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بره

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of time, specifically long durations. It also appears in proper names of historical figures, particularly rulers of Yemen, and in a specific place name associated with the souls of the damned. Additionally, it describes a type of woman.

Derived headwords

بُرْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with a damma on the ba and a fatha on it: meaning a long period of timeboth

    with a damma on the ba and a fatha on it: meaning a long period of time

أَبْرَهَةname
  1. 1.
    Abrahaclassical

    A proper name for several rulers of Yemen, including Abraha ibn al-Harith al-Ra'ish, known as Dhu al-Minar, and Abraha al-Ashram, the companion of the elephant.

بَرْهَرِهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    woman with moistnessclassical

    A woman characterized by a certain moistness or tenderness, described as if trembling with it.

بُرْهُوتname
  1. 1.
    Barhutclassical

    A well in Hadramawt, said to be a place where the souls of the disbelievers are held.

Parallel reading

أتت عليه برهمة من الدهر وبرهة، أي مدة طويلة من الزمان.
A long period of time passed over him, meaning a long duration of time.
وهو أبرهة ابن الحارث الرائش، الذى يقال له ذو المنار.
And he is Abraha ibn al-Harith al-Ra'ish, who is called Dhu al-Minar.
وأبرهة بن الصباح أيضا من ملوك اليمين , وكان عالما جوادا.
And Abraha ibn al-Sabah was also among the kings of Yemen, and he was knowledgeable and generous.
وأبرهة الاشرم الحبشى أيضا من ملوك اليمن، وهو أبو يكسوم صاحب الفيل.
And Abraha al-Ashram the Abyssinian was also among the kings of Yemen, and he is Abu Yaksoum, the companion of the elephant.
منعت من أبرهة الحطيما * وكنت فيما ساءه زعيما
I was prevented from Abraha's Hitiama * and I was a leader in what displeased him.
والبرهرهة: المرأة التى كأنها ترعد رطوبة، وهى فعلعلة، كرر فيه العين واللام.
And al-Barharhah: the woman who is as if trembling with moistness, and it is a pattern, repeating the 'ayn and lam.
برهرهة رؤدة رخصة * كخرعوبة البانة المنفطر
A tender, soft woman * like a young, splitting palm shoot.
برهوت على مثال رهبوت: بئر بحضرموت، يقال فيها أرواح الكفار.
Barhut, on the pattern of Rahbut: a well in Hadramawt, in which the souls of the disbelievers are said to be.
خير بئر في الارض زمزم، وشر بئر في الارض برهوت.
The best well on earth is Zamzam, and the worst well on earth is Barhut.
ويقال برهوت مثل سبروت.
And it is said Barhut, like Sabrut.