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برّق

Root: برق

Form: 2

Full Definition

برّقII , or برّق بَصَرَهُ, He glistened with his eyes by reason of looking hard, or intently. And برّق عَيْنَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun تَبْرِيقٌ, He opened his eyes wide, and looked sharply, or intently.
2 برّقت, said of a woman: see 1.
3 And برّق He decorated, or adorned, his place of abode.
4 بَرَّقْتَ وَ عَرَّقْتَ Thou madest a sign with a thing, that had nothing to verify it, [app. meaning thou madest a false display, or a vain promise,] and didst little
5 Also برّق, He journeyed far.
6 برّق فِى المَعَاصِى He persisted, or persevered, in acts of disobedience.
7 برّق بِىَ الأَمْرُ The affair was unattainable, or impracticable, to me.
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