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برو

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

بَرًا بر برا , or بَرًى, Dust, or earth: (Fr, S, M, Msb, K, mentioned in the M and K in art. برى:) whence بَرَاهُ, [if not originally بَرَأَهُ,] meaning “He (i. e. God) created him.” (Fr, S.) Hence the saying, بِفِيهِ البَرَا, or البَرَى, [ In his mouth be dust, or earth ], (S, M,) a form of imprecation against a man. (M.)

Derived headwords

بَرًا
  1. 1.
بِفِيهِ البَرَا