بهرج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of falsity, worthlessness, and being counterfeit, often applied to currency or goods. It also extends to meanings of being abandoned, neglected, or made void, particularly in relation to blood or territory.

Derived headwords

البَهْرَجnoun

1.
falsity, falsehoodboth
That which is false, invalid, or counterfeit.
2.
inferiority, worthlessnessboth
The inferior or worthless part of anything.
3.
counterfeit coinboth
A counterfeit or debased coin, especially a dirham.
4.
abandoned thingclassical
Something abandoned or neglected.
5.
unprotected placeclassical
A place that is not protected or guarded.

بَهْرَجَverb

1.
to falsify, to counterfeitboth
To make something false, counterfeit, or debased.
2.
to make void, to nullifyclassical
To render something void, invalid, or of no effect.
3.
to abandon, to neglectclassical
To abandon or neglect something, making it unprotected.
4.
to lead astrayclassical
To lead someone astray or off the right path.

نَبْهَرَجnoun

1.
counterfeit coinboth
A counterfeit or debased coin, similar to 'bahraj'.
2.
falsity, falsehoodclassical
That which is false or counterfeit.

نَبْهَرَجَاتnoun

1.
counterfeit coinsboth
Plural of 'nabharaj', referring to counterfeit or debased coins.

بَهَارِجnoun

1.
counterfeit coinsboth
Plural of 'bahraj', referring to counterfeit or debased coins.

مُبْهَرَجadjective

1.
counterfeit, fakeboth
Something that is counterfeit, fake, or debased.
2.
abandoned, neglectedclassical
Something that is abandoned, neglected, or left unprotected.
3.
void, nullifiedclassical
Something that has been made void or nullified.

تَبَهْرَجَverb

1.
to become abandonedclassical
To become abandoned, neglected, or unprotected.

البَهْرَجَةnoun

1.
deviation from the normclassical
The act of deviating from the intended or correct path or way.

Parallel reading

البَهْرَجُ: الباطل، والرَّدِيءُ من كل شيء

Al-bahraj: falsehood, and the inferior of everything.

وكان ما اهتض الجحاف بهرجا أي باطلا

And what the Juhāf (a destructive force) took was bahraj, meaning false.

بهَرَجَ: معرَّب نَبْهَرَج، أي باطل، ومعناه الزُّغْل

Bahraja: a loanword from nabharaj, meaning false, and its meaning is counterfeit.

درهم بهرج ونبهَرَج، أي باطل زيف

A bahraj and nabharaj dirham, meaning false and counterfeit.

درهم بهرج: رديء

A bahraj dirham: inferior.

الدرهم البهرج: الذي لا يباع به

The bahraj dirham: one that is not used for trade.

يقال درهم بهرج، إذا ضرب في غير دار الأمير

It is said a bahraj dirham, if it was minted outside the ruler's mint.

والدرهم البهرج الذي فضته دريئة

And the bahraj dirham whose silver is impure.

البهرج: الدرهم المبطل السكة

Al-bahraj: the dirham whose minting stamp is invalid.

أنه بهرج دم ابن كأنه طرح فلا يتنافس فيه

That he declared the blood of a son to be bahraj, as if it were discarded and not competed for.

البهرج: الشيء المباح، يقال: بهرج دمه

Al-bahraj: the permissible thing; it is said: his blood was bahraj (i.e., made permissible to shed).

البَهْرَجَة: أن يعدل بالشيء عن الجادة القاصدة إلى غيرها

Al-bahraja: to divert something from its intended path to another.

أتي بجراب لؤلؤ بهرج أي رديء

A bag of pearls was brought, which was bahraj, meaning inferior.

بهرج بهم، إذا أخذ بهم في غير المحجة

He led them astray (bahraja bihim), if he took them on a path other than the right one.

المبهرج من المياه: المهمل الذي لا يمنع عنه كل من ورد

Al-mubharraj (of waters): neglected, from which no one who comes is prevented.

المبهرج من الدماء: المهدر

Al-mubharraj (of blood): nullified, i.e., made void.

أما إذ بهرجتني فلا أشربها أبدا

But since you have made me mubharraj (i.e., declared my blood void), I will never drink it.

كلام بهرج، وعمل بهرج: رديء

Bahraj speech, and bahraj work: inferior.

دم بهرج: هدر

Bahraj blood: nullified.

مكان بهرج: غير حمى، وقد بهرجه فتبهرج

A bahraj place: not protected; and he made it unprotected (bahrajahu), so it became unprotected (tabahraja).