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برح

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns hardship, difficulty, and intense suffering. It also extends to concepts of movement, disappearance, and clear visibility, often in contrast to concealment or absence. Additionally, it encompasses terms related to specific winds, animal behavior, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

البَرَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    hardship, sufferingboth

    Intense hardship, affliction, torment, and severe difficulty.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in Yemen.

بَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to cease, to stopboth

    To cease, to stop, to move away from a place.

  2. 2.
    to be angryclassical

    To become angry with someone.

برح به الأمر تبريحاً — The matter exhausted him.
برح الخفاء — The hidden thing became clear.
بَارِحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hot windboth

    A hot wind, specifically a summer wind that carries dust.

  2. 2.
    moving leftclassical

    Describing an animal (like a gazelle) or bird that passes from right to left, considered an ill omen.

ومرا بارح ترب — and a dusty, hot wind.
بَارِحَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    last nightboth

    The night that has just passed; the previous night.

ما أشبه الليلة بالبارحة — How similar this night is to the last night.
البُرْحَىnoun
  1. 1.
    intense sufferingboth

    Severe hardship, distress, or intense suffering, often associated with fever.

برحت بي الحمى — The fever afflicted me severely.
فأخذه البرحاء — and the distress overcame him.
تَبْرِيحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    afflictionboth

    Causing hardship or distress; intense suffering.

  2. 2.
    ardor of longingclassical

    The burning intensity of longing or desire.

برحت بنا امرأته بالصياح — His wife distressed us with her shouting.
تباريح الشوق — the ardor of longing.
البَرَاحُnoun
  1. 1.
    open spaceboth

    An open, empty expanse of land without cultivation or structures.

  2. 2.
    clear, evidentboth

    Something that is clear, obvious, and apparent.

  3. 3.
    disgraceful opinionclassical

    A reprehensible or rejected opinion.

  4. 4.
    source of movementboth

    The source or origin from which something moves or departs.

أرض براح — an open, empty land.
وجاء بالكفر براحا — and he came with disbelief, openly.
بَرَاحُname
  1. 1.
    mother of Uthwaraclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) for a woman, mother of Uthwara, daughter of 'Amir ibn Layth.

لا بَرَاحَparticle
  1. 1.
    certainly, undoubtedlyboth

    An expression of certainty, similar to 'no doubt'. It can be used with the accusative or nominative case.

لا براح — certainly.
بَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to move awayboth

    To move away from a place; to depart.

برح مكانه — He moved from his place.
مُبْرِحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    severe, intenseboth

    Severe, intense, causing great hardship or suffering.

أمر مبرح — a severe matter.
البَرَاحُnoun
  1. 1.
    source of movementboth

    The source or origin from which something moves or departs.

وصار في البراح — and he moved into the open space.
بُرُوحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    movement to the leftclassical

    The act of a gazelle or bird passing from right to left, considered an ill omen.

برح الظبي بروحا — The gazelle passed from right to left.
أَبْرَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to impress, to delightclassical

    To impress, to delight, or to cause admiration.

  2. 2.
    to excel, to be excessiveclassical

    To excel in something, or to be excessive in an action, whether good or bad.

  3. 3.
    to honorclassical

    To honor, to treat with great respect.

ل أبرحت ربا وأبرحت جارا — I would have impressed a lord and impressed a neighbor.
حَبِيلٌ بَرَاحٌname
  1. 1.
    lion, brave manclassical

    An epithet for a lion or a brave, steadfast man, as if tied down and unable to move.

بَارِحُ الأَرْوَىname
  1. 1.
    rarely seenclassical

    An expression referring to something rarely seen, like the mountain goat (arwa), which inhabits high peaks.

إنما هو كبارح الأروى — He is like the rarely seen mountain goat.
اليَبْرُوحُname
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A plant known as Paeonia or Crosswort, resembling a human form.

بُرْشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    skin diseaseclassical

    A skin disease or ailment, often treated with specific herbs.

بِيرَحْname
  1. 1.
    a Tabi'iclassical

    A male given name, referring to a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet).

بَيْرَحَاءname
  1. 1.
    land in Medinaclassical

    A piece of land in Medina, possibly named for its open terrain.

أحب أموالي إلي بيرحاء — My most beloved property is Bayrha'.
مُبَرِّحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    severe, intenseboth

    Severe, intense, causing great hardship or suffering.

البُرْحِيّname
  1. 1.
    hadith narratorclassical

    A surname for hadith narrators, possibly related to a place or tribe.

ابْنُ بَرِيحٍname
  1. 1.
    ravenclassical

    A name for a raven, possibly due to its sound.

  2. 2.
    calamity, hardshipclassical

    A severe calamity or intense hardship.

ولاقيت من صغراهما ابن بريح — and I encountered from their lesser one, Ibn Burayh (a great hardship).
بُرَيْحٌname
  1. 1.
    clan nameclassical

    The name of a clan or lineage within the tribe of Kinda.

بَرِحٌname
  1. 1.
    companionclassical

    A companion (Sahabi) from the tribe of Mahra, who witnessed the conquest of Egypt.

Parallel reading

لقي منه برحا بارحا
He met with severe hardship and affliction from him.
لقوا برحا
They encountered hardship.
برح لعينيك بارح
May a hardship befall your eyes.
ولقي منه البرحين
And he encountered severe calamities from him.
برحة من البرح
A she-camel from the best of camels.
هي من خيار الإبل
She is from the best of camels.
البارح: الريح الحارة
Al-Barih: The hot wind.
ما مر من ميامنك إلى مياسرك
What passed from your right to your left.
من لي بالسانح بعد البارح؟
Who can provide me with a good omen after an ill omen?
أقرب ليلة مضت
The closest night that has passed.
ما أشبه الليلة بالبارحة
How similar this night is to the last night.
البرحاء: الشدة والمشقة
Al-Barha': Hardship and difficulty.
برحاء الحمى
The severity of the fever.
أصابته البرحاء
The severity of the fever afflicted him.
فأخذه البرحاء
And the distress overcame him.
برح به الأمر
The matter exhausted him.
برحت بنا امرأته بالصياح
His wife distressed us with her shouting.
برح بي: ألح علي بالأذى
It distressed me: it persistently bothered me with harm.
تباريح الشوق
The ardor of longing.
أرض براح
An open, empty land.
وجاء بالكفر براحا
And he came with disbelief, openly.
لا براح
Certainly.
برح الخفاء
The hidden thing became clear.
ما أشد ما برح عليه
How intensely he became angry with him.
برح الظبي بروحا
The gazelle passed from right to left.
ل أبرحت ربا وأبرحت جارا
I would have impressed a lord and impressed a neighbor.
إنما هو كبارح الأروى
He is like the rarely seen mountain goat.
أحب أموالي إلي بيرحاء
My most beloved property is Bayrha'.
أمر مبرح
A severe matter.
لقيت منه ابن بريح
I encountered from him Ibn Burayh (a great hardship).
بنت برح شرك على رأسك
The daughter of Burah is a snare upon your head.