براق

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Morphologically from the root ب ر ق (b-r-q).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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بَرَّاق (barrāq) (feminine بَرَّاقَة (barrāqa), masculine plural بَرَّاقُونَ (barrāqūna), feminine plural بَرَّاقَات (barrāqāt))

  1. shining; lustrous
  2. devious

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Hijazi Arabic: براق (barrāg)
  • Italian: Barraco
  • Persian: براق (barrâq)
  • Urdu: براق (barrāq)

References

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  • 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

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Root
ب ر ق
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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براق (barrāgm (plural بَرَّاقات (barrāgāt))

  1. strobe light

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bu.raːɡ/, [bʊ.raːq]

Proper noun

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براق (burāgm

  1. a male given name
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /braːɡ/, /praːɡ/

Proper noun

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براق (brāg or prāgf

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

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic بَرَّاق (barrāq).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? barrāq
Dari reading? barrāq
Iranian reading? barrâğ
Tajik reading? barroq

Adjective

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براق (barrâq)

  1. glittering; shimmering
    Synonyms: درخشان (deraxšân), تابان (tâbân), منیر (monir)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic البُرَاق (al-burāq).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? burāq
Dari reading? burāq
Iranian reading? borâğ
Tajik reading? buroq

Proper noun

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براق (borâq)

  1. (Islam) the Buraq, the steed of the Prophet Muhammad in his heavenly ascent

Urdu

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Etymology

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From Arabic براق (barrāq).

Adjective

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براق (barāq) (Hindi spelling बराक़)

  1. shiny, bright