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ب ر ش ع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes individuals who are large, coarse, ill-tempered, or foolish. It also extends to physical descriptions of being bloated or swollen, and includes a geographical place name.

Derived headwords

البِرْشَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Coarse, ill-mannered personboth

    A person who is rough, uncouth, and ill-tempered.

  2. 2.
    Bloated, swollen personclassical

    Someone who appears bloated or excessively large.

  3. 3.
    Foolish, tall personclassical

    An individual characterized as foolish and tall.

  4. 4.
    Swollen-bellied, heartless personclassical

    One who is bloated in the belly and lacks a heart or courage.

البِرْشَعadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad-tempered, coarseclassical

    Describing someone of bad character, ill-mannered, and coarse.

بِرْشَاعَةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A watering place located between Al-Dahna' and Yamama.

Parallel reading

البرشاع، بالكسر، هو الأهوج الضخم الجافي
Al-birsha' (with kasra) is the impetuous, huge, and coarse one.
وزاد غيره: المنتفخ
And others added: the bloated.
لا تعدليني بأمرئ إرزب ولا ببرشاع الوخام وغب
Do not compare me to a strong, robust man, nor to a coarse, ill-fated, and lingering one.
البرشاع: السيئ الخلق
Al-birsha': the bad-tempered.
كالبرشع، كزبرج
Like al-barsha', like a topaz.
وبرشاعة، بالكسر: منهل بين الدهناء واليمامة
And Birsha'ah (with kasra): a watering place between Al-Dahna' and Yamama.
البرشاع: الأحمق الطويل
Al-birsha': the foolish, tall one.
وقيل: هو المنتفخ الجوف، لا فؤاد له
And it was said: he is the one with a swollen belly, who has no heart.