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برج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to elevated structures, towers, and fortifications. It also extends to visual aspects like the white of the eye and the act of women displaying their adornments.

Derived headwords

بُرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    The tower of the fortress is its corner.both

    The tower of the fortress is its corner.

بُرُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    And its plural is burūj.both

    And its plural is burūj.

أَبْرَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    And abrāj (plural).both

    And abrāj (plural).

بُرْجَانname
  1. 1.
    Burjan (a thief)classical

    The name of a thief, used in a proverb to denote extreme thievery.

البُرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    And al-burj is also one of the constellations of the sky.both

    And al-burj is also one of the constellations of the sky.

مُبَرَّجadjective
  1. 1.
    Decorated, adornedclassical

    Describing a garment that is intricately patterned or adorned, particularly with distinct colors or designs.

تَبَرُّجnoun
  1. 1.
    Displaying adornmentclassical

    A woman's act of showing her beauty and adornments to men.

إِبْرِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Churnclassical

    A vessel used for churning milk to make butter.

Parallel reading

برج الحصن: ركنه.
The tower of the fortress: its corner.
والجمع بروج وأبراج.
And the plural is buruj and abraj.
وربما سمي الحصن به.
And sometimes the fortress is named after it.
ولو كنتم في بروج مشيدة
Even if you were in fortified towers
والبرج: واحد بروج السماء.
And al-burj: one of the constellations of the sky.
يقال: " أسرق من برجان ".
It is said: 'More thieving than Burjan'.
أن يكون بياض العين محدقا بالسواد كله لا يغيب من سوادها شئ.
That the white of the eye encircles the entire pupil, with no part of the pupil hidden.
وامرأة برجاء بينة البرج.
And a woman with a clear 'burj' (white of the eye).
ومننه قيل ثوب مبرج للمعين من الحلل.
From this, it is said a garment is 'mubarrj' (decorated) for the distinct types of fine clothes.
والتبرج: إظهار المرأة زينتها ومحاسنها للرجال.
And at-tabarruj: a woman's displaying her adornments and beauties to men.
والإبريج: الممخضة.
And al-ibriyj: the churn.
لقد تمخض في قلبي مودتها * كما تمخض في إبريجه اللبن
Her love has churned in my heart * just as milk churns in its churn.