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بطرك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the title of a high-ranking Christian cleric, the patriarch. It also has a secondary, less common meaning related to a distinguished or proud gait, possibly of Persian origin.

Derived headwords

البطركnoun
  1. 1.
    Patriarchboth

    The title of a high-ranking bishop in certain Christian churches, often the head of a major see.

  2. 2.
    Leader of Magiclassical

    A distinguished leader or master among the Magians (Zoroastrians).

البطريقnoun
  1. 1.
    Patriarchclassical

    An alternative term for Patriarch, a high-ranking Christian cleric.

النطولnoun
  1. 1.
    Strutting personclassical

    One who walks with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

Parallel reading

معروف مقدم النصارى
Known as the leader of the Christians.
وجاء في الشعر البطرك
And in poetry, the word 'al-batrak' has appeared.
يعلو الظواهر فردا، لا أليف له، ... مشي البطرك عليه ريط كتان
He ascends the heights alone, with no companion... walking like a patriarch upon him are linen garments.
قال: البطرك هو البطريق
He said: 'Al-batrak' is 'al-batriq'.
وقال غيره: البطرك السيد من سادات المجوس
And others said: 'Al-batrak' is the master among the masters of the Magians.
قال أبو منصور: وهو دخيل
Abu Mansur said: And it is a loanword.
ويروى مشي النطول
And it is narrated as 'the gait of the strutting one'.
أي الذي يتنطل ويتبختر في مشيته
Meaning one who struts and swaggers in his walk.