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برءل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the distinctive plumage or feathers found around the neck of certain birds, particularly roosters and bustards. It also refers to the act of a rooster puffing up these neck feathers.

Derived headwords

البَرَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Neck plumageboth

    The distinctive feathers or plumage that form a ruff or circle around the neck of birds such as roosters, bustards, and others.

برأَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To puff up neck feathersclassical

    Said of a rooster when it fluffs up and spreads the feathers around its neck.

بَرَأْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Puffing of neck feathersclassical

    The act or instance of a rooster puffing up its neck feathers.

Parallel reading

عفرة الديك والحبارى وغيرهما، وهو الريش الذي يستدير في عنقه.
The plumage of the rooster, the bustard, and others, which is the feathers that encircle its neck.
ولا يزال خرب مقنع برائلاه والجناح يلمع
And the crested bustard continues to have its neck plumage, and the wing shines.
وقد برأل الديك برألة، إذا نفش برائله.
And the rooster has puffed up its neck feathers, if it has fluffed its neck plumage.