البرح

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of intensity, hardship, and severe affliction. It extends to meanings of removal, clarity, and specific natural phenomena like hot winds and difficult terrain. It also encompasses terms for camels, specific types of hunting prey, and time periods like the preceding night.

Derived headwords

البَرَحnoun

1.
hardshipboth
Severe difficulty, distress, or affliction.
2.
evilclassical
Wickedness or misfortune.
3.
Yemenclassical
A place name, specifically referring to Yemen.

بَرَحاً بَارِحاًadverbial phrase

1.
severelyclassical
An emphatic expression indicating extreme hardship or suffering.

ولقي منه برحا بارحا — And he suffered severely from him.

البَرَحَيْنnoun

1.
calamitiesclassical
A dual form referring to great disasters and severe hardships.

ولقي منه البرحين — And he suffered the calamities from him.

بُرْحَةnoun

1.
excellent camelclassical
A female camel of the finest breed.

وبرحة من البرح — And a fine she-camel from the best of camels.

البَارِحnoun

1.
hot summer windboth
A hot wind during the summer season.
2.
prey passing left to rightclassical
In hunting, prey that passes from one's right to one's left.

بَوَارِحnoun

1.
hot summer windsboth
Plural of البارح, referring to hot summer winds.

البَارِحَةnoun

1.
last nightboth
The night that has just passed.

بَرْحَاءnoun

1.
intensity of painboth
The severity of pain or affliction, often associated with fever or other ailments.

تَبْرِيحnoun

1.
causing afflictionclassical
The act of causing severe pain or affliction.

برح به الأمر تبريحا — The matter afflicted him severely.

تَبَارِيحnoun

1.
burning pangsclassical
Intense pangs or burning sensations, often used for intense longing or desire.

تباريح الشوق — The burning pangs of longing.

بَرَاحnoun

1.
open spaceboth
An open, expansive area of land devoid of crops or trees.
2.
unacceptable opinionclassical
An opinion or view that is considered wrong or unacceptable.
3.
clear matterclassical
A matter that is evident or clear.

لا بَرَاحparticle

1.
no doubtclassical
An expression meaning 'no doubt' or 'certainly', similar to 'la rayb'. It can also function like 'laysa' (is not).

لا براح — No doubt.

بَرِحَverb

1.
to ceaseboth
To depart from a place, to move away, or to cease from something.
2.
to become clearclassical
For a matter or situation to become evident or clear.
3.
to be angryclassical
To become angry or enraged.

برح مكانه — He departed from his place.

برح الخفاء — The hidden matter became clear.

تَبَرَّحَverb

1.
to cause afflictionclassical
To cause someone severe pain or affliction.

أَبْرَحَverb

1.
to pleaseclassical
To impress, to please, or to delight someone.
2.
to honorclassical
To treat with honor or respect.
3.
to magnifyclassical
To hold in high esteem or to consider great.

بَارَحَverb

1.
to pass by (prey)classical
For prey to pass by, specifically from the right side to the left side.

ظبي بروحا — A gazelle passed by (from right to left).

حَبِيل بَرَاحname/epithet

1.
lion/brave personclassical
An epithet for a lion or a brave person, implying they are held back as if by ropes, unable to move.

بَارِح الأَرْوَىproverbial phrase

1.
rare occurrenceclassical
A proverb used to describe something rare or seldom seen, like a specific type of mountain goat.

إنما هو كبارح الأروى — It is like the rare sighting of the mountain goat.

البَيْرُوحnoun

1.
wild plantclassical
A wild plant used in traditional medicine, resembling a human in shape, which can soften ivory when boiled.

بَيْرَحname

1.
name of a Tabi'iclassical
The name of a follower of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

بَيْرَحَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A place located in Medina.

أَمْر بَرِحadjective phrase

1.
severe matterclassical
A matter that is severe or difficult.

أمر برح — A severe matter.

بَارِح بْن أَحْمَدname

1.
name of a scholarclassical
The name of a hadith scholar from Herat.

البُرْحِيّname

1.
nisba (attribution)classical
An attribution indicating origin or affiliation, used for scholars like Suwada bin Ziyad and Al-Qasim bin Abdullah.

ابْن بَرِيحname

1.
ravenclassical
A name for a raven.
2.
calamityclassical
A name for a great calamity or disaster.

