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))

1. shining; lustrous
2. 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
	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))

1. strobe light

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.raːɡ/, [bʊ.raːq]

Proper noun

براق • (burāg) m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• البُراق (al-burāg, “Buraq”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /braːɡ/, /praːɡ/

Proper noun

براق • (brāg or prāg) f

1. Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [baɾ.ˈɾɑːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bär.rɑ́ːq]

• (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
Iranian reading?	barrâğ
Tajik reading?	barroq

Adjective

براق • (barrâq)

1. 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.ˈɾɑːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.ɾɑ́ːq]

• (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
Iranian reading?	borâğ
Tajik reading?	buroq

Proper noun

براق • (borâq)

1. (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)

1. shiny, bright