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ب ر ط ل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to objects that are long, narrow, or pointed, such as a type of hat, a narrow umbrella, a long stone, or a tool for grinding. It also extends to the concept of bribery, possibly metaphorically linked to these physical objects.

Derived headwords

البِرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    type of hatclassical

    A type of hat, possibly a close-fitting cap, with a potential variant pronunciation or spelling.

البِرْطَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow umbrellaclassical

    A narrow umbrella, or possibly a summer umbrella.

البِرْطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    long stoneclassical

    A long, rectangular stone, about a cubit in length.

  2. 2.
    long metal toolclassical

    A long, hard metal tool, naturally formed or sharpened, used for grinding millstones.

  3. 3.
    snout of an animalclassical

    Metaphorically used to describe the long snout of a she-camel.

  4. 4.
    pickaxeclassical

    A pickaxe or mattock, known in Persian as 'askana'.

  5. 5.
    bribeboth

    Bribery, though its Arabic origin is debated, possibly derived from the physical object 'برطيل'.

  6. 6.
    snout of a bearclassical

    The snout of an old bear.

بِرْطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    bribeboth

    Bribery, with the initial 'b' pronounced open (fatḥa) being a common usage.

بِرْطِيلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two long stonesclassical

    Two elongated, pointed stones used for grinding millstones.

بَرَاطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of برطيلboth

    Plural of 'برطيل', referring to long stones, tools, or bribes.

بَرطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to bribeboth

    To bribe someone.

  2. 2.
    to be bribedboth

    To be bribed or to accept a bribe.

تَبَرْطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bribedboth

    To be bribed or to accept a bribe.

بُرْطِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bribedboth

    To be bribed or to accept a bribe.

بِرْطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    bribeboth

    Bribery, with the initial 'b' pronounced open (fatḥa) being a common usage.

Parallel reading

قلنسوة
a hat
المظلة الضيقة
the narrow umbrella
الصيفية
the summer one
حجر مستطيل
a rectangular stone
قدر ذراع
about a cubit in length
حديد طويل صلب خلقة
a long, hard metal tool by nature
تنقر به الرحى
with which the millstone is pecked
كأن ما فات عينيها ومذبحها ... من خطمها ومن اللحيين برطيل
As if what escaped its eyes and its throat... from its snout and its jaws was a long object (like a snout).
ظَرران ممطولان
two elongated protrusions
المعول
the pickaxe
جمعه: براطيل
its plural: baraṭīl
وهو الذي يقال له بالفارسية: أسكنه
and it is what is called in Persian: askana
فتح بائه من لغة العامة
its initial 'b' pronounced open is from the common people's dialect
كأن الرشوة حجر رمي به
as if the bribe were a stone thrown with it
لأنه يخرج به ما استتر
because with it one extracts what is hidden
يقال: ألقمه البرطيل
it is said: 'He made him swallow the bribe'
أي الرشوة
meaning the bribe
البراطيل تنصر الأباطيل
Bribes support falsehoods.
جعل بإزاء حوضه برطيلا
He placed a long stone next to his basin.
برطل فلانا: إذا رشاه
He bribed so-and-so: if he bribed him.
فتبرطل أي فارتشى
so he was bribed, meaning he accepted a bribe.
وكذلك برطل: إذا رشي
And likewise, he was bribed: if he was bribed.
خطم الفلحس، وهو الدب المسن
the snout of the fox, which is the old bear.