[1]
بَكَى , aor.
يَبْكِىُ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. بُكَآءٌ and بُكًا
(S, Msb, K) and مَبْكًى, (Har p. 11,) He wept;
i. e. he lamented, or grieved, shedding tears at the
same time; and he lamented, or grieved, alone;
and he shed tears alone: (Er-Rághib, TA:)
accord. to some, the preferable opinion is, that
there is no difference between بُكَآءُ and بُكًا: (TA:)
or the former means the crying, or uttering of
the voice [of lamentation], (S, IKtt, Msb, TA,
&c.,) that accompanies البُكَآء [so in copies of the
S and in the TA, but correctly البُكَا]; (S, IKtt,
TA;) and the latter (بُكًا), the shedding of tears:
(S, IKtt, Msb, TA, &c.:) or the former, i. e. with
medd, means the shedding of tears by reason of
lamentation, or grief, and raising of the voice,
or crying, [at the same time,] when the voice is
predominant, being like رُغَآءٌ, and ثُغَآءٌ and other
words of the same form applied to denote the
uttering of a cry or of the voice; and the latter,
[the shedding of tears &c.] when lamentation,
or grief, is predominant: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or
by the former is meant the crying, or uttering
of the voice [of lamentation]; and by the latter,
the lamenting, or grieving. (Kh, TA.) تَبْكَآءٌ and
تِبْكَآءٌ [may be inf. ns. of بَكَى or of ↓ بَكَّى, and]
signify the same as بُكَآءٌ: or much بُكَاء [or weeping,
&c.]: (K:) MF asserts that تِبْكَآءٌ (with kesr) and
the former of these explanations are unknown;
but both the word and the explanation are mentioned by Lh, as used in a form of words uttered
by Arab women of the desert to fascinate men:
ISd, however, says that it should be تَبْكَآء, because
it is an inf. n. of a class formed to denote muchness [of the attribute signified by the verb], like
تَهْذَارٌ and تَلْعَابٌ &c.; and IAar says that تَبْكَاءٌ,
with fet-h, has the latter of the two significations
assigned to it above. (TA.) [See what is said
of the measure تِفْعَالٌ voce بَيَّنَ.] You say, بَكَى لَهُ
(MF, TA) and بَكَى عَلَيْهِ, (S, Msb, K, MF,)
meaning [He wept] for, or over, him, or it: and
only بَكَى بِهِ [or thus and also بَكَىمِنْهُ as appears
from what follows] when meaning [He wept]
because, or in consequence, of it: ('Ináyeh, MF,
TA:) and بَكَاهُ and ↓ بَكَّاهُ, (As, AZ, S, Msb, K,)
inf. n. of the former بُكَآءٌ (K) [and بُكًا], and of
the latter تَبْكِيَةٌ, (TA,) signify the same as بَكَى
عَلَيْهِ; (As, AZ, S, Msb, * K;) the object being a
man: (As, S:) and (or as some say, TA) he wept
for, or over, him, i. e., one dead; or did so, and
enumerated his good qualities or actions; syn.
رَثَاهُ: (K:) or, as some say, بَكَاهُ means [he wept
because, or in consequence, of it, i. e.,] on account
of being pained: and بَكَى عَلَيْهِ, [he wept for, or
over, him,] by reason of tenderness of heart, or
compassion: and [hence] it is said that بَكَيْتُهُ is
originally بَكَيْتُ مِنْهُ: (TA:) [and ↓ بَكَّاهُ may
have an intensive, or a frequentative, meaning;
for it is said that] بَكِّى, addressed to the eye,
signifies weep thou much, and repeatedly. (Ham
p. 461.) ―
2-b2- [Hence,] بَكَت السَّحَابَةُ (assumed tropical:) The cloud
rained. (Msb.) ―
2-b3- بَكَى also means He sang:
[in the CK, وبَكَى عَنِّى is erroneously put for
وبَكَى غَنَّى:] thus it has two contr. significations:
(K, TA:) accord. to MF, it has this meaning
only in relation to the pigeon and the like; but
it is also used in this sense when said of a man,
as in a verse cited voce جَنَازَةٌ, q. v. : and he
observes that the assertion of its having two contr
significations requires consideration, seeing that
it is also said to signify رَثَى; [for in the performance of رِثَآء, it is a common practice to sing;] but
رِثَآء is generally accompanied by lamentation, and
غِنَآء by rejoicing. (TA.) ―
2-b4- بَاكَيْتُهُ فَبَكَيْتُهُ: see 3.