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بركع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of kneeling or prostrating, often in a manner that involves falling onto one's posterior. It also extends to the idea of being thrown down or overthrown.

Derived headwords

البِرْكَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Kneeling on four limbsclassical

    The act of kneeling or resting on four limbs, resembling the posture of an animal.

تَبَرْكَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To fall on one's posteriorclassical

    To be thrown down or to fall onto one's rear end, often forcefully.

  2. 2.
    To kneelclassical

    To assume a kneeling posture.

Parallel reading

البركعة: القيام على أربع.
Al-birka'ah: To stand on four (limbs).
وبركعه فتبركع، أي صرعه فوقع على استه.
And he made him kneel, so he fell on his posterior, meaning he threw him down so he fell on his rear.
ومن همزنا عزه تبركعا
And whoever we made proud, he would fall on his posterior
على استه زوبعة أو زوبعا
On his posterior, a whirlwind or a dust storm.