بص (Egyptian Arabic)

Where does "بص" come from?

In Egyptian Arabic, the verb meaning 'to look at' is inherited from the Arabic verb 'baṣṣa' (بَصَّ)[1]. The same spelling in standard Arabic is a different word, 'bus', borrowed from English 'bus'[2], so the two should not be confused.

Open questions

• The sources state only that the Egyptian verb is inherited from Arabic 'baṣṣa' and do not explain how its meaning developed from the Arabic form to the Egyptian sense. [1]

Full etymology tree

• بص (Egyptian Arabic), 'to look at'
  • inherited بص (baṣṣa) (Arabic), 'bus'

Sources

1. بص (Egyptian Arabic) - Wiktionary
2. بص (baṣṣa) (Arabic) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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