براق

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Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ب ر ق (b-r-q).

Pronunciation

Adjective

بَرَّاق (barrāq) (feminine بَرَّاقَة (barrāqa), masculine plural بَرَّاقُونَ (barrāqūna), feminine plural بَرَّاقَات (barrāqāt))

  1. shining; lustrous
  2. devious

Declension

Descendants

  • Hijazi Arabic: براق (barrāg)
  • Italian: Barraco
  • Persian: براق (barrâq)
  • Urdu: براق (barrāq)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “برق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ر ق
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

Noun

براق (barrāgm (plural بَرَّاقات (barrāgāt))

  1. strobe light

Etymology 2

From Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بُرَاق (burāq).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

براق (burāgm

  1. a male given name

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braːɡ/, /praːɡ/

Proper noun

براق (brāg or prāgf

  1. Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? barrāq
Dari reading? barrāq
Iranian reading? barrâğ
Tajik reading? barroq

Adjective

براق (barrâq)

  1. glittering; shimmering
    Synonyms: درخشان (deraxšân), تابان (tâbân), منیر (monir)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic البُرَاق (al-burāq).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? burāq
Dari reading? burāq
Iranian reading? borâğ
Tajik reading? buroq

Proper noun

براق (borâq)

  1. (Islam) the Buraq, the steed of the Prophet Muhammad in his heavenly ascent

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic براق (barrāq).

Adjective

براق (barāq) (Hindi spelling बराक़)

  1. shiny, bright