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ابترك

Root: برك

Form: 8

Full Definition

ابتركVIII He threw his بَرْك [i. e. breast upon the ground , or upon some other thing].
2 He leaned upon the polishing-instrument, on one side. And He inclined on one side in his running.
3 He hastened, or sped, and strove, laboured, or exerted himself, in running: and بَرَكَ , Verbal.Noun بُرُوكٌ, or, as some say, this is a subst. from the former verb, He strove, laboured, or exerted himself.
4 It rained continually, or incessantly: and ابتركت السَّمَآءُ the sky rained continually; as also , and ; but Sgh says that the first of these three is the most correct. And ابتركت السَّحَابَةُ The cloud rained vehemently.
5 ابترك فِى عِرْضِهِ, and عَلَيْهِ, He detracted from his reputation, censured him, or impugned his character, and reviled him, and laboured in vituperating him. ابتركوا فِى الحَرْبِ They fell upon their knees in battle, and so fought one another. (K, TA. [See بَرَكَآءُ, below.])

def.2 اِبْتَرَكْتُهُ I prostrated him, or threw him down prostrate, and put him beneath my بَرْك [i. e. breast].


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