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البرنكان

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the word 'al-Barnakān', which is identified as a non-Arabic term. It is explained as meaning 'the great' or 'the magnificent' and was a title given to the vizier Nizām al-Mulk.

Derived headwords

البرنكانname
  1. 1.
    Title of honorclassical

    A title of honor, specifically given to the vizier Nizām al-Mulk, meaning 'the great' or 'the magnificent'.

بزرکname
  1. 1.
    Great, magnificentclassical

    A non-Arabic word meaning 'great' or 'magnificent'. It is used as a title.

نظام الملكname
  1. 1.
    Nizām al-Mulkclassical

    The name of a vizier who was given the title 'al-Barnakān'.

Parallel reading

البرنكان في: ب ر ك.
Al-Barnakān is related to: B R K.
بزرك، بضم الباء والزاي: أعجمية، ومعناها: الكبير، أو العظيم، لقب بها الوزير نظام الملك.
Bizirk, with a damma on the ba and zay: is non-Arabic, and its meaning is: the great, or the magnificent; it is a title by which the vizier Nizām al-Mulk was known.