برذن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of horse, a mule or a sturdy, non-Arabian horse. It also extends to describe a slow, heavy, or hesitant gait, and by extension, a state of being slow to respond or unable to answer.

Derived headwords

البِرْذَوْنnoun

1.
Mule or sturdy horseboth
A riding animal, specifically a mule or a strong, non-Arabian horse. Its characteristic gait is also referred to by this term.

البِرْذَنَةnoun

1.
Gait of a mule/horseclassical
The characteristic gait or manner of movement of a mule or a sturdy horse.

بِرْذَوْنَةnoun

1.
Female mule/horseboth
The female of the برذون (mule or sturdy horse).

بَرَاذِينnoun

1.
Horses not of Arabian stockclassical
Plural of برذون, referring to horses that are not of pure Arabian lineage.

بَرَاذِينnoun

1.
Mulesboth
Plural of برذون, specifically referring to mules.

بَرْذَنَverb

1.
To walk like a mule/sturdy horseclassical
To move with the characteristic gait of a mule or a sturdy horse, often implying a slow or heavy pace.

بَرْذَنَverb

1.
To be slow or heavyclassical
To be slow, heavy, or sluggish in movement or response.

بَرْذَنَverb

1.
To be unable to answerclassical
To be stumped, unable to provide an answer or respond to a question.

Parallel reading

رأيتك، إذ جالت بك الخيل جولة، ... وأنت على برذونة غير طائل

I saw you, when the horses circled around you in a turn... and you were on a useless female mule/horse.

والبراذين من الخيل: ما كان من غير نتاج العراب

And the براذين among horses are those not from the offspring of the purebred Arabs.

وبرذن الفرس: مشى مشي البراذين

And the horse برذن: it walked the walk of the براذين (sturdy horses).

وبرذن الرجل: ثقل

And the man برذن: he became heavy/slow.

وأحسب أن البرذون مشتق من ذلك

And I think that البرذون is derived from that.

سألت فلانا عن كذا وكذا فبرذن لي

I asked so-and-so about such-and-such, and he برذن to me (was unable to answer).

أي أعيا ولم يجب فيه

Meaning he was stumped and did not answer it.