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بَرْبَرَ

Root: بر

Form: R. Q. 1

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بَرْبَرَ
R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun بَرْبَرَةٌ, He talked much, and raised a clamour, or confused noise, with his tongue: he cried, or cried out, and talked in anger, or talked confusedly, with anger and aversion. And بَرْبَرَ فِى كَلَامِهِ He was profuse and unprofitable in his talk.
2 Also, Verbal.Noun as above, He uttered a cry or cries, [or rattled,] being excited by desire of the female.
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