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Form 1بَرَزَ4 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarبُرُوزٌ بَرَازَةٌ

Core sense — he went out, or forth; he appeared after being concealedgenerated

1.1he went out into the field to his adversary in battle or war—بَرَزَإِلَى القِرْنِ فِى الحَرْبِ

. Said of a man: he went, or came, out, or forth; he issued.

Said of a man: he went out into the field, plain, or open tract of country; or he did so to satisfy a want of nature. In the former sense, or in the latter, also تبرّز and بَرِزَ; and in the former sense برّز, maṣdar تَبْرِيزٌ [and in the latter sense بارز, according to an explanation of its ism fāʿil مُبَارِزٌ in Har p. 566].

Or تبرّز means he voided his excrement.

1.1.1

He, or it — said of a man, or of a thing, or of anything — appeared, or became apparent, after being concealed or obscure; also بَرِزَ.

1.1.2

[It was, or became, prominent, or projecting: often used in this sense.]

1.2

بَرُزَ: he (a man) was, or became, such as is termed بَرْزٌ.

In the same way بَرُزَتْ, maṣdar as above: she (a woman) was, or became, such as is termed بَرْزَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 4 shown of 5
2:250
وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا۟ لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "Our Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Help us against those that reject faith."

4:81
وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٌ فَإِذَا بَرَزُوا۟ مِنْ عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى تَقُولُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

They have "Obedience" on their lips; but when they leave thee, a section of them Meditate all night on things very different from what thou tellest them. But Allah records their nightly (plots): So keep clear of them, and put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs.

14:21
وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَآ أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍ

They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us to all against the wrath of Allah?" They will reply, "If we had received the Guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape."

14:48
يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ ٱلْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ ۖ وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ

One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be the heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before Allah, the One, the Irresistible;

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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, (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. بَرُزَ , (S, TA,) inf. n. بُرُوزٌ , (S, Msb, TA,) He (a man, S) went, or came, or passed, out, or forth; he issued. (S, A.) He (a man, TA) went, or came, or passed, out, or forth, into the field, plain, or open tract or country: (K:) or did so to satisfy a want of nature: (TS, TA:) as also, in the former sense, (K,) or in the latter, (S,) تبرّز ; (S, K, TA;) and بَرِزَ ; (Sgh, TA;) and so, in the former sense, برّز inf. n. تَبْرِيزٌ ; (Har p. 510;) [and in the latter sense, بارز accord. to an explanation of its part. n. مُبَارِزٌ in Har p. 566:] or تبرّز signifies he voided his excrement, or ordure. (Mgh, Msb.) You say, بَرَزَإِلَى القِرْنِ فِى الحَرْبِ He went, or came, out, or forth, into the field to his adversary in battle or war. (TA.) He, or it, (a man, TA, or thing, Msb, or anything, Fr,) appeared, or became apparent, (Fr, Sgh, Msb, K,) after concealment, (Fr, K,) or after obscurity; (Sgh;) as also بَرِزَ (Sgh, K.) [It was, or became, prominent, or projecting: often used in this sense.] بَرُزَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. بَرَازَةٌ , (Msb,) He (a man) was, or became, such as is termed بَرْزٌ q. v.: (Msb, K:) and in like manner, بَرُزَتْ , inf. n. as above, she (a woman) was, or became, such as is termed بَرْزَةٌ (A.)
Form 2برّزهُ6 senses · 3 main
maṣdarتَبْرِيزٌ

Core sense — he made it apparent, he published it; he outstripped or excelled othersgenerated

2.1and Hell shall be uncovered—وَ بُرِّزَتِ الجَحِيمُ

he made it apparent, plain, or evident; he showed it — said of a writing or book, or of any other thing; also ابرزهُ.

Or ابرز الكِتَابَ means he put forth, or produced, the writing, or book, syn. أَخْرَجَهُ; and, as it often means today, he published it, syn. نَشَرَهُ. [See also form 4 below.]

This is said in the Qur'ān 26:91 and 79:36.

2.1.1he (a horse) saved his rider—برّز رَاكِبَهُ
2.2

See also form 1.

2.2.1the horse outstripped the other horses in the race-ground—برّز الفَرَسُ

Or برّز عَلَى الخَيْلِ. Said of a horse that outstrips in a race; and according to some, the like is said of whatever outstrips.

[he (a horse) passed beyond the goal]—برّز عَلَى الغَايَةِ
2.2.2he surpassed, or excelled, his fellows in knowledge—برّز فِى العِلْمِ

Maṣdar as above.

he surpassed his companions in excellence, or in courage—برّز
[he surpassed, or excelled, his fellows, or his opponents]—برّز عَلَى أَقْرَانِهِ
2.3

See also form 4, last meaning.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
26:91
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

"And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;

