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البرازيق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to groups of people or formations, particularly in a military or organized context. It can also denote specific types of plants or pathways.

Derived headwords

البَرَازِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Groups of peopleboth

    Large congregations or assemblies of people.

  2. 2.
    Formations of cavalryclassical

    Groups of horsemen, specifically those smaller than a full procession or parade.

  3. 3.
    Organized pathwaysclassical

    Lined paths or routes that run alongside a main or greater road.

بَرْزِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Individual member of a groupclassical

    A single unit or member belonging to a group or formation, analogous to 'zambil' (basket).

البَرْزَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Plantclassical

    A type of plant.

البُرُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Plant (corrected)classical

    The correct term for a type of plant, as opposed to 'al-barzaq'.

Parallel reading

الجماعات من الناس
Groups of people
الواحد: برزيق، كزنبيل
The singular is 'barziq', like 'zambil' (basket).
فارسي معرب
Persian, Arabized.
أو الفرسان
Or the horsemen.
أو جماعات خيل دون الموكب
Or groups of horses less than a procession.
والطرق المصطفة حول الطريق الأعظم
And the lined paths around the great road.
الليث: البرزق: نبات
Al-Layth said: 'Al-barzaq' is a plant.
والصواب: البروق
And the correct term is: 'Al-burooq'.