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برق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 برّق بِعَيْنَيْهِ برق بعينيه برق بعينية , (JK,) or برّق بَصَرَهُ, (TA,) He glistened with his eyes by reason of looking hard, or intently. (JK, TA. *) And برّق عَيْنَيْهِ, inf. n. تَبْرِيقٌ, He opened his eyes wide, and looked sharply, or intently. (Lth, S, K.) ― -b2- برّقت, said of a woman: see 1. ― -b3- And برّق He decorated, or adorned, his place of abode. (El-Muärrij, K.) ― -b4- بَرَّقْتَ وَ عَرَّقْتَ Thou madest a sign with a thing, that had nothing to verify it, [app. meaning thou madest a false display, or a vain promise, ] and didst little (IAar.) ― -b5- Also برّق, (inf. n. as above, TA,) He (a man) journeyed far. (El-Muärrij K.) ― -b6- برّق فِى المَعَاصِى He persisted, or persevered, in acts of disobedience. (El-Muärrij, K.) ― -b7- برّق بِىَ الأَمْرُ The affair was unattainable, or impracticable, to me. (K.)

Derived headwords

برّق بِعَيْنَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
برّق بَصَرَهُ
برّق عَيْنَيْهِ
بَرَّقْتَ وَ عَرَّقْتَ
برّق فِى المَعَاصِى
برّق بِىَ الأَمْرُ