بغتة

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Arabic

Root
ب غ ت (b ḡ t)
4 terms

Etymology 1.1

Instance noun from the verb بَغَتَ (baḡata, “to surprise someone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَغْتَة • (baḡta) f

  1. verbal noun of بَغَتَ (baḡata) (form I)
  2. abruptness
  3. unexpected astonishing event
Declension
Declension of noun بَغْتَة (baḡta)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَغْتَة
baḡta 		الْبَغْتَة
al-baḡta 		بَغْتَة
baḡtat
Nominative بَغْتَةٌ
baḡtatun 		الْبَغْتَةُ
al-baḡtatu 		بَغْتَةُ
baḡtatu
Accusative بَغْتَةً
baḡtatan 		الْبَغْتَةَ
al-baḡtata 		بَغْتَةَ
baḡtata
Genitive بَغْتَةٍ
baḡtatin 		الْبَغْتَةِ
al-baḡtati 		بَغْتَةِ
baḡtati

Etymology 1.2

Adverbial accusative of بَغْتَة (baḡta, “abruptness”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

بَغْتَةً • (baḡtatan)

  1. suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly, abruptly (without warning)
    Synonym: غَفْلَةً (ḡaflatan)
    يَأْتِي المَوْتُ بَغْتَةً ― yaʔtī l-mawtu baḡtatan ― Death comes unexpectedly
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:202:
      فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةًۭ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
      which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

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