79:36
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-

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, (inf. n. تَبْرِيزٌ , S, K,) He made it apparent, manifest, plain, or evident; he showed, or manifested, it; (S, A, K;) namely, a writing, or book, (A,) or other thing; (S, A;) as also ابرزهُ : (A, Msb:) or ابرز الكِتَابَ signifies he put forth, or produced, the writing, or book; syn. أَخْرَجَهُ : (TA:) and [as it often signifies in the present day,] published, it; syn. نَشَرَهُ . (K, TA.) [See also 4 below.] It is said in the Kur [xxvi. 91 and lxxix. 36], وَ بُرِّزَتِ الجَحِيمُ , meaning And Hell shall be uncovered. (A.) برّز رَاكِبَهُ He (a horse) saved his rider. (K.) See also 1. [Hence,] برّز الفَرَسُ , (S, Msb,) or برّز عَلَى الخَيْلِ , (K,) inf. n. تَبْرِيزٌ , (Msb,) The horse outstripped (S, Msb, K) the [other] horses (Msb, K) in the race-ground: (Msb:) it is said of a horse that outstrips in a race: and, accord. to some, the like is said of whatever outstrips: (TA:) and برّز عَلَى الغَايَةِ [He (a horse) passed beyond the goal]. (A.) Hence, برّز فِى العِلْمِ , inf. n. as above, He surpassed, or excelled, his fellows in knowledge. (Msb.) And [simply] برّز He surpassed his companions (S, K) in excellence, or in courage. (K.) And برّز عَلَى أَقْرَانِهِ [He surpassed, or excelled, his fellows, or his opponents]. (A.) See also 4, last signification.
Form 3بارزهُ فِى الحَرْبِ2 senses
maṣdarمُبَارَزَةٌ

Core sense — he went out into the field to encounter his adversary in wargenerated

3.1

Maṣdar مُبَارَزَةٌ and بِرَازٌ: he went, or came, out into the field to encounter him, his adversary, in battle or war.

3.2

See also form 1.

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, (A, Msb,* K*) inf. n. مُبَارَزَةٌ and بِرَازٌ (S, A, Msb, K,) He went, or came, out, or forth, in the field, to [encounter] him (i. e. his adversary) in battle, or war. (K,* TA.) See also 1.
Form 4ابرزهُ2 senses

Core sense — he brought him, or it, out; he made it appeargenerated

4.1

He made a man go, or come, out, or forth [or go out into the field, plain, or open tract of country: see form 1]; and he made a thing go out, or he put it, or drew it, out, syn. أَخْرَجَهُ; also استبرزهُ.

See also form 2, in two places.

4.2he determined, or decided, upon journeying—ابرز

The common people say برّز.

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He made, or caused, him (a man) to go, or come, or pass, out, or forth: (S:) [or to go, or come, or pass, out, or forth, into the field, plain, or open tract or country: (see 1:)] and he made, or caused, it (a thing) to go, or come, or pass, out, or forth; or he put it, or took it, or drew it, out, or forth; syn. أَخْرَجَهُ ; as also استبرزهُ . (K.) See also 2, in two places. ابرز He determined, resolved, or decided, upon journeying: (IAar, K:) the vulgar say برّز (TA.)
Form 5تَبَرَّزَ1 sense

Core sense — he went out, or forth; he went out to relieve himselfgenerated

5.1

See form 1, in two places.

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see 1, in two places.
Form 6هُمَا يَتَبَارَزَانِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — they two go out into the field, each to fight the othergenerated

6.1

They two, meaning two adversaries, go, or come, out into the field, each to encounter the other, in battle or war.

6.1.1they both separated from their companies and went, each to the other—تبارزا
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They two (meaning two adversaries) go, or come, out, or forth, into the field, each to [encounter] the other, in battle or war. (K,* TA.) تبارزا They both separated themselves, each from his company, and betook themselves each to the other. (K.)
Form 10إِسْتَبْرَزَ1 sense

Core sense — he brought it out; he made it appeargenerated

10.1

See form 4.

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see 4.

Derived nouns 11

Nounبَرْزٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man of pleasing aspect and intelligence; a woman of open, dignified bearinggenerated

1a man who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous, and in whose intelligence confidence is placed—بَرْزِىٌّ

A man marked by a pleasing, goodly aspect and by intelligence; feminine with ة.

Or a man of open condition or state; or pure in disposition, abstaining from what is unlawful and indecorous, and of great dignity or estimation; feminine with ة, feminine plural بَرْزَاتٌ.

Some copies of the K have, instead of his intelligence, his excellence, بِفَضْلِهِ, but this is apparently a mistranscription; or, as some say, confidence is placed in his abstaining from what is unlawful and indecorous, and in his judgment.

a woman whose good qualities or actions, or whose beauties, are apparent—بَرْزَةٌ

Or open in her converse, syn. مُتَاجِرَةٌ; or, as in some correct lexicons, disdainful of mean things, syn. مُتَجَالَّةٌ; or of middle age, one who is not veiled or kept concealed like young women; or of great dignity or estimation.

Or a woman who goes out to people, who sit with her and talk of her, and who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous, and is intelligent; or who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous, goes out to men and talks with them, and is advanced in age beyond those women who are kept concealed.

Or open in her converse, of middle age, of great dignity or estimation, who goes out to people, and with whom they sit and talk, and who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous; or in whose judgment, and in her abstaining from what is unlawful and indecorous, confidence is placed; or who does not veil her face from a man and bend her head down towards the ground. This last is from IAar, on the authority of Ibn-