برز

See also: ترز and تزر

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ب ر ز (b-r-z).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ra.za/

Verb

1. to come forth
2. to go out
3. to surpass, to excel (عَلَا (ʕalā) someone)

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Baluchi

Adjective

برز • (burz)

1. tall
2. high
3. loud

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian wlc (warz, “work, agriculture”), from Proto-Iranian *warj-; see there for further information.

Noun

برز • (barz) (plural برزان (barzân) or برزها (barz-hâ))

1. sown field
2. seed
3. agriculture

Related terms

• برزگر (barzgar) / برزیگر (barzigar)
• ورز (varz)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “برز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (burz), ultimately from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Adjective

Dari	برز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бурз

برز • (borz)

1. high, tall

Related terms

• البرز (Alborz)
• برزکوه (barzkuh)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “برز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “warz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press