بَرَّانِىٌّ
Root: بر
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بَرَّانِىٌّ
External; or outward: apparent; public. Hence the saying of Selmán, مَنْ
أَصْلَحَ جَوَّانِيَّهُ أَصْلَحَ ٱللّٰهُ بَرَّانِيَّهُ Whoso maketh his inner man (سَرِيرَتَهُ) to be good, God will make his outward man (عَلَانِيَتَهُ) to be good. بَرَّانِىٌّ is a rel. n., irregularly formed, from بَرٌّ signifying “ elevated ground, open to view; ” and جَوَّانِىٌّ, from جَوٌّ signifying “ any low, or depressed, part of the ground. ” You say, افْتَتَحَ البَابَ البَرَّانِىَّ
He opened the outer door.
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