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برشم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to expressions of sadness, grief, and intense staring. It also encompasses terms for a veil, a specific type of early-ripening date, and a metaphorical use of 'iron gaze'.

Derived headwords

بَرشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stunnedclassical

    To be struck with astonishment or bewilderment, often accompanied by silence.

  2. 2.
    to show sadnessclassical

    To outwardly display signs of sorrow or grief.

  3. 3.
    to contort the faceclassical

    To cause the facial features to tense or distort, possibly due to pain or strong emotion.

  4. 4.
    to color the spotsclassical

    To apply various colors to markings or spots.

  5. 5.
    to gaze intentlyclassical

    To fix one's eyes upon something for an extended period, implying deep contemplation or observation.

  6. 6.
    to be aloneclassical

    To be solitary or isolated.

بَرْشَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    griefclassical

    A state of deep sorrow or sadness.

  2. 2.
    contortionclassical

    A distortion or twisting of the facial features.

بِرْشَامًاnoun
  1. 1.
    griefclassical

    A state of deep sorrow or sadness.

  2. 2.
    contortionclassical

    A distortion or twisting of the facial features.

كَعَلَابِطother
  1. 1.
    iron gazeclassical

    A metaphorical description of a gaze that is unyielding, intense, or severe, like iron.

كَقُنْفُذother
  1. 1.
    veilclassical

    A piece of cloth or netting worn to cover the face, often for modesty or concealment.

البَرْشُومnoun
  1. 1.
    early datesclassical

    A specific type of date palm that ripens early, particularly noted in Basra.

البُرْشُومnoun
  1. 1.
    early datesclassical

    A specific type of date palm that ripens early, particularly noted in Basra.

Parallel reading

بَرشَمَ: وجم، وأظهر الحزن، أو شنج الوجه، ولون النقط ألوانا، وأدام النظر، أو أحده، برشمة وبرشاما.
Barshama: to be stunned, to show sadness, or for the face to contort, to color the spots with colors, to gaze intently, or to be alone, with 'barshamah' and 'barshaman'.
وكعلابط: الحديد النظر.
And like 'alaabit': the iron gaze.
وكقنفذ: البرقع.
And like 'qunfudh': the veil.
والبرشوم، ويفتح: أبكر النخل بالبصرة.
And 'al-barshoom', and with fatha: the early ripening of date palms in Basra.