بوص

العربية

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

بوص

Where it comes from

Synchronically connected to the root ب ص ص (b ṣ ṣ) or ب و ص (b w ṣ) meaning “to urge on”, “to hasten”, “to proceed”, “to outrun”, “a horse leading a race”; the reed being used as a crop to encourage speed.

Diachronically, from Proto-Semitic *būṣ-. Doublet of بُوصِير (būṣīr), بَزّ (bazz), بِزَّة (bizza), and بُزْيُون (buzyūn).

noun بُوص · būṣ · بُوصَة · الْبُوص

collective reed of Phragmites gen.

In English

cane slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"بوص." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

بوص. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5

Chicago

"بوص." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بوص},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}