بَرَكَ
Root: برك
Form: 1
Full Definition
بَرَكَI
, Present.T
ـُ Verbal.Noun بُرُوكٌ and تَبْرَاكٌ, said of a camel, i. q.
اِسْتَنَاخَ [i. e. He lay down, or kneeled and lay down, upon his breast, with his legs folded]; he made his breast to cleave to the ground; he fell upon his
بَرْك, i. e. breast; he threw his
برك, i. e. breast, upon the ground; and in like manner, برّك , Verbal.Noun تَبْرِيكٌ. And بَرَكَتِ النَّعَامَةُ
The ostrich lay upon its breast. And بَرَكَ is also said of a lion, and of a man. (K voce ربض.) [Of the latter, one also says, بَرَكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ
He fell, or set himself, upon his knees; he kneeled.] The بُرُوك of a man praying, which is forbidden, is The putting down the hands before the knees, after the manner of the camel [when he lies down; for the latter falls first upon his knees, and then upon his stiflejoints].
2 Hence, i. e., from the verb said of a camel, Verbal.Noun بُرُوكٌ, He, or it, was, or became, firm, steady, steadfast, or fixed; continued, remained, or stayed; in a place: [and so, app., with ـِ for its Present.T; for] you say, بَرَكَ لِلْقِتَالِ, Present.T ـِ [He was, or became, firm, &c., for the purpose of fighting,] and in like manner بَرِكَ, Present.T ـَ.
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4 See also 8, in two places.
2 Hence, i. e., from the verb said of a camel, Verbal.Noun بُرُوكٌ, He, or it, was, or became, firm, steady, steadfast, or fixed; continued, remained, or stayed; in a place: [and so, app., with ـِ for its Present.T; for] you say, بَرَكَ لِلْقِتَالِ, Present.T ـِ [He was, or became, firm, &c., for the purpose of fighting,] and in like manner بَرِكَ, Present.T ـَ.
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4 See also 8, in two places.
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