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برث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes soft, easy, and yielding land. It also encompasses related concepts like softness and gentleness, often in a figurative sense.

Derived headwords

البَرْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, easy landboth

    Refers to land that is easy to traverse and cultivate due to its soft and yielding nature.

بِراثnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft lands (plural)both

    The plural form of 'al-barth', referring to multiple areas of soft and easy land.

أبْراثnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft lands (plural)both

    Another plural form of 'al-barth', also denoting areas of soft and easy land.

بُروثnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft lands (plural)both

    A further plural form of 'al-barth', indicating multiple tracts of soft and yielding terrain.

البَرارِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft lands (plural, possibly erroneous)classical

    A plural form of 'al-barth' found in poetry, though it is suggested to be an error.

Parallel reading

الأرض السهلة اللينة
The easy, soft land.
والجمع براث وأبراث وبروث
And the plural is barāth, abrāth, and burūth.
وفى شعر رؤبة البرارث
And in the poetry of Ru'bah, 'al-barārith' is mentioned.
ويقال إنه خطأ
And it is said that it is an error.