بركع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of falling or collapsing, often onto the knees or posterior. It also extends to meanings related to being short, weak, or having weak limbs, particularly in camels.

Derived headwords

تَبَرَّكَعَverb

1.
to fall downboth
To be thrown down or to fall, specifically landing on one's posterior.
2.
to fall on kneesmodern
To fall or collapse onto one's knees.

ومن همزنا عزه تبركعا ... على استه، زوبعة أو زوبعا — And whoever we make his might fall down... on his posterior, a whirlwind or a dust storm.

بَرَكَعَverb

1.
to strike downclassical
To strike a person with a sword.

وبركعت الرجل بالسيف إذا ضربته — And I struck the man with the sword if I hit him.

البُرْكَعadjective

1.
short (camel)classical
A short camel.
2.
weak-limbedclassical
Having weak or relaxed limbs, especially when heavy.

البُرْكَعَةnoun

1.
standing on fourclassical
A posture of standing on four limbs.
2.
coition (dove)classical
A dove's posture during mating.

والبركعة: القيام على أربع — And al-burka'ah: standing on four.

جُوعٌ بُرْكُوعٌnoun

1.
intense hungerclassical
A state of severe hunger.

وجوع بركوع وبركوع، بفتح الباء — And hunger of burku', and burku', with fatha on the ba'.

Parallel reading

صرعه فوقع على استه

He threw him down so he fell on his posterior.

ومن همزنا عزه تبركعا ... على استه، زوبعة أو زوبعا

And whoever we make his might fall down... on his posterior, a whirlwind or a dust storm.

وبركع الرجل على ركبتيه إذا سقط عليهما

And the man fell on his knees if he collapsed upon them.

والبركعة: القيام على أربع

And al-burka'ah: standing on four.

وتبركعت الحمامة للحمامة الذكر

And the female dove assumed the mating posture for the male dove.

هيهات أعيا جدنا أن يصرعا، ... ولو أرادوا غيره تبركعا

Far be it that our ancestor was unable to be thrown down, ... and if they wanted something else, they would assume the mating posture.

وبركعت الرجل بالسيف إذا ضربته

And I struck the man with the sword if I hit him.

والبركع: القصير من الإبل خاصة

And al-burka': the short one among camels specifically.

والبركع: المسترخي القوائم في ثقل

And al-burka': the one with relaxed limbs when heavy.

وجوع بركوع وبركوع، بفتح الباء

And hunger of burku', and burku', with fatha on the ba'.