No. 5,185 in Arabic
بحة
Hoarseness.
In a sentence
أحب صوتها الذي به بحة بسيطة.
I love her voice, which has a slight hoarseness.
The word 'بحة' here describes a characteristic of the voice, indicating a slight hoarseness.
سمعت بحة في صوته عندما كان يبكي.
I heard a raspiness in his voice when he was crying.
In this sentence, 'بحة' is used to denote a temporary raspiness in the voice due to emotion.
تشعر بالصباح من خلال بحة الجو البارد.
You feel the morning through the crispness of the cold air.
Here, 'بحة' metaphorically describes the crispness or sharpness of the morning's cold air.
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