Arabic word sheet
بَغْتَةٌ
A sudden, unexpected happening
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ب غ ت
Meaning and usage
A sudden, unexpected happening
The fact of a thing happening all at once, without one expecting it or being ready for it.
Suddenly, unexpectedly
Most often the word says how a thing takes place: all at once, by surprise. It is said of an arrival, a meeting, an event.
Word family
What the root means ب غ ت
The root carries the idea of a thing that happens all at once and catches someone off guard. From it come the words for taking someone by surprise and for a surprise attack or arrival.
to surprise, to catch off guard
بَغَتَ
to take by surprise, to spring upon
بَاغَتَ
the act of surprising, a surprise attack
مُبَاغَتَةٌ
surprise, suddenness
بَغْتٌ
Synonyms
suddenness; suddenly
فَجْأَةٌ
This is the everyday word for "suddenly"; the headword is more elevated and stresses being caught unprepared.