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البردعة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of saddle pad or pack saddle used for animals, particularly camels. It also extends to a place name and a descriptive term for a person with a contracted or displeased facial expression.

Derived headwords

البَرْدَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddle padboth

    A pad or blanket placed under a saddle or pack on an animal, especially a camel.

  2. 2.
    Pack saddleclassical

    A type of saddle designed for carrying loads.

بَرْدَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddle padboth

    A pad or blanket placed under a saddle or pack on an animal, especially a camel.

بَرْدَعَةname
  1. 1.
    Bardha'aclassical

    A place name in the farthest reaches of Azerbaijan, an etymological borrowing from Persian 'Bardhan'. It is said to have been named by a king who settled captives there.

مُبَرْدَعadjective
  1. 1.
    Contracted faceclassical

    A person whose face is contracted or drawn, indicating displeasure or a withdrawn state.

مُبَرْدَعname
  1. 1.
    Muhammad ibn Yahyaclassical

    A poet named Muhammad ibn Yahya, associated with the place name Bardha'a.

مُبَرْدَعname
  1. 1.
    Makki ibn Ahmadclassical

    A traditionist (muhaddith) named Makki ibn Ahmad, associated with the place name Bardha'a.

Parallel reading

البَرْدَعَة: الحِلْسُ يُلْقَى تَحْتَ الرَّحْلِ
The bard'a: is the pad that is thrown under the saddle.
وبِلا لامٍ
And without the definite article 'al-'.
وقَدْ تُنَقَّطُ دَالُهُ: د
And its 'dal' can be dotted: 'd'.
بِأَقْصَى أَذَرْبَيْجَانَ
In the farthest reaches of Azerbaijan.
مُعَرَّبُ بُرْدَهْ دَانَ
It is an Arabicized form of the Persian 'Bardhan'.
لِأَنَّ مَلِكًا مِنْهُمْ سَبَى سَبْيًا وَأَنْزَلَهُمْ هُنَالِكَ
Because a king from them captured captives and settled them there.
مِنْهُ مُحَمَّدُ ابْنُ يَحْيَى الشَّاعِرُ
Among them is Muhammad ibn Yahya, the poet.
وَمَكِّيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ المُحَدِّثُ
And Makki ibn Ahmad, the traditionist.
ورَجُلٌ مُبَرْدَعٌ عَنِ الشَّيْءِ: مُنْقَبِضُ الوَجْهِ
And a man is mubarda' from a thing: his face is contracted.