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ب ذ ر ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the concept of a guard, escort, or protector, often in the context of travel or caravans. It also touches upon the idea of a digging tool or a place for digging, with etymological discussions suggesting Persian origins.

Derived headwords

البَذْرَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Guard, escortclassical

    A guard or escort, especially one sent with a caravan for protection.

  2. 2.
    Digging toolclassical

    A tool used for digging, or a place where digging occurs.

أَبْذَرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To guard, escortclassical

    To act as a guard or escort, to provide protection.

أَبْذَرَقَ ومعي سيفي وقاتل حتى قتل — He escorted me with my sword and fought until he was killed.
مُبَذْرَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Guard, escortclassical

    A guard or escort, someone who provides protection.

Parallel reading

البذرقة أهمله الجوهري، وهو بالذال المعجمة والمهملة
Al-Bitharqa was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and it is with the dotted and undotted Dhal.
وقال ابن بري: هي الحفارة
And Ibn Barrī said: it is the digging tool.
أبذرق ومعي سيفي وقاتل حتى قتل
He escorted me with my sword and fought until he was killed.
وفي المحكم: هي فارسي معرب، وهو قول ابن دريد
And in Al-Muḥkam: it is an Arabized Persian word, and this is the saying of Ibn Durayd.
وقال الهروي في فصل عصم من كتابه الغريبين: إن البذرقة يقال لها: عصمة، أي: يعتصم بها
And Al-Harawī said in the chapter on 'Ismah from his book Al-Gharībayn: Indeed, Al-Bitharqa is called 'Ismah, meaning: that by which one seeks refuge.
وقال ابن خالويه: ليست البذرقة عربية، وإنما هي فارسية، فعربتها العرب
And Ibn Khālawayh said: Al-Bitharqa is not Arabic, rather it is Persian, and the Arabs Arabized it.
يقال: بعث السلطان بذرقة مع القافلة
It is said: The Sultan sent an escort with the caravan.
والمبذرق الخفير
And Al-Mubadhriq is the guard.