برخ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (b’hl /⁠bahr⁠/, portion) with a common metathesis (as in سرخ (sorx) from Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠suhr⁠/)). Also retained in the forms بهر (bahr) and بهره (bahra).

Noun

برخ • (barx) (plural برخ‌ها (barx-hâ))

  1. fraction, portion

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