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برص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

بُرْصَةٌ برص برصه برصة (assumed tropical:) i. q. بَلُّوقَةٌ; (ISh;) pl. بِرَاصٌ, (ISh, K,) which signifies White places, (ISh,) or portions distinct from the rest, (K,) in sand, which give growth to nothing. (ISh, K.) ― -b2- The pl. also signifies (assumed tropical:) The alighting-places of the jinn, or genii: (K:) [reminding us of our fairy-rings:] in which sense, also, it is pl. of بُرْصَةٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- Also, the sing., (assumed tropical:) An aperture in clouds, or mist, through which the face of the sky is seen. (M, TA.)

Derived headwords

بُرْصَةٌ
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