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البرغز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a young bovine, specifically a calf. It can also describe a calf that is walking with its mother, implying a certain stage of development or appearance. Additionally, it is used to describe someone of bad character, though this might be a textual corruption.

Derived headwords

البُرْغُزnoun
  1. 1.
    calfboth

    The young of a cow.

  2. 2.
    calf with motherclassical

    A calf that is walking alongside its mother.

بُرْغُزnoun
  1. 1.
    bad characterclassical

    A person of ill temper or bad disposition.

Parallel reading

البُرْغُز، بالغين المعجمة كجعفر وقنفذ وعصفور وطربال: ولد البقرة
Al-burghuz, with the unpointed ghayn, like Ja'far, qunfudh, 'usfur, and tarbal: the calf of the cow.
أو إذا مشى مع أمه، وهي: بهاء
Or when it walks with its mother, and it is: beauty.
وكقنفذ: السيئ الخلق
And like qunfudh: the ill-tempered one.
أو هذه تصحيفة، والصواب: بزغر، بتقديم الزاي على الراء
Or this is a textual corruption, and the correct reading is: bazghar, with the zay preceding the ra'.