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البطرك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a high-ranking ecclesiastical title, specifically a patriarch, and by extension, a chief or leader. It can also denote a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

البَطْرَكname
  1. 1.
    Patriarchboth

    A chief bishop or ecclesiastical leader, particularly in Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.

  2. 2.
    Chief of the Magiclassical

    A leader or prince among the Magi, often referring to the wise men who visited Jesus.

البَطْرِيقname
  1. 1.
    Patriarchboth

    An alternative form for the title of a patriarch, a high-ranking bishop.

  2. 2.
    Chief of the Magiclassical

    A leader or prince among the Magi.

  3. 3.
    Penguinmodern

    A type of flightless bird found in the Southern Hemisphere.

Parallel reading

البطرك، كقمطر وجعفر: البطريق، أو سيد المجوس، وذكر في ب ط ر ق.
The patriarch, like Qamtar and Ja'far: the patriarch, or chief of the Magi, and it was mentioned in B.T.R.Q.