بَاشَ, aor. يَبُوشُ, inf. n. بَوْشٌ, He mixed, or confounded. (Fr.) See also شَابَ, in art. شوب.

He associated with بَوْش, meaning, people of the lowest or basest or meanest sort. (IAạr.)

بَاشُوا, (Ḳ,) inf. n. as above, (A, Ḳ,) They (mixed people, A, Ḳ, of the lowest or basest or meanest sort, TA) cried out, or vociferated; or did so calling for aid or succour; or in distress and impatience; or in fear. (A, Ḳ.)

بوّشوا, inf. n. تَبْوِيشٌ, They became mixed, or confused: (Ḳ:) or numerous, and mixed or confused: (TA:) andتبوّشوا↓ signifies the same. (Ḳ.)

بَوْشٌ A mixed or confused assembly or company: (A, Ḳ:) or an assembly, or a company, of mixed or confused people: (Ṣ:) or only of different tribes: or a multitude of men: as alsoبُوشٌ↓, in these several senses: (Ḳ:) and, accord. to the women of Temeem, of beasts also: (Aboo-ʼAdnán, TA in art. هوش:) or people of the lowest or basest or meanest sort: (IAạr:) or a family, or household: (ISd:) and [it is said by F that] it also signifies sons of the same father, when assembled together: (Ḳ:) resembling a contr. signification to that mentioned above, which restricts the application to such as are of different tribes: but it is said in the O, that بَنُو الاباء, [app. a mistake for بَنُو الأَبِ, meaning sons of the same father,] when assembled together, are not called by this name: (TA:) أَوْبَاشٌ is a pl. of this word, formed by transposition. (Ṣ.) You say, جَاؤُوا فِى هَوْشٍ وَبَوْشٍ They came in assemblage and multitude. (A.) And جَآءَ مِنَ النَّاسِ الهَوْشُ وَالبَوْشُ The multitude of the people came: (AZ:) or the assembly and family or household. (ISd.) And تَرَكْتُهُمْ هَوْشًا بَوْشًا I left them [in great numbers and] in confusion. (Ḳ.) Andبَوْشٌ بَائِشٌ↓, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) orبُوشٌ↓ بَائِشٌ↓, (CK,) [app. A numerous, or large, assembly of mixed or confused people.] Andجَآءَ بِالبَوْشِ البَائِشِ↓ He came with multitude, or the multitude. (TA.)

بَوْشِىٌّ A poor man having a numerous family or household: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) or having a family or household: (Aboo-Saʼeed:) and one of the baser and common sort of men: as alsoبُوشِىٌّ↓. (Ḳ.)