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التَّبَرِّى

Root: برى

Form: 5

Full Definition

التَّبَرِّىV signifies The coming before or forward, presenting oneself, advancing, confronting, encountering, meeting, or opposing; and so . You say, تبرّى لَهُ He presented, addressed, applied, or betook, himself to him, i. e., one man to another man; advanced, came forward, or went forward, to him; or opposed himself to him; syn. تَعَرَّضَ; as also تبرّاهُ; and بَرَى لَهُ, Present.T ـِ: and انبرى له signifies اِعْتَرَضَ لَهُ, meaning [as above; or] he betook himself, and advanced, or went forward, to it, namely, an action; and it presented itself to it, as a thought to the heart, or mind, syn. تعرّض: بَرَى لَهُ, Verbal.Noun بَرْىٌ, is syn. with عَرَضَ لَهُ [meaning as above, for it is syn. with تَعَرَّضَ and اِعْتَرَضَ; or it happened to him, befell him, or occurred to him]: and انبرى is also syn. with عَرَضَ [meaning it happened, befell, or occurred]. You say also, تبرّى لِمَعْرُوفِهِ, i. e. تَعَرَّضَ لَهُ or اِعْتَرَضَ لَهُ [both of which explanations mean He presented, addressed, applied, or betook, himself, or he advanced, came forward, went forward, or attempted, to obtain his favour, or bounty; or he sought it, or demanded it]; as also تبرّى مَعْرُوفَهُ. And تَبَرَّيْتُ وُدَّهُمْ [I addressed, applied, or betook, myself to obtain their love, or affection]. And انبرى لِطَىِّ بِسَاطِهِ, i. q. اِعْتَرَضَ, meaning, in this instance, He hastened to cut short his speech. And انبرى يُنْشِدُ شِعْرًا, i. e. تَعَرَّضَ لِإِنْشَآئِهِ [or لِإِنْشَادِهِ, meaning He addressed himself to reciting poetry, or verses]. And انبرى مِنَ الجَمَاعَةِ, i. q. اِعْتَرَضَ [He presented himself, or advanced, or came forward, from the company].


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