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برزج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a single, rare Arabic word, likely of foreign origin, referring to a specific type of fur or hair. It is noted as being omitted by major lexicographers.

Derived headwords

اَلْبُرْزَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    Zibra furclassical

    A type of fur or hair, specifically referring to the fur of the zibra (a type of animal). The word is of foreign origin.

زِئْبِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Zibra furclassical

    The fur or hair of the zibra, mentioned as being synonymous with البرزج.

Parallel reading

اَلْبُرْزَجُ بِضَمِّ الْأَوَّلِ وَفَتْحِ الزَّايِ
Al-burzaj, with the first letter having damma and the zay having fatha.
كَقُرْطُقَ: الزِّئْبِرُ، بِالْكَسْرِ
Like qurtuq: az-zibr, with the kasra.
وَهُوَ مُعَرَّبٌ
And it is Arabized (of foreign origin).
ذَكَرَهُ الصَّاغَانِيُّ فِي التَّكْمِلَةِ
Al-Saghani mentioned it in Al-Takmila.
وَأَهْمَلَهُ ابْنُ مَنْظُورٍ، كَالْجَوْهَرِيِّ، وَغَيْرِهِمَا
And Ibn Manzur, Al-Jauhari, and others neglected it.