[1]
بَهُجَ , aor.
يَبْهُجُ , (AZ, S, Msb, &c.,) inf. n. بَهَاجَةٌ
(AZ, S, L, K) and بَهْجَةٌ (AZ, L, [but some seem
to regard this as a simple subst.,]) and بَهَجَانٌ,
(L,) He, or it, was, or became, beautiful, or
goodly: (AZ, S, L, Msb, K:) or beautiful in
colour: or beautiful and bright or splendid: or
it (a plant) was, or became, beautiful and bright;
and he (a man) was, or became, characterized by
a laughing, or happy, appearance of the beautiful
parts of the face, as the cheeks, and the lines of
the forehead: or by the appearance of joy, gladness, or happiness; or by a joyful, glad, or happy,
aspect, or appearance. (L.) You say also, بَهِجَ
النَّبَاتُ, with kesr, meaning (assumed tropical:) The plant, or herbage,
was, or became, beautiful [&c.]. (TA, [but this
is probably a tropical signification, from بَهِجَ in
the sense here following.]) ―
2-b2- بَهِجَ, (S, A, L, K,)
with kesr, (S,) aor.
يَبْهَجُ , (K,) inf. n. بَهَجٌ; (L;) and
↓ ابتهج; (S, A, L, Msb, K;) He was, or became,
joyful, glad, or happy. (S, A, L, Msb, K.) You
say, بَهِجَ بِهِ, (S, A,) and لَهُ; (TA;) and ↓ ابتهج
بِهِ; (A, Msb;) He rejoiced in it, or at it; or
became rejoiced by it, or at it. (S, A, Msb, TA.)
[See also 10.] =
1-A2- بَهَجَ, (S, K,) aor.
يَبْهَجُ ; (K;) and
↓ ابهج; (S, A, K;) the latter of which is the more
approved; (TA;) It (a thing, TA, or an affair
or event, S, A) rejoiced; or made joyful, glad, or
happy; (S, A, K;) a person. (S, A.)