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بربخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to conduits and channels for water or waste, particularly in a domestic or urban context. It encompasses specific terms for drains, sewers, and their associated structures.

Derived headwords

البَرْبَخnoun
  1. 1.
    water conduitboth

    A passage or channel for water to flow through.

  2. 2.
    sewerboth

    A channel or pipe for conveying sewage and rainwater from buildings.

بَرْبَخ البَوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    urine channelboth

    The channel or conduit through which urine flows.

الإِرْدَبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    earthenware drainclassical

    A drain made of earthenware or pottery, specifically a sewer.

Parallel reading

البربخ: منفذ الماء.
Al-barbakh: a water conduit.
بربخ البول: (مجراه)
The channel for urine: its course.
وهو الإردبة
And it is the 'irdabba'.
وهي البالوعة من الخزف.
And it is the sewer made of earthenware.
البربخ: (ع)
Al-barbakh: a place name.
وقد تقدم في المهملة ذلك، فأحدهما تصحيف عن الآخر.
And that has been mentioned previously under the unpointed letters; one of them is a scribal error for the other.