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title: "بَحَثَ (baḥatha) meaning in Arabic: to search, to look for"
description: "بَحَثَ (baḥatha) means “to search, to look for”. Root ب·ح·ث, pattern فَعَلَ, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/abhathu"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# بَحَثَ

*baḥatha* · **to search, to look for**

بَحَثَ (baḥatha) is an Arabic verb meaning “to search, to look for”. It is built on the root ب·ح·ث in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ب·ح·ث
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: A2

## Forms of بَحَثَ

- Present: يَبْحَثُ
- Verbal noun: بَحْث

## How to read بَحَثَ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ث — ثاء (thāʾ): th as in think

## Questions about بَحَثَ

### What is the root of بَحَثَ?

The root of بَحَثَ is ب·ح·ث.

### What pattern does بَحَثَ follow?

بَحَثَ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ب·ح·ث poured into it.

### What level is بَحَثَ?

Fasaha first uses بَحَثَ at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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