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Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of shaping, carving, or sharpening, particularly in relation to arrows. It extends to concepts of completion, opposition, and confrontation, as well as physical states like leanness or being covered in dust.

Derived headwords

بَرَى السَّهْمَ يَبْرِيهِ بَرْيًاverb

1.
to sharpen an arrowboth
To shape or sharpen an arrow, typically with a knife or tool.

انْبَرَىverb

1.
to be sharpenedclassical
Passive form, meaning to be shaped or sharpened, referring to an arrow.
2.
to confrontmodern
To stand up to, confront, or oppose someone.

وانبرى له — and he confronted him

سَهْمٌ بَرِيٌّadjective

1.
sharpened arrowclassical
An arrow that has been sharpened or is perfectly shaped.

البَرَاءُnoun

1.
arrow makerclassical
The craftsman who sharpens or makes arrows.
2.
nameclassical
A proper name, such as Abu al-Aliyah or Abu Ma'shar.

البَرَاءَةُnoun

1.
knife for sharpeningclassical
A knife used for sharpening arrows or shaping wood, like a bow.

المِبْرَاةُnoun

1.
knife for sharpeningclassical
A knife used for sharpening arrows or shaping wood, like a bow.

البَرَاءُnoun

1.
wood shavingsclassical
The shavings or waste material produced when sharpening wood.

البَرَايَةُnoun

1.
wood shavingsclassical
The shavings or waste material produced when sharpening wood.

نَاقَةٌ ذَاتُ بَرَايَةٍadjective

1.
well-fed camelclassical
A female camel that is fleshy and well-fed, or one that can endure long journeys.

بَرَاهُ السَّفَرُ يَبْرِيهِ بَرْيًاverb

1.
to make leanclassical
The journey caused him to become thin or emaciated.

البَرِّيُّnoun

1.
dustclassical
Refers to dust or earth.

البَارِيname

1.
Godclassical
A name for God, often used in the context of creation (from the root ب-و-ر).

بَرَىverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike or hit, possibly referring to an event or place.

انْبَرَى لَهُverb

1.
to confrontmodern
To stand in the way of, to confront or oppose someone.

تَبَرَّيْتُ لِمَعْرُوفِهِverb

1.
to present oneselfclassical
To present oneself or offer oneself in return for a favor or kindness.

بَارَاهُverb

1.
to rivalmodern
To compete with someone, to rival them.
2.
to reconcileclassical
To make peace with one's wife after a separation or dispute.

تَبَارَيَاverb

1.
to rival each othermodern
To compete with each other or oppose one another.

البَرِيَّةُnoun

1.
creationclassical
Refers to creation, often in the context of being created or formed (related to the hamza in the root).

أَبْرَىverb

1.
to be covered in dustclassical
To be affected by dust or earth.
2.
to encounter sugarcaneclassical
To come across or find sugarcane.

ابْنُ بَارٍname

1.
poetclassical
A term used to refer to a poet.

Parallel reading

برى السهم يبريه بريا وابتراه: نحته

He sharpened the arrow, sharpening it with a sharpening, and he shaped it: he carved it.

وقد انبرى

And it was sharpened.

وسهم بري: مبري، أو كامل البري

And a sharpened arrow: one that is sharpened, or perfectly sharpened.

والبراء، كشداد: صانعه

And Al-Bara', like Shaddad: its maker.

والبراءة والمبراة، كمسحاة: السكين يبرى بها القوس

And Al-Bara'ah and Al-Mibrah, like Mis'ah: the knife with which the bow is shaped.

والبراء والبراية، بضمهما: النحاتة

And Al-Bara' and Al-Barayyah, with both of them having dammah: the shavings.

وناقة ذات براية أيضا: ذات شحم ولحم، أو بقاء على السير

And a camel with Al-Barayyah also: having fat and meat, or endurance for the journey.

وبراه السفر يبريه بريا: هزله

And the journey made him lean, making him lean with leanness: it emaciated him.

والبرى: التراب

And Al-Burra: the dust.

والباري: في ب ور

And Al-Bari: in B-W-R (referring to creation).

وبرى: ع

And Bara: a place name (verb).

وانبرى له: اعترض

And he confronted him: he stood in his way.

وتبريت لمعروفه: تعرضت

And I presented myself for his favor: I offered myself.

وباراه: عارضه

And he rivaled him: he opposed him.

وامرأته: صالحها على الفراق

And his wife: he reconciled with her for separation.

وتباريا: تعارضا

And they rivaled each other: they opposed each other.

والبرية: في الهمز

And Al-Barriyyah: in the hamza (referring to creation).

وأبرى: أصابه التراب

And he was covered in dust: dust afflicted him.

وصادف قصب السكر

And he encountered sugarcane.

وابن بار: شاعر

And Ibn Barr: a poet.