برعم

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word برعم. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word برعم, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say برعم in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word برعم you have here. The definition of the word برعم will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofبرعم, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Arabic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Augmentative from the root ب ر ع (b-r-ʕ)? Or from Aramaic? Compare بَرْغَز (barḡaz, young of a cow), بَرْغَش (barḡaš, gnat), بَزْر (bazr, seed).

Pronunciation

Noun

بُرْعُم (burʕumm (plural بَرَاعِم (barāʕim))

  1. scion, sprout, shoot, bud
    Alternative forms: بُرْعُوم (burʕūm), بُرْعُومَة (burʕūma)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of بُرْعُم (burʕum).

Pronunciation

Verb

بَرْعَمَ (barʕama) Iq (non-past يُبَرْعِمُ (yubarʕimu), verbal noun بَرْعَمَة (barʕama))

  1. (intransitive) to put forth bud(s)
Conjugation

Further reading

References

  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “برعم”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 73
  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “برعم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 110
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “برعم”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 81–82