بُرَحname

1.
name of a companionclassical
The name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

بُرَيْحname

1.
name in genealogyclassical
A name appearing in the genealogy of the Tanukh tribe.

بَرْحَىinterjection

1.
mistake!classical
A word uttered when an arrow misses its target.

Parallel reading

ولقي منه برحا بارحا

And he suffered severely from him.

ولقي منه البرحين، وتثلث الباء، أي: الدواهي والشدائد.

And he suffered the dual calamities from him, with the 'ba' tripled, meaning: the disasters and hardships.

وبرحة من البرح، أي: ناقة من خيار الإبل.

And a fine she-camel from the best of camels.

والبارح: الريح الحارة في الصيف

And the Barih: the hot wind in the summer.

ومن الصيد: ما مر من ميامنك إلى مياسرك، كالبروح والبريح.

And from hunting: what passes from your right to your left, like the Baruh and Baraih.

والبارحة: أقرب ليلة مضت.

And the Barahah: the nearest night that has passed.

وبرحاء الحمى وغيرها: شدة الأذى

And the Barha' of fever and other things: the intensity of the pain.

ومنه: برح به الأمر تبريحا.

And from it: the matter afflicted him severely.

وتباريح الشوق: توهجه.

And the Tabarih of longing: its burning intensity.

وكسحاب: المتسع من الأرض لازرع بها ولاشجر

And like 'sahab': the expansive area of land with no crops or trees.

والرأي المنكر

And the unacceptable opinion.

والأمر: البين

And the matter: the clear one.

ومصدر برح مكانه، كسمع: زال عنه، وصار في البراح.

And the masdar of 'baraha makana', like 'sami'a': to depart from it, and to be in the open space.

وقولهم لا براح: كقولهم لا ريب

And their saying 'la baraha': is like their saying 'la rayb' (no doubt).

وبرح الخفاء، كسمع: وضح الأمر.

And 'baraha al-khafa'', like 'sami'a': the hidden matter became clear.

وكنصر: غضب

And like 'nasara': to be angry.

والظبي بروحا: ولاك مياسره ومر.

And the gazelle 'baraha': it passed by your left side.

وأبرحه: أعجبه، وأكرمه، وعظمه.

And 'abraha': it pleased him, honored him, and magnified him.

وإنما هو كبارح الأروى

It is only like the rare sighting of the mountain goat.

والبيروح: أصل اللقاح البري، شبيه بصورة إنسان، ويسبت، وإذا طبخ به العاج ست ساعات لينه، ويدلك بورقه البرش أسبوعا فيذهبه بلا تقريح.

And the Bayruh: the origin of wild pollination, resembling a human in form, and it is potent. If ivory is boiled with it for six hours, it softens it, and rubbing with its leaves for a week removes blemishes without abrasion.

وبيرح بن أسد: تابعي.

And Bayrah bin Asad: a Tabi'i (follower).

وبيرحى، كفيعلى: أرض بالمدينة، ويصحفها المحدثون: بئرحاء.

And Bayraha, like 'fi'ala': land in Medina, and hadith scholars misspell it as 'Bi'irhaa'.

وأمر برح، كعنب: مبرح.

And an 'amr barah', like 'inab': severe.

وسوادة بن زياد البرحي، بالقضم، والقاسم بن عبد الله البرحي، محركة: محدثان.

And Suwada bin Ziyad al-Burhi, with damma, and Al-Qasim bin Abdullah al-Burhi, with harakah: two hadith scholars.

وابن بريح، (كأمير): الغراب، والداهية، كبنت بارح.

And Ibn Burayh, (like 'amir'): the raven, and the calamity, like Bint Barih.

وكزبير: أبو بطن.

And like 'zubayr': father of a lineage.

وبرح، كهند، ابن عسكر، كبرقع: صحابي.

And Barah, like 'hind', Ibn 'Askar, like 'burqu': a companion.

وبريح، كأمير، ابن خزيمة: في نسب تنوخ.

And Burayh, like 'amir', Ibn Khuzaymah: in the lineage of Tanukh.

وبرحى: كلمة تقال عند الخطأ في الرمي، ومرحى عند الإصابة.

And Barha: a word said upon a mistake in shooting, and 'marha' upon hitting the target.

وصرحة برحة، في الصاد.

And a 'sarhah barhah', with a 'sad'.