براق

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ب ر ق (b r q).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bar.raːq/

Adjective

بَرَّاق • (barrāq) (feminine بَرَّاقَة (barrāqa), masculine plural بَرَّاقُونَ (barrāqūna), feminine plural بَرَّاقَات (barrāqāt))

shining; lustrous
devious

Declension

Declension of adjective **بَرَّاق** (barrāq)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَرَّاق barrāq	الْبَرَّاق al-barrāq	بَرَّاقَة barrāqa	الْبَرَّاقَة al-barrāqa
nominative	بَرَّاقٌ barrāqun	الْبَرَّاقُ al-barrāqu	بَرَّاقَةٌ barrāqatun	الْبَرَّاقَةُ al-barrāqatu
accusative	بَرَّاقًا barrāqan	الْبَرَّاقَ al-barrāqa	بَرَّاقَةً barrāqatan	الْبَرَّاقَةَ al-barrāqata
genitive	بَرَّاقٍ barrāqin	الْبَرَّاقِ al-barrāqi	بَرَّاقَةٍ barrāqatin	الْبَرَّاقَةِ al-barrāqati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَرَّاقَيْن barrāqayn	الْبَرَّاقَيْن al-barrāqayn	بَرَّاقَتَيْن barrāqatayn	الْبَرَّاقَتَيْن al-barrāqatayn
nominative	بَرَّاقَانِ barrāqāni	الْبَرَّاقَانِ al-barrāqāni	بَرَّاقَتَانِ barrāqatāni	الْبَرَّاقَتَانِ al-barrāqatāni
accusative	بَرَّاقَيْنِ barrāqayni	الْبَرَّاقَيْنِ al-barrāqayni	بَرَّاقَتَيْنِ barrāqatayni	الْبَرَّاقَتَيْنِ al-barrāqatayni
genitive	بَرَّاقَيْنِ barrāqayni	الْبَرَّاقَيْنِ al-barrāqayni	بَرَّاقَتَيْنِ barrāqatayni	الْبَرَّاقَتَيْنِ al-barrāqatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَرَّاقِين barrāqīn	الْبَرَّاقِين al-barrāqīn	بَرَّاقَات barrāqāt	الْبَرَّاقَات al-barrāqāt
nominative	بَرَّاقُونَ barrāqūna	الْبَرَّاقُونَ al-barrāqūna	بَرَّاقَاتٌ barrāqātun	الْبَرَّاقَاتُ al-barrāqātu
accusative	بَرَّاقِينَ barrāqīna	الْبَرَّاقِينَ al-barrāqīna	بَرَّاقَاتٍ barrāqātin	الْبَرَّاقَاتِ al-barrāqāti
genitive	بَرَّاقِينَ barrāqīna	الْبَرَّاقِينَ al-barrāqīna	بَرَّاقَاتٍ barrāqātin	الْبَرَّاقَاتِ al-barrāqāti

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic: براق (barrāg)
→ Italian: Barraco
- → English: Barraco
→ Persian: براق (barrâq)
→ Urdu: براق (barrāq)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “برق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ر ق
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bar.raːɡ/

Noun

براق • (barrāg) m (plural بَرَّاقات (barrāgāt))

strobe light

Etymology 2

From Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بُرَاق (burāq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.raːɡ/, [bʊ.raːq]

Proper noun

براق • (burāg) m

a male given name

Related terms

البُراق (al-burāg, “Buraq”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /braːɡ/, /praːɡ/

Proper noun

براق • (brāg or prāg) f

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baɾ.ˈɾaːq/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bär.rɑ́ːq]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bär.rɑ́ːq]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bär.rɔ́ːq]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæɹ.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.ɾɔ́q]

Readings
Classical reading^?	barrāq
Dari reading^?	barrāq
Iranian reading^?	barrâġ
Tajik reading^?	barroq

Adjective

براق • (barrâq)

glittering; shimmering
Synonyms: درخشان (deraxšân), تابان (tâbân), منیر (monir)

Derived terms

براق کردن (barrâq kardan)
براقی (barrâqi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic البُرَاق (al-burāq).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bu.ˈɾaːq/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.ɾɑ́ːq]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊ.ɾɑ́ːq]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.ɾɔ́ːq]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.ɾɔ́q]

Readings
Classical reading^?	burāq
Dari reading^?	burāq
Iranian reading^?	borâġ
Tajik reading^?	buroq

Proper noun

براق • (borâq)

(Islam) the Buraq, the steed of the Prophet Muhammad in his heavenly ascent

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic براق (barrāq).

Adjective

براق • (barāq) (Hindi spelling बराक़)

shiny, bright