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بَخ how wonderful in Arabic

بَخ is how you say “how wonderful” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

قال بخ بخ

He said: 'How wonderful!'

بَخٍ بَخٍ how wonderful

This is an exclamation word expressing delight or approval, here doubled for stronger feeling, roughly 'splendid, splendid!'. It is a fixed interjection, not an inflected word; the repetition is the device that intensifies the admiration.

From A Handful of Dates and Paradise

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فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما يحملك على قولك بخ بخ

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'What makes you say 'How wonderful'?'

بَخٍ بَخٍ how wonderful

This is the same delight-exclamation, doubled, 'splendid, splendid', quoted back inside the question. It is a fixed interjection rather than an inflected word; the repetition carries the admiring force the Prophet is asking about.

From A Handful of Dates and Paradise

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