برج

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Form 1بَرِجَ3 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبَرَجٌ

Core sense — it became apparent and high; he had wide eyes; his state became amplegenerated

1.1

[Written in the TA without the vowel-signs, but the context seems to show that it is like this, and that the maṣdar is بَرَجٌ.]

It (anything) was, or became, apparent, or conspicuous, and high, or elevated; and from this بُرْجٌ is applied to a certain kind of structure.

1.1.1he had that quality of the eye called بَرَجٌ, explained below—بَرِجَ

1.1.2his state, condition, or case, became ample in respect of eating and drinking—بَرِجَ أَمْرُهُ

The verb above may also have this meaning, or else the verb is this one.

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[written in the TA without the vowel-signs, but the context seems to show that it is thus, and that the inf. n. is بَرَجٌ ] It (anything) was, or became, apparent, manifest, or conspicuous, and high, or elevated: whence بُرْجٌ , applied to a certain kind of structure. (TA.) بَرِجَ , [aor. بَرَجَ ,] inf. n. بَرَجٌ , [also signifies] He had that quality of the eye which is termed بَرَجٌ , explained below. (M, TA.) Also, (K,) or بَرِجَ أَمْرُهُ , (TA,) aor. بَرَجَ , His state, condition, or case, became ample in respect of eating and drinking. (IAar, K, TA.)

Form 2بَرَّجَ1 sense

Core sense — he built a towergenerated

2.1

See Form 4.

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see 4.

Form 4ابرج1 sense

Core sense — he built a towergenerated

4.1he (a man) built a بُرْج [or tower, &c.]—برّج

This form has the same meaning; its maṣdar is تَبْرِيجٌ.

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He (a man, TA) built a بُرْج [or tower, &c.]; as also برّج , inf. n. تَبْرِيجٌ . (K.)

Form 5تَبَرَّجَتْ1 sense

Core sense — she displayed her finery and her beauties to mengenerated

5.1

She (a woman) showed, or displayed, her finery and ornaments, and the beauties of her person, form, or face, to men, or to strangers, or to men distantly related to her; to do this is blameworthy, but to do so to the husband is not.

Aboo-Is-ḥāḳ gives also: she showed her face; or she showed the beauties of her neck and face; or she did so with a pretty look; or she showed, or displayed, her finery and ornaments and what excites a man's lust.

Fr, referring to verse 33 of chapter 33 of the Ḳur, says that in the time when Abraham was born the women used to wear a shirt of pearls, not sewn at the two sides; or, as some say, they used to wear garments which did not conceal their persons.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 5

33:33

وَقَرْنَ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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She (a woman) showed, or displayed, her finery, or ornaments, (S, Msb, K,) and beauties of person or form or countenance, (S, Msb,) to men, (S, K,) or to strangers, or men distantly related to her; (Msb;) to do which is culpable; but to do so to the husband is not: (TA:) or she showed her face: or she showed the beauties of her neck and face: or she did so exhibiting a pretty look: (TA:) or she showed, or displayed, her finery, or ornaments, and what excites a man's lust. (A boo-Is-hák, TA.) Fr, referring to verse 33 of ch. xxxiii. of the Kur, says that in the time when Abraham was born, the women used to wear a shirt of pearls, not sewed at the two sides; or, as some say, they used to wear garments which did not conceal their persons. (TA.)

Derived nouns 6

Nounبُرْجٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a tower; a sign of the Zodiac; a pigeon-housegenerated

1a tower; an angle of a fortress or of a city—رُكْن

[From the Greek: a tower.] It is sometimes a fortress itself; so called from being conspicuous, and from its construction and height.

Or the primary meaning of برج is strength, from which comes أَبْرَجُ in a sense explained below.

Plural بُرُوجٌ (of multitude) and أَبْرَاجٌ (of paucity).

The بُرُوجٌ of the wall of a city or fortress are chambers (بُيُوت, meaning towers) built upon the wall; and such chambers built upon the sides of the angles of a قَصْر [that is, a pavilion or palace, &c.] are sometimes called this too.

a pigeon-turret, or pigeon-house; a lodging-place of pigeons—بُرْجُ حَمَامٍ

A pigeon-house is generally built in the form of a turret or of a sugar-loaf. Plural as above.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferreda sign of the Zodiac; one of the signs of the heaven—بُرُوج

There are twelve of them, each having its own name; the Arabs in ancient times did not know them.

Plural أَبْرَاجٌ, as well as بُرُوجٌ.

These are what is meant by the بُرُوج mentioned in the Ḳur 15:16, 25:62 and 85:1; or, in the last of these, the بروج in the heaven are the Mansions of the Moon; or the stars, asterisms, or constellations; or the great stars, asterisms, or constellations, and so, according to Zj, in the second of these passages of the Ḳur; or the gates of heaven; or, as some say, the same as قُصُور [pavilions, &c.].

