بَرَقَ
Root: برق
Form: 1
Full Definition
بَرَقَI
, Present.T
ـُ Verbal.Noun بُرُوقٌ, or بَرِيقٌ, or this is a simple subst., and بَرْقٌ and بَرَقَانٌ (K, TA, but in
2 Also said of a cloud, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun بَرِيقٌ and بَرْقً and بَرَقَانٌ, It gleamed or shone [with lightning]; and so , and تبرّق . (K in art. حلج.) And بَرَقَتِ السَّمَآءُ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun بَرَقَانٌ and بَرْقٌ and بُرُوقٌ, The sky lightened; as also : or gleamed or shone [with lightning]: or lightened much before rain; as also . (TA in art. رعد.) And بَرَقَ البَرْقُ The lightning appeared.
3 And [hence] said of a man, or رَعَدَ وَبَرَقَ,
4 Also, said of a star, or an asterism, It rose. One says, لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا بَرَقَ النَّجْمُ فِى السَّمَآءِ I will not do it as long as the star, or asterism, [by which may be meant the asterism of the Pleiades,] rises in the sky.
5 بَرَقَ البَصَرُ, or بَصَرُهُ, The eye or eyes, or his eye or eyes, glistened, being raised, or fixedly open: or became raised, or fixedly open: occurring in the Kur [lxxv. 7], accord. to one reading: or the eye, or his eye, became open by reason of fright. بَرِقَ has a different meaning, which see below.
6 بَرَقَتْ, said of a she-camel, She put her tail between her thighs, making it to cleave to her belly, without being pregnant: or she raised her tail, and feigned herself pregnant, not being so; as also , and ابرقت بِذَنبِهَا: or ابرقت signifies she smote with her tail at one time upon her vulva and another time upon her buttocks; and also, she feigned herself pregnant, not being so.
7 بَرِقَ He feared, so that he was astonished or amazed or stupified, at seeing the gleam of lightning: (TA voce بَحِرَ:) or his sight became confused in consequence of his looking at lightning. And hence, بَرِقَ البَصَرُ, or بَصَرُهُ, Present.T ـَ; and بَرَقَ, Present.T ـُ; or the latter has [only] a meaning explained above; Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, which is of the former verb; accord. to the K, بَرْقٌ; but this is wrong; and [of the latter verb,] بُرُوقٌ; The eye or eyes, or his eye or eyes, became dazzled, so as not to close, or move, the lid, or lids: or became confused, so as not to see. بَرِقَ بَصَرُهُ signifies also His eye or eyes, or his sight, became weak: whence بَرِقَتْ قَدَمَاهُ His two feet became weak. Also بَرِقَ alone, Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, He was frightened; or he feared, or was afraid: and he became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course.
8 بَرِقَ said of a skin, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, so in the O, in which, as in the K, the part. n., being بَرِقٌ, indicates that the verb is like فَرِحَ; and بَرَقَ, so in the L, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun بَرْقٌ and بُرُوقٌ; thus in the L, which indicates that the verb is like نَصَرَ; It became affected by the heat so that its butter melted and became decomposed, and did not become compact.
def.2 بَرَقَ طَعَامًا, or بَرَقَهُ بِزَيْتٍ أَوْ سَمْنٍ Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun بَرْقٌ and بُرُوقٌ, He poured upon the food, or put into it, somewhat, or a small quantity, of olive-oil or of clarified butter. And بَرَقْتُ لَهُ I made his food [somewhat] greasy for him with clarified butter. And أُبْرُقُوا المَآءِ بِزَيْتٍ Pour ye upon the water a little olive-oil.
def.3 بَرِقَتِ الغَنَمُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, The sheep, or goats, had a complaint in their bellies from eating the بَرْوَق: and in like manner, الإِبِلُ the camels.
2 Also said of a cloud, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun بَرِيقٌ and بَرْقً and بَرَقَانٌ, It gleamed or shone [with lightning]; and so , and تبرّق . (K in art. حلج.) And بَرَقَتِ السَّمَآءُ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun بَرَقَانٌ and بَرْقٌ and بُرُوقٌ, The sky lightened; as also : or gleamed or shone [with lightning]: or lightened much before rain; as also . (TA in art. رعد.) And بَرَقَ البَرْقُ The lightning appeared.
3 And [hence] said of a man, or رَعَدَ وَبَرَقَ,
4 Also, said of a star, or an asterism, It rose. One says, لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا بَرَقَ النَّجْمُ فِى السَّمَآءِ I will not do it as long as the star, or asterism, [by which may be meant the asterism of the Pleiades,] rises in the sky.
5 بَرَقَ البَصَرُ, or بَصَرُهُ, The eye or eyes, or his eye or eyes, glistened, being raised, or fixedly open: or became raised, or fixedly open: occurring in the Kur [lxxv. 7], accord. to one reading: or the eye, or his eye, became open by reason of fright. بَرِقَ has a different meaning, which see below.
6 بَرَقَتْ, said of a she-camel, She put her tail between her thighs, making it to cleave to her belly, without being pregnant: or she raised her tail, and feigned herself pregnant, not being so; as also , and ابرقت بِذَنبِهَا: or ابرقت signifies she smote with her tail at one time upon her vulva and another time upon her buttocks; and also, she feigned herself pregnant, not being so.
7 بَرِقَ He feared, so that he was astonished or amazed or stupified, at seeing the gleam of lightning: (TA voce بَحِرَ:) or his sight became confused in consequence of his looking at lightning. And hence, بَرِقَ البَصَرُ, or بَصَرُهُ, Present.T ـَ; and بَرَقَ, Present.T ـُ; or the latter has [only] a meaning explained above; Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, which is of the former verb; accord. to the K, بَرْقٌ; but this is wrong; and [of the latter verb,] بُرُوقٌ; The eye or eyes, or his eye or eyes, became dazzled, so as not to close, or move, the lid, or lids: or became confused, so as not to see. بَرِقَ بَصَرُهُ signifies also His eye or eyes, or his sight, became weak: whence بَرِقَتْ قَدَمَاهُ His two feet became weak. Also بَرِقَ alone, Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, He was frightened; or he feared, or was afraid: and he became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course.
8 بَرِقَ said of a skin, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, so in the O, in which, as in the K, the part. n., being بَرِقٌ, indicates that the verb is like فَرِحَ; and بَرَقَ, so in the L, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun بَرْقٌ and بُرُوقٌ; thus in the L, which indicates that the verb is like نَصَرَ; It became affected by the heat so that its butter melted and became decomposed, and did not become compact.
def.2 بَرَقَ طَعَامًا, or بَرَقَهُ بِزَيْتٍ أَوْ سَمْنٍ Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun بَرْقٌ and بُرُوقٌ, He poured upon the food, or put into it, somewhat, or a small quantity, of olive-oil or of clarified butter. And بَرَقْتُ لَهُ I made his food [somewhat] greasy for him with clarified butter. And أُبْرُقُوا المَآءِ بِزَيْتٍ Pour ye upon the water a little olive-oil.
def.3 بَرِقَتِ الغَنَمُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun بَرَقٌ, The sheep, or goats, had a complaint in their bellies from eating the بَرْوَق: and in like manner, الإِبِلُ the camels.
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