Arabic vocabulary

بَخhow wonderful in Arabic

بَخ is how you say “how wonderful” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

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 →
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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