أبأس

See also: أباس and ابأس

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ب ء س (b ʔ s)
8 terms

Elative of بَئِيس (baʔīs, “miserable, wretched; mighty, strong; brave, courageous”) and بَائِس (bāʔis, “miserable, wretched”).

Adjective

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

elative degree of بَئِيس (baʔīs), elative degree of بَائِس (bāʔis):
1. more miserable, more wretched; most miserable, most wretched
elative degree of بَئِيس (baʔīs):
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
dual	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 (1863-1893) “بأس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أبأس (form I)

أَبْأَسُ (ʔabʔasu) /ʔab.ʔa.su/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَئِسَ (baʔisa)
أَبْأَسَ (ʔabʔasa) /ʔab.ʔa.sa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَئِسَ (baʔisa)
أَبْأَسْ (ʔabʔas) /ʔab.ʔas/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of بَئِسَ (baʔisa)