Lane cites “Kur xv. 16” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped

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[Gr. , (Golius,) A tower;] an angle, syn. رُكْن , (S, K,) of a fortress, (S,) or of a city: (TA:) and sometimes a fortress itself: (S, K:) so called from its conspicuousness and construction and height: (TA: [see 1:]) or the primary signification of برج is strength; whence أَبْرَجُ in a sense explained below: (Har p. 286:) pl. [of mult.] بُرُوجٌ and [of pauc.] أَبْرَاجٌ : (S:) the بُرُوجٌ of the wall of a city or fortress are chambers ( بُيُوت [meaning towers]) built upon the wall: and such chambers ( بيوت ) built upon the sides of the angles of a قَصْر [i. e. pavilion or palace &c.] are sometimes thus called. (Lth.) [Hence,] بُرْجُ حَمَامٍ [A pigeon-turret; a pigeon-house; being generally constructed in the form of a turret, or of a sugar-loaf;] a lodging-place of pigeons: pl. as above. (Msb.) Also [A sign of the Zodiac;] one of the بُرُوج of the heaven; (S, K;) which are twelve in number; every one having a distinct name: (TA:) the Arabs in ancient times did not know them: (Ham p. 560:) pl. أَبْرَاجٌ as well as بُرُوجٌ : (Msb, TA:) these are meant by the بُرُوج mentioned in the Kur xv. 16 and xxv. 62 and lxxxv. 1: (Bd, Jel:) or in the last of these instances, (Bd,) by the بروج in the heaven are meant the Mansions of the Moon: (Bd, Msb:) or the stars or asterisms or constellations: (TA:) or the great stars or asterisms or constellations; (Bd, Msb;) and so, accord. to Zj, in the second of the said passages of the Kur: (TA:) or the gates of heaven: (Bd, Msb:) or, as some say, i. q. قُصُور [i. e. pavilions &c.]. (TA.)

Nounبَرَجٌ2 senses

Core sense — the white of the eye surrounding the black; beautiful of facegenerated

Such a constitution of the eye that the white entirely surrounds the black, no part of the black being hidden.

Or width of the eye; or width of the white of the eye, with a large eyeball and beauty of the black part; or clearness of its white and black parts; or width of the eye with a large eyeball; or width of the eye together with very intense whiteness of the person; and distance between the eyebrows.

[See also بَلَجٌ.]

Goodly, elegant, or pretty; beautiful of face.

Or (so in copies of the K and in the TA, but the CK has "and") shining, or splendid; conspicuous; and well known.

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Such a constitution of the eye that the white entirely surrounds the black, (S, M, K,) no part of the black being concealed: (S, M:) or width of the eye: or width of the white of the eye, and largeness of the eyeball, and beauty of the black part: or clearness of the white and black parts theeeof: (M, TA:) or width of the eye, and largeness of the eyeball: (Ham p. 560:) or width of the eye with intense whiteness of the person: (TA:) and distance between the eyebrows. (L, TA.) [See also بَلَجٌ .] Goodly, elegant, or pretty; beautiful of face: or [so in copies of the K, and in the TA, but in the CK “and”] shining, or splendid; conspicuous; and well known. (K.)

Nounخُلُقٌ بَارِجٌ1 sense

Core sense — a large, or liberal, dispositiongenerated

1a large, or liberal, disposition—وَاسِعٌ

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A large, or liberal, disposition; syn. وَاسِعٌ . (Ham p. 560.)

Nounأَبْرَاجٌ2 senses

Core sense — having wide eyes, the white surrounding the blackgenerated

A man having that quality of the eye which is termed بَرَجٌ.

The feminine is بَرْجَآءُ, applied to a woman, and also to an eye having the quality termed بَرَجٌ; plural بُرْجٌ.

2this is stronger than this—هٰذَا أَبْرَجُ مِنْ هٰذَا

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A man having that quality of the eye which is termed بَرَجٌ : (M, TA:) fem. بَرْجَآءُ ; applied to a woman; (S) and also to an eye ( عَيْنٌ ) having the quality termed بَرَجٌ : (M, TA:) pl. بُرْجٌ . (Ham p. 560.) هٰذَا أَبْرَجُ مِنْ هٰذَا This is stronger than this. (Har p. 286.)

Nounإِبْرِيجٌ1 sense

Core sense — the vessel, generally a skin, in which milk is churnedgenerated

1the vessel in which milk is churned—مِمْخَضَةٌ

Generally a skin: the receptacle in which milk is beaten and agitated, or in which the butter is got out of it by putting water in and agitating it.

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The vessel, or receptacle, [generally a skin,] in which milk is churned, or beaten and agitated, or in which the butter of the milk is extracted, or fetched out, by putting water in it, and agitating it; syn. مِمْخَضَةٌ . (S, K.)

Nounثَوْبٌ مُبَرَّجٌ1 sense

Core sense — a garment figured with towers, or with eyesgenerated

A garment with figures of بُرُوج [or towers] on it.

Or one on which are depicted figures resembling the بُرُوج [or towers] of the wall of a city or the like.

Or one figured with eyes, of the garments termed حُلَلٌ, from البَرَجُ.

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A garment whereon are figures of بُرُوج [or towers]: (Zj, TA:) or whereon are depicted figures resembling the بُرُوج [or towers] of the wall of a city or the like: (T, A, TA:) or figured with eyes, of the garments termed حُلَلٌ ; from البَرَجُ (S.)