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ب ر ش ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly related to the concept of tearing or shredding meat, though its primary usage is in place names. The core meaning is obscure, with lexicographers noting its absence in major works and its potential connection to another root.

Derived headwords

بَرَشَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to tear/shred meatclassical

    To tear or shred meat. This meaning is mentioned by Ibn Duraid and transmitted by Al-Saghani, but it is noted as omitted by Al-Jawhari and Ibn al-Athir.

بُرْشُوطname
  1. 1.
    village namemodern

    A village name. Specifically mentioned are two villages: one in the Sharqiyya province of Egypt, and another in Huf Rameses.

Parallel reading

برشط اللحم، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان.
To tear the meat; Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال ابن دريد: أي شرشره، نقله الصاغاني هكذا
And Ibn Duraid said: meaning to shred it; Al-Saghani transmitted it thus.
وسيأتي أيضا في ف ر ش ط هذا المعنى بعينه.
And this same meaning will also come under the root F-R-Sh-T.
برشوط، بالضم: قرية من الشرقية من أعمال مصر، وأخرى من حوف رمسيس، تذكر مع برقامة
Burshut, with damma: a village from the Sharqiyya of the governorate of Egypt, and another from Huf Rameses, mentioned with Barqamah.