بز

العربية

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بز¹

Where it comes from

Cognate to Aramaic בִּיזָא, ܒܷܙܐ (bizzā, “teat”), בּוּזָא (buzzā, “teat”), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎑 (bẓ, “teat”). Differently Akkadian 𒍣𒍣𒂊 (/⁠zīzu⁠/, “teat”), Hebrew זִיז (zīz, “abundance, teat, protuberance”), Hebrew דַּד (dad, “teat”), Aramaic דַּדָּא (daddā, “teat”).

noun بِزّ · بُزّ · بِزَاز · أَبْزَاز

  1. teat, mamma

بز²

Where it comes from

Ultimately a re-borrowing from what was originally a Semitic source (Akkadian 𒁍𒌋𒋗 (bu-u-ṣu /⁠būṣu⁠/)); see also بِزَّة (bizza, “suit”).

* Borrowed from Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez) or the earlier Old Armenian *բեեզ (*beez)

* Alternatively, a clipping of بُزْيُون (buzyūn, “a kind of silk garment”), from Medieval Greek βυσσίνη (bussínē), or from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “a very fine yellowish flax and the linen woven from it”).

noun بَزّ · bazz · بُزُوز · الْبَزّ

  1. regional garment, raiment, weed قَدِمَ بَزٌّ مِنَ ٱلشَّامِ لِفُلَانٍ الْيَهُودِيِّ

بز³

Where it comes from

Apparently denominal verb of بَزّ (bazz, “clothing”).

verb بَزَّ · bazza · يَبُزُّ · بَزّ · بَازّ

  1. to strip off, to spoil, to remove by force مَن عَزَّ بَزَّ.

noun بَزّ · bazz · الْبَزّ · بَزٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of بَزَّ (bazza) (form I)

In English

  • tit (slang, vulgar) a woman's breast
  • excel transitive: to surpass someone or something

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بز},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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