[1]
بَسٌّ signifies The act of breaking: or breaking in pieces: syn. حَطْمٌ. (TA.) ―
2-b2- [And The
act of mixing: see بَسِيسَةٌ. This, or the former,
is probably the primary signification.] ―
2-b3- [And
hence, app.,] بَسَّهُ, aor.
بَسُ3َ , inf. n. بَسٌّ, (M, Msb,)
He broke it, crumbled it, or bruised or brayed
it; said of wheat, &c.; thus making it what is
termed بَسِيسَة: (Msb:) or he mixed it, namely,
سَويق [or meal of parched barley or wheat], and
flour, &c., with clarified butter, or with olive-oil;
thus making it what is termed بسِيسَة: (M:) or
he moistened it, namely, سَوِيق, and flour, with a
little water; (ISk, Msb;) but making it more
moist than one does in the action termed لَتٌّ:
(Yaakoob, cited in the S; and ISk, in the Msb:)
or بَسٌّ signifies the making, or preparing, بسِيسَة,
by stirring about, or moistening, سَوِيق, or flour,
or ground أَقِط, with clarified butter, or with
olive-oil; (S, K;) after which it is eaten, without
being cooked. (S.) ―
2-b4- [And hence the saying
in the Quran lvi. 5,] وَبُسَّتِ الجِبَالُ بَسًّا And the
mountains shall be crumbled with a vehement
crumbling, (Lh, M, A, K,) like flour, and سَوِيق,
(A,) and become earth: (Fr, K:) or become dust
cleaving to the earth: (AO, M, TA:) or be
levelled: (M, TA:) or mixed with the dust: (Zj,
M, TA:) or reduced to powder and scattered in
the wind. (TA.)