برج
Arabic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (burg), or from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos).
Pronunciation
Noun
بُرْج • (burj) m (dual بُرْجَان (burjān), plural بُرُوج (burūj) or أَبْرَاج (ʔabrāj))
- castle
- citadel
- tower
- بُرْج خَلِيفَة (burj ḵalīfa, “Khalifa Tower”) (dialect: borǰ khalīfa), initially named بُرْج دُبَيّ (burj dubayy, “Dubai Tower”).
- constellation
- spire
- asterism
- zodiac
- sign of the zodiac
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بُرْج burj |
الْبُرْج al-burj |
بُرْج burj |
Nominative | بُرْجٌ burjun |
الْبُرْجُ al-burju |
بُرْجُ burju |
Accusative | بُرْجًا burjan |
الْبُرْجَ al-burja |
بُرْجَ burja |
Genitive | بُرْجٍ burjin |
الْبُرْجِ al-burji |
بُرْجِ burji |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بُرْجَيْن burjayn |
الْبُرْجَيْن al-burjayn |
بُرْجَيْ burjay |
Nominative | بُرْجَانِ burjāni |
الْبُرْجَانِ al-burjāni |
بُرْجَا burjā |
Accusative | بُرْجَيْنِ burjayni |
الْبُرْجَيْنِ al-burjayni |
بُرْجَيْ burjay |
Genitive | بُرْجَيْنِ burjayni |
الْبُرْجَيْنِ al-burjayni |
بُرْجَيْ burjay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بُرُوج; أَبْرَاج burūj; ʔabrāj |
الْبُرُوج; الْأَبْرَاج al-burūj; al-ʔabrāj |
بُرُوج; أَبْرَاج burūj; ʔabrāj |
Nominative | بُرُوجٌ; أَبْرَاجٌ burūjun; ʔabrājun |
الْبُرُوجُ; الْأَبْرَاجُ al-burūju; al-ʔabrāju |
بُرُوجُ; أَبْرَاجُ burūju; ʔabrāju |
Accusative | بُرُوجًا; أَبْرَاجًا burūjan; ʔabrājan |
الْبُرُوجَ; الْأَبْرَاجَ al-burūja; al-ʔabrāja |
بُرُوجَ; أَبْرَاجَ burūja; ʔabrāja |
Genitive | بُرُوجٍ; أَبْرَاجٍ burūjin; ʔabrājin |
الْبُرُوجِ; الْأَبْرَاجِ al-burūji; al-ʔabrāji |
بُرُوجِ; أَبْرَاجِ burūji; ʔabrāji |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ)
- Azerbaijani: бүрҹ / bürc / بۆرج
- Georgian: ბურჯი (burǯi)
- Gujarati: બુરજ (burj)
- Hindi: बुर्ज (burj)
- Kurdish: birc, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- Malay: buruj
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “برج”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- "Burg" in D. N. MacKenzie (1986), A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “برج”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
بَرِجَ • (barija) I, non-past يَبْرَجُ (yabraju)
- to be or become apparent, manifest or conspicuous, and high or elevated
- to have large, beautiful eyes where the white entirely surrounds the black
- (of one's condition) to become ample in respect of eating and drinking
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
بَرَج baraj | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
bārij | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | barijtu |
barijta |
بَرِجَ barija |
barijtumā |
barijā |
barijnā |
barijtum |
barijū | |||
f | barijti |
barijat |
barijatā |
barijtunna |
barijna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔabraju |
tabraju |
yabraju |
tabrajāni |
yabrajāni |
nabraju |
tabrajūna |
yabrajūna | |||
f | tabrajīna |
tabraju |
tabrajāni |
tabrajna |
yabrajna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔabraja |
tabraja |
yabraja |
tabrajā |
yabrajā |
nabraja |
tabrajū |
yabrajū | |||
f | tabrajī |
tabraja |
tabrajā |
tabrajna |
yabrajna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔabraj |
tabraj |
yabraj |
tabrajā |
yabrajā |
nabraj |
tabrajū |
yabrajū | |||
f | tabrajī |
tabraj |
tabrajā |
tabrajna |
yabrajna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | ibraj |
ibrajā |
ibrajū |
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f | ibrajī |
ibrajna |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
بَرَج • (baraj) m
- verbal noun of بَرِجَ (barija) (form I)
Declension
Azerbaijani
Noun
برج (bürc)
- Alternative spelling of بۆرج
Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., ultimately from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., with cognates including Persian برز (borz), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high”) and Old English burg.
Noun
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).
Noun
برج • (burc)
- tower
- constellation
- zodiac
- sign of the zodiac
Descendants
- Turkish: burç
Pashto
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), with cognates including Persian برز (borz), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high”) and Old English burg.
Pronunciation
Noun
برج • (braj) m (plural برجونه (brajuna))
Declension
Persian
Etymology
Arabicized form of Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), possibly from Middle Persian [script needed] (burg), or from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), with cognates including Persian برز (borz), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high”) and Old English burg.
Noun
برج • (borj) (plural برجها (borj-hâ) or بروج)
Dari | برج |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бурҷ |
- steeple
- tower
- pylon
- column
- peel, keep
- fort, castle
- pinnacle
- dovecote
- star
- constellation
- zodiac
- sign of the zodiac
Derived terms
- برجی (borji)
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).
Noun
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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).
Noun
- Arabic terms borrowed from Classical Syriac
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- Arabic terms derived from Middle Persian
- Arabic terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Arabic 1-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken plural
- Arabic 3-syllable words
- Arabic verbs
- Arabic form-I verbs
- Arabic sound verbs by conjugation
- Arabic sound form-I verbs
- Arabic sound verbs
- Arabic verbs lacking passive forms
- Arabic intransitive verbs
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic verbal nouns
- Azerbaijani lemmas
- Azerbaijani nouns
- Ottoman Turkish terms borrowed from Arabic
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ottoman Turkish lemmas
- Ottoman Turkish nouns
- Pashto terms borrowed from Arabic
- Pashto terms derived from Arabic
- Pashto terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Pashto terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Pashto terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Pashto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pashto lemmas
- Pashto nouns
- Pashto masculine nouns
- Persian terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
- Punjabi terms borrowed from Arabic
- Punjabi terms derived from Arabic
- Punjabi terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Punjabi terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Urdu terms borrowed from Arabic
- Urdu terms derived from Arabic
- Urdu terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Urdu terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Urdu terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu nouns
- Urdu masculine nouns