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برغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of saliva or drool, often associated with a state of luxury or pampered living. It also carries a secondary meaning of living a soft, comfortable, or pampered life.

Derived headwords

البَرغnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaclassical

    Saliva or drool, the fluid secreted in the mouth.

المَرغnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaclassical

    Saliva or drool, synonymous with البرغ.

بَرِغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be pamperedclassical

    To live a life of luxury, ease, and comfort, often implying being pampered or indulged.

رَبَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to live softlyclassical

    To live a soft, tender, or delicate life, often associated with comfort and ease.

رابِغadjective
  1. 1.
    softclassical

    Describing a life that is soft, tender, and comfortable.

Parallel reading

لغة في المرغ وهو اللعاب
A dialectal variant of al-margh, which is saliva.
برغ الرجل إذا تنعم
A man lives a pampered life if he enjoys luxury.
أصل برغ ربغ
The origin of baragha is rabagha.
وعيش رابغ أي ناعم
And a soft life means a tender one.
وهذا مقلوب
And this is an inversion.