بروق
Arabic
Etymology 1
Noun
بُرُوق • (burūq) pl
- plural of بَرْق (barq)
Etymology 2
Noun
بُرُوق • (burūq) m
- verbal noun of بَرَقَ (baraqa) (form I)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُرُوق burūq |
الْبُرُوق al-burūq |
بُرُوق burūq |
| nominative | بُرُوقٌ burūqun |
الْبُرُوقُ al-burūqu |
بُرُوقُ burūqu |
| accusative | بُرُوقًا burūqan |
الْبُرُوقَ al-burūqa |
بُرُوقَ burūqa |
| genitive | بُرُوقٍ burūqin |
الْبُرُوقِ al-burūqi |
بُرُوقِ burūqi |
Etymology 3
From Aramaic ברוק (bārōq, “yellow, pale, sickly looking”) so-called from its appearance; grayish colored leaves and yellowish flowers, which suggest the gloom of the underworld and the pallor of death. Note also بَارُوق (bārūq, “white lead”) apparently from the same form.
Alternative forms
- بَرْوَاق (barwāq)
Noun
بَرْوَق • (barwaq) m
- kingspear (Asphodelus, especially Asphodelus tenuifolius)
- Synonym: سِرِيش (sirīš)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَرْوَق barwaq |
الْبَرْوَق al-barwaq |
بَرْوَق barwaq |
| nominative | بَرْوَقٌ barwaqun |
الْبَرْوَقُ al-barwaqu |
بَرْوَقُ barwaqu |
| accusative | بَرْوَقًا barwaqan |
الْبَرْوَقَ al-barwaqa |
بَرْوَقَ barwaqa |
| genitive | بَرْوَقٍ barwaqin |
الْبَرْوَقِ al-barwaqi |
بَرْوَقِ barwaqi |
References
- بروق on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 288
Malay
Noun
بروق (plural بروق-بروق or بروق٢)