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بذرق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of escorting, guarding, or protecting a caravan or group of people. It also extends to the idea of a protective escort or guard itself, often with a Persian origin.

Derived headwords

البذرقةnoun
  1. 1.
    escortboth

    A group of people sent to escort or guard a caravan or travelers.

  2. 2.
    guardclassical

    A protective guard or escort, often implying a defensive role.

  3. 3.
    protectionclassical

    Something by which one is protected or fortified; a safeguard.

بذرقةnoun
  1. 1.
    escortboth

    A group of people sent to escort or guard a caravan or travelers.

  2. 2.
    guardclassical

    A protective guard or escort, often implying a defensive role.

  3. 3.
    protectionclassical

    Something by which one is protected or fortified; a safeguard.

أبذرقverb
  1. 1.
    to escortclassical

    To provide an escort or guard for someone or something, especially a caravan.

Parallel reading

البذرقة فارسي معرب
Al-badhraqah is an Arabized Persian word.
البذرقة الخفارة
Al-badhraqah means the escort or guard.
أبذرق ومعي سيفي وقاتل حتى قتل
He provided an escort, and my sword was with me, and he fought until he was killed.
ليست البذرقة عربية وإنما هي فارسية فعربتها العرب
Al-badhraqah is not Arabic; rather, it is Persian, and the Arabs Arabized it.
يقال: بعث السلطان بذرقة مع القافلة
It is said: The Sultan sent an escort with the caravan.
إن البذرقة يقال لها عصمة أي يعتصم بها
Indeed, al-badhraqah is called 'ismah, meaning something by which one seeks protection.