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برعث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being stout, thick, or bulky, particularly in reference to the lower parts of the body or the hindquarters. It may also extend to descriptions of animals or objects with such characteristics.

Derived headwords

بَرَعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stout/thickclassical

    To be thick, stout, or bulky, especially in the lower body or hindquarters.

بُرْعُثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stoutness/thicknessclassical

    The quality or state of being stout, thick, or bulky, particularly in the hindquarters.

بُرْعُثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hindquartersclassical

    The thick or stout hindquarters of an animal.

بُرْعُثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thick/stout thingclassical

    A thick or stout object or part.

بَرَاعِثُnoun
  1. 1.
    stout hindquarters (pl.)classical

    Plural of bur'uth, referring to stout or thick hindquarters.

Parallel reading

بَرَعَثَ، كَجَعْفَرٍ: ع.
Bar'atha, like Ja'fara: a verb.
وَكَقُنْفُذٍ: الاِسْتُ، ج: بَرَاعِثُ.
And like Qunfudh: the anus, plural: Bara'ith.