reproached her, or accused her, falsely; (JK;) he aspersed her; calumniated her; or brought a false accusation against her. (K, * TA.) You say, بَهَرَهَا بِكَذَا He reproached her falsely with, or accused her falsely of, such a thing. (JK.) [See also 8.]