بخبخ

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب خ ب خ
1 term

Etymology

(etymology needed)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bax.bax/, [ˈbax.bax]

Verb

بخبخ • (baḵbaḵ) II (present ببخبخ (bibaḵbaḵ))

1. to sprinkle, to spray
2. (by extension) to drizzle, to rain lightly

   (الدنيا) عم بتبخبخ. ― (id-dinya) ʕam bitbaḵbeḵ. ― It's drizzling.

Usage notes

• When used to describe weather this verb is conjugated in the feminine 3rd-person singular form, as الدنيا (id-dinya) is the implied subject.

Conjugation

Conjugation of بجبخ (baḵbaḵ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بجبخت (baḵbaḵt)	بجبخت (baḵbaḵt)	بجبخ (baḵbaḵ)		بجبخنا (baḵbaḵna)	بجبختو (baḵbaḵtu)	بجبخو (baḵbaḵu)
	f		بجبختي (baḵbaḵti)	بجبخت (baḵbaḵat)
present	m	ببجبخ (babaḵbeḵ)	بتبجبخ (bitbaḵbeḵ)	ببجبخ (bibaḵbeḵ)		منبجبخ (minbaḵbeḵ)	بتبجبخو (bitbaḵbḵu)	ببجبخو (bibaḵbḵu)
	f		بتبجبخي (bitbaḵbḵi)	بتبجبخ (bitbaḵbeḵ)
subjunctive	m	ابجبخ (abaḵbeḵ)	تبجبخ (tbaḵbeḵ)	يبجبخ (ybaḵbeḵ)		نبجبخ (nbaḵbeḵ)	تبجبخو (tbaḵbḵu)	يبجبخو (ybaḵbḵu)
	f		تبجبخي (tbaḵbḵi)	تبجبخ (tbaḵbeḵ)
imperative	m		بجبخ (baḵbeḵ)				بجبخو (baḵbḵu)
	f		بجبخي (baḵbḵi)