ب ر ق

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shining, lightning, and flashes of light. It extends to names of places, mountains, waters, and even a type of food or a specific person's lineage. Some derived terms also refer to specific individuals or villages.

Derived headwords

بَرَقَverb

1.
to flash, to lightenboth
To emit flashes of light, like lightning.

بَرْقَةnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place where a significant battle or event occurred during the Arab days.
2.
lightningboth
The flash of light from the sky, lightning.

ببرقة بعد عز واقتدار — in Barqah after might and power —

بارِقnoun

1.
mountain nameclassical
A mountain where Sa'd ibn 'Uday resided and was thus named.
2.
water source nameclassical
A water source in the Al-Sarat region.
3.
place nameclassical
A location in Tihamah.
4.
corner of a landmarkclassical
A corner or edge of the 'Arid Al-Yamamah.
5.
river nameclassical
A river at the gate of Paradise, mentioned in a hadith.

البَرْقِيّname

1.
epithet of a scholarclassical
An epithet referring to Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf Al-Khwarizmi Al-Hanafi, from a prominent family in Bukhara, related to 'Al-Barq' (the lamb's offspring).

بُرْقانnoun

1.
village nameclassical
A village in the Balkh region, from which Muhammad ibn Khaqan and others originated.

أَبَارِقnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place near Al-Ruwaythah, mentioned in poetry.

أشاقك برق آخر الليل خافق ... جرى من سناه بينة فالأبارق — Did a flashing lightning of the last part of the night attract you... which shone its light between Baynah and Al-Abariq —

الأَبْرَاقَاتnoun

1.
water source nameclassical
A water source belonging to the Banu Ja'far ibn Kilab tribe.

أَبْرُوقَاnoun

1.
village nameclassical
A notable village in the Rumqan district of Kufa, known for its significant tax revenue.

بَرَقَاوِيَّهnoun

1.
metaphor for eyesclassical
A metaphorical expression meaning 'his eyes', referring to their bright, flashing color.

فأرسل برقاويه — he sent his 'barqawiyyah' (eyes) —

بَرَّاقَةnoun

1.
village nameclassical
A village in the Yamamah region.

بُرَاقnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A name for various locations mentioned by lexicographers, including places near Wadi Al-Qura, in Al-Jazirah, and in the Levant.

براق بدر — Burraq of Badr —

براق جبا — Burraq of Jaba —

براق حبا — Burraq of Haba —

براق التين — Burraq Al-Tin —

براق ثجر — Burraq Thajr —

براق حورة — Burraq Hawrah —

براق خبت — Burraq Khabt —

براق الخيل — Burraq Al-Khayl —

براق سلمى — Burraq Salma —

براق غضور — Burraq Ghudhur —

براق غول — Burraq Ghawl —

براق اللوى — Burraq Al-Lawa —

براق لوى سعيد — Burraq Lawi Sa'id —

براق النعاف — Burraq Al-Na'af —

ذو البُرَاقname

1.
place nameclassical
A place mentioned in the poetry of Jamil.

بُرَيْقname

1.
ancestor's nameclassical
The grandfather of Abu Al-Fadl Ja'far ibn Ammar Al-Bazzaz, whose name was recorded with a slight variation by Al-Tabarani.

باب بارِقَةname

1.
gate nameclassical
One of the gates in the Jabal Al-Qabaq mountain.

البُرْقَةnoun

1.
lack of fatclassical
A state of being low in fat or richness.

البَرْقِيَّاتnoun

1.
types of foodclassical
The colorful varieties of food that are visually appealing or 'flashy'.

البَرْقِيّnoun

1.
parasite, freeloaderclassical
A term used in Mecca for someone who lives off others or is a freeloader.

Parallel reading

وأيضا: موضع كان فيه يوم من أيام العرب، أسر فيه شهاب فارس هبود، من بني تميم، أسره يزيد بن حرثة، أو برد اليشكري، فمن عليه، وفي ذلك قال شاعرهم:

Also: a place where one of the Arab days occurred, in which Shihab Fares Habud, from Banu Tamim, was captured by Yazid ibn Harithah, or Bard Al-Yashkari, who then released him. Regarding this, their poet said:

ببرقة بعد عز واقتدار

in Barqah after might and power

وبارق: جبل نزله سعد بن عدي فلقب به في قول المؤرج،

And Barq: a mountain where Sa'd ibn 'Uday descended and was thus nicknamed, according to Al-Mu'arrij,

وقال ابن عبد البر: بارق: ماء) بالسراة،

And Ibn Abd Al-Barr said: Barq: a water source in Al-Sarat,

وقال غيره: موضع بتهامة.

And others said: a place in Tihamah.

وبارق: ركن من أركان عارض اليمامة.

And Barq: a corner of the landmarks of Al-Yamamah.

وبارق: نهر بباب الجنة في حديث ابن عباس، ذكره ابن حاتم في التقاسيم والأنواع في حديث الشهداء.

And Barq: a river at the gate of Paradise in the hadith of Ibn Abbas, mentioned by Ibn Hatim in Al-Taqasim wa Al-Anwa' in the hadith of the martyrs.

والبرقي، محركة: نسبة الإمام أبي عبد الله محمد بن أحمد بن يوسف الخوارزمي الحنفي، وهم بيت كبير في بخارا، إلى البرق، وهو ولد الشاة، روى عنه شمس الأئمة الأوزجندي، وبرهان الأئمة، وغيرهما، ويلقب أيضا بشرف الرؤساء، ترجمه الذهبي في التاريخ.

And Al-Barqi, harakah: is an attribution to Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf Al-Khwarizmi Al-Hanafi, who was from a large household in Bukhara, related to Al-Barq, which is the offspring of a sheep. Shams Al-A'immah Al-Uzjandi, Burhan Al-A'immah, and others narrated from him. He was also nicknamed Sharaf Al-Ru'asa. Al-Dhahabi translated his biography in Al-Tarikh.

وبرقان بضمتين قرية من نواحي بلخ منها محمد بن خاقان وغيره.

And Burqan (with two dammah) is a village in the vicinity of Balkh, from which Muhammad ibn Khaqan and others originated.

وأبارق بينة موضع قرب الرويثة قال كثير:

And Abariq Baynah is a place near Al-Ruwaythah, about which Kathir said:

والأبراقات ماء لبني جعفر ابن كلاب.

And Al-Abraqat is a water source for Banu Ja'far ibn Kilab.

وأبروقا: قرية جليلة من ناحية الرومقان من أعمال الكوفة، وفي كتاب الوزراء أنها كانت تقوم على الرشيد بألف ألف ومائتي ألف درهم.

And Abruqa: a distinguished village in the Rumqan district of Kufa, and in the Book of Ministers it is stated that it yielded to Al-Rashid one million two hundred thousand dirhams.

ويقال: حدثته فأرسل برقاويه، أي: عينيه لبرق لونهما، وهو مجاز، كما في الأساس.

And it is said: I told him, and he sent his 'barqawiyyah', meaning: his eyes due to their flashing color, which is a metaphor, as stated in Al-Asas.

وبراقة، مشددة: قرية من أعمال اليمامة.

And Barraqah (with shaddah): a village in the Yamamah region.

وللعرب براق قد أخل بذكرهن المصنف والصاغاني، أوردها ياقوت في المعجم، منها: براق بدر، وبراق جبا: موضع بالجزيرة، أما براق حبا فبالشام، عن أبي عبيدة، ذكرهما معا نصر.

And the Arabs have places called Burraq, which the author and Al-Sagani omitted to mention. Yaqut mentioned them in Al-Mu'jam, including: Burraq Badr, and Burraq Jaba: a place in Al-Jazirah. As for Burraq Haba, it is in Al-Sham, according to Abu Ubaydah. Nasr mentioned them both.

وبراق التين، وبراق ثجر: قرب وادي القرى.

And Burraq Al-Tin, and Burraq Thajr: near Wadi Al-Qura.

وبراق حورة: من ناحية القبلية.

And Burraq Hawrah: from the Qibliyyah region.

وبراق خبت: بين الحرمين.

And Burraq Khabt: between the two sanctuaries.

وبراق الخيل: قرب راكس.

And Burraq Al-Khayl: near Raks.

وبراق سلمى، وبراق غضور، وبراق غول، وبراق اللوى، وبراق لوى سعيد، وبراق النعاف، وقد حذفنا شواهدها، لئلا يطول الكتاب.

And Burraq Salma, Burraq Ghudhur, Burraq Ghawl, Burraq Al-Lawa, Burraq Lawi Sa'id, Burraq Al-Na'af. We have omitted their citations to avoid lengthening the book.

وذو البراق، بالكسر أيضا: موضع في شعر جميل.

And Dhu Al-Burraq (with kasrah): a place in the poetry of Jamil.

وبريق كزبير: جد أبي الفضل جعفر بن عمار البزاز، ضبطه الخطيب، وقال: وهم فيه الطبراني، فقال: ابن بويق، بالواو.

And Burayq (like Zubayr): the grandfather of Abu Al-Fadl Ja'far ibn Ammar Al-Bazzaz. Al-Khatib recorded it, and said: Al-Tabarani erred in it, saying: Ibn Buywayq (with waw).

وباب بارقة أحد الأبواب في جبل القبق.

And Bab Barqah is one of the gates in Jabal Al-Qabaq.

والبرقة بالضم. قلة الدسم.

And Al-Burqah (with dammah). Lack of fat.

والبرقيات بضم ففتح، من الطعام: الألوان التي يبرق بها.

And Al-Barqiyyat (with dammah then fathah), from food: the colors that make it flash or appear bright.

والبرقي: الطفيلي بلغة أهل مكة.

And Al-Barqi: the freeloader in the language of the people of Mecca.