بحاث baḥḥās̤ A adj. superl. (from بحث) A great disputer, controvertist, arguer.

بحث baḥs̤ A s. f. Inquiry, discussion, alterca- tion, controversy, debate, dispute, argumenta- tion, argument.

بحثابحثي baḥs̤-ā-baḥs̤-ī A. s. f. Controversy, dis- cussion, argumentation. A.H. بحثنا baḥas̤nā (from بحث) v. a. To argue, dispute, debate, talk. P.A. بحدي ba-hadd-e, To such an extreme; to such a degree.

بحر baḥr A 1. s. m. A sea, a bay, a gulph. 2. s. f. Metre, verse. 3. A fleet.

بحري baḥr-ī A 1. adj. Maritime, belonging to the sea, naval. 2. h. s. f. For بهري bahrī, q. v. A falcon, &c. P.A. بحسب ba-ḥasb, In the proportion, according to. P.A. بحکم ba-ḥukm, By command, by authority, &c.

تبحر tabaḥḥur A (inf. v. of بحر) s. m. Profoundness in learning.