برح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of departure, cessation, and persistence. It also extends to meanings of hardship, affliction, and intensity, as well as specific terms related to archery and the sun.

Derived headwords

وَبَرِيحٍname

1.
name of a personclassical
A name mentioned in the lineage of Banu Taim Allah bin Asad bin Warah bin Taghlib bin Hulwan.

وَبَرْحَىnoun

1.
word for missing a shotclassical
A term used when one misses a target in archery.

صُرَحَةٌ بَرِحَةٌother

1.
phrase related to clarityclassical
A phrase mentioned in relation to clarity, to be discussed under the letter 'Sad'.

بَرَّاحًاnoun

1.
clearly, openlyclassical
Used to describe something done clearly or openly, as in 'he came with the hidden thing openly'.

تَبَرَّحَverb

1.
to depart, leaveclassical
To depart or leave, synonymous with 'baraha'.

ما تتبرح — they do not depart

أَبْرَحَverb

1.
to cause to departclassical
To cause someone or something to depart or leave.
2.
to afflict, troubleclassical
To afflict or trouble someone, often with persistence.

مَا بَرِحَ يَفْعَلُverb

1.
to keep doing, to not ceaseboth
Indicates continuous action, meaning 'he has not stopped doing' or 'he continues to do'.

وما برح يفعل كذا — and he has not ceased doing such and such

{لن نبرح عليه عاكفين} — {We will not cease from it, worshipping.}

بَرَاحٌnoun

1.
sunclassical
A proper noun for the sun, named so because of its diffusion and clarity.
2.
departure, leavingclassical
Meaning departure or leaving, used in the context of the sun setting or moving away.

حتى دلكت براح براح — until the sun, the sun, set

دلكت براح — the sun set

بُرَاحٌnoun

1.
sun (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation of 'burah' referring to the sun.

رَاحَةٌnoun

1.
palm of the handboth
The palm of the hand, used in a phrase related to the sun setting.

فهم يضعون راحاتهم على عيونهم — so they place their palms on their eyes

بَارِحَةٌadjective

1.
departed, pastclassical
Meaning departed or past, used to describe an event or action that has occurred.
2.
unintentional, mistakenclassical
Describing an action that was not intentional or was mistaken, like a hunter's shot.

هاذه فعلة بارحة — this is an unintentional deed

وقتلة بارحة — and a mistaken killing

تَبْرِيحٌnoun

1.
affliction, hardshipclassical
Suffering caused by persistent hardship or affliction.
2.
cruel killingclassical
A cruel or improper way of killing an animal, such as by poisoning or slow burning.

نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن التولية والتبريح — The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, forbade 'al-tawliyah' and 'al-tabrih'.

مُبَرِّحٌadjective

1.
afflicting, severeboth
Causing great hardship, pain, or severity.

ضربا مبرحا — a severe beating

وهذا أبرح علي من ذاك — and this is more severe/arduous for me than that

بُرَيْحٌnoun

1.
fatigue, wearinessclassical
Fatigue or weariness.

به مسيح وبريح وصخب — He had affliction, weariness, and clamor.

البَوَارِحُnoun

1.
types, kindsclassical
Types or kinds, though this usage is disputed.

أَبْرَحَ قَتْلًاverb

1.
to kill exceedinglyclassical
To kill in an extreme or excessive manner.

وقتلوهم أبرح قتل — and they killed them exceedingly

بَرِحَ اللهُ عَنْكَother

1.
may God relieve youclassical
A supplication meaning 'May God relieve you of hardship'.

Parallel reading

وهو ابن تيم الله بن أسد بن وبرة بن تغلب بن حلوان.

And he is Ibn Taim Allah bin Asad bin Warah bin Taghlib bin Hulwan.

كلمة تقال عند الخطإ في الرمي، ومرحى عند الإصابة.

A word said upon missing a shot, and 'marhan' upon hitting.

إذا أصاب قالوا: مرحى، وإذا أخطأ قالوا: برحى.

If he hit, they said: 'Marhan', and if he missed, they said: 'Barhan'.

جاء بالكخفر براحا، وبالشر صراحا.

He came with the hidden thing openly, and with evil, clearly.

تبرح فلان: كبرح.

So-and-so departed: like 'baraha'.

أبرحه هو.

He caused him to depart.

مكثن على حاجاتهن وقد مضى شباب الضحى والعيس ما تتبرح

They stayed on their needs, and the prime of the forenoon and the camels had passed, and they did not depart.

ما برح يفعل كذا: أي ما زال.

He has not ceased doing such and such: meaning he has not stopped.

{لن نبرح عليه عاكفين}

{We will not cease from it, worshipping.}

بَراحٌ وبَراحٌ: اسم للشمس، معرفة، مثل قطام، سميت بذالك لانتشارها وبيانها.

Burah and Burah: a proper name for the sun, definite, like Qatām, named so because of its diffusion and clarity.

هاذا مكان قدمي رباح ذبب حتى دلكت براح براح: يعني الشمس.

This is the place of my feet, O Rabah, until the sun, the sun, set: meaning the sun.

يعني أن الشمس قد غربت أو زالت، فهم يضعون راحاتهم على عيونهم: ينظرون هل غربت أو زالت.

Meaning that the sun had set or moved away, so they place their palms on their eyes: looking to see if it had set or moved away.

دلكت براح، يا هاذا، على فعال: المعنى أنها زالت وبرحت حين غربت

It set, O you, 'burah', on the 'fa'al' pattern: meaning it departed and left when it set.

وبرح بنا فلان تبريحا وأبرح فهو مبرح، بنا، ومبرح: آذانا بالإلحاح.

So-and-so afflicted us with persistence, and caused us affliction, and he is afflicting us, and causing us affliction: meaning he annoyed us with persistence.

آذاك بإلحاح المشقة، والاسم البرح والتبريح.

It annoyed you with the persistence of hardship, and the noun is 'al-barh' and 'al-tabrih'.

وبرح به: عذبه.

And 'baraha' him: meaning it tormented him.

ضربا مبرحا؛ أي شديدا.

A severe beating; meaning intense.

ضربا غير مبرح

a beating that is not severe

وهذا أبرح علي من ذاك

And this is more severe/arduous for me than that.

أنبنا وشكوى بالنهار كثيرة علي وما يأتي به الليل أبرح

My groans and complaints during the day are many upon me, and what the night brings is more severe.

به مسيح وبريح وصخب

He had affliction, weariness, and clamor.

وقتلوهم أبرح قتل، أي أعجبه

And they killed them exceedingly, meaning it pleased him.

التبريح: قتل السوء للحيوان، مثل أن يلقى السمك على النار حيا.

'Al-tabrih': a bad way of killing an animal, such as throwing a live fish onto a fire.

أراه يدافع قولا بريحا

I see him defending a statement with weariness.

برح الله عنك: كشف عنك البرح.

May God relieve you: meaning God removed hardship from you.

هاذه فعلة بارحة: أي لم تقع على قصد وصواب.

This is an unintentional deed: meaning it did not occur with intention or correctness.

وقتلة بارحة: شزر، أخذت من الطير البارح؛

And a mistaken killing: sideways, taken from a bird that flies past;

أخذت من الطير البارح

taken from the bird that flies past