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برجس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to celestial bodies, specifically planets and stars, and also encompasses objects used as targets or for specific purposes, such as in wells or as markers.

Derived headwords

البِرْجِيسname
  1. 1.
    starboth

    A star in the sky.

  2. 2.
    Jupiterboth

    The planet Jupiter, identified as a celestial body.

  3. 3.
    Marsclassical

    The planet Mars, identified as a celestial body.

  4. 4.
    heavy-milking camelclassical

    A female camel that produces abundant milk.

البُرْجُسname
  1. 1.
    starboth

    A star in the sky, similar to Al-Birjis.

  2. 2.
    Jupiterboth

    The planet Jupiter, identified as a celestial body.

البُرْجَاسname
  1. 1.
    target in the airclassical

    An object placed in the air on top of a spear or similar pole, used as a target for shooting.

  2. 2.
    stone for wellclassical

    A stone thrown into a well to open its springs and improve its water.

  3. 3.
    stone markerclassical

    A structure resembling a marker or post, erected from stones.

Parallel reading

البرجيس، بالكسر، وكذلك البرجس، كزبرج والأول أعرف: نجم في السماء، أو هو المشتري
Al-Birjis, with kasra, and likewise Al-Burjus, like Zubruj, and the former is more known: a star in the sky, or it is Jupiter.
وفي الحديث: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم سئل عن الكواكب الخنس فقال: هي البرجيس وزحل وبهرام وعطارد والزهرة
And in the hadith: The Prophet, peace be upon him, was asked about the retreating stars, and he said: They are Al-Birjis, Saturn, Bahram, Mercury, and Venus.
قال: البرجيس: المشتري، وبهرام: المريخ.
He said: Al-Birjis is Jupiter, and Bahram is Mars.
البرجيس: الناقة الغزيرة اللبن.
Al-Birjis: The camel that is abundant in milk.
العامة تكسره: غرض في الهواء على رأس رمح ونحوه يرمى به
The common people pronounce it with kasra: a target in the air on top of a spear or similar, which is shot at.
البرجاس: حجر يرمى به في البئر ليفتح عيونها ويطيب ماءها
Al-Burjas: A stone thrown into a well to open its springs and improve its water.
إذا رأوا كريهة يرمون بي ... كرميك البرجاس في قعر الطوي
When they see a difficult situation, they throw me... like your throwing of Al-Burjas into the bottom of the well.
البرجاس: شبه الأمرة ينصب من الحجارة، قاله شمر.
Al-Burjas: Like a marker erected from stones, said Shamir.