البَرِيَّةُ
Root: برأ
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البَرِيَّةُ
The creation; as meaning the beings, or things, that are created; or, particularly, mankind; syn. الخَلْقُ: pronounced without ء; originally with ء, like نَبِىٌّ and ذُرِّيَةٌ; and the people of Mekkeh differ from the other Arabs in pronouncing these three words with ء: Lh says that the Arabs agree in omitting the ء in these three instances; and he does not except the people of Mekkeh: it is of the measure فَعِيلَةٌ in the sense of مَفْعُولَةٌ, from بَرَأَ ٱللّٰهُ الخَلْقَ, meaning خَلَقَهُمْ: or, if derived from البَرَى [“earth” or “dust”], it is originally without ء: pl. بَرَايَا and بَرِيَّاتٌ. (S in art. برو and برى.)
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