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البرتكة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of tearing, ripping, and cutting into pieces. It also has a secondary meaning referring to small hills.

Derived headwords

البَرْتَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tearingclassical

    The act of tearing, ripping, or cutting something into pieces.

  2. 2.
    shreddingclassical

    The process of making something into shreds or small pieces.

  3. 3.
    cutting upclassical

    The action of dividing something into smaller parts by cutting.

البَرَاتِكnoun
  1. 1.
    small hillsclassical

    Plural form referring to small, low hills.

Parallel reading

البرتكة: التمزيق، والتخريق، والتقطيع، مثل النملة.
Tearing, ripping, and cutting into pieces, like an ant.
والبراتك: صغار التلال، لم أسمع بواحدها.
And Al-Baratik: small hills, I have not heard of its singular.