Arabic word sheet
اِبْتِغَاءٌ
Seeking, striving to obtain
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ب غ ي
Meaning and usage
Seeking, striving to obtain
The act of seeking a thing earnestly and striving to get it. Followed by the thing sought, it often states the purpose of an action: "in order to obtain…", "out of a desire for…".
كَانَ اِبْتِغَاءُ الْعِلْمِ سَبَبَ سَفَرِ سَامِي
The pursuit of knowledge was the reason for Sami's journey.
Word family
What the root means ب غ ي
The root carries the idea of seeking to obtain a thing, good or bad; pushed too far, that seeking becomes overstepping the limits and wronging others. From it come the words for seeking, the seeker, the thing desired, abuse and what is fitting.
to seek, to desire; to wrong
بَغَى
to seek, to strive for
اِبْتَغَى
the thing desired, wish
بُغْيَةٌ
seeker; one who wrongs others
بَاغٍ
abuse, injustice
بَغْيٌ
to be fitting, to be feasible
اِنْبَغَى
Synonyms
request, search
طَلَبٌ
This is the everyday, general word for any request or search; the headword is more elevated and states an earnest effort.
seeking, petitioning
اِلْتِمَاسٌ
It states a more tentative search or a request made with deference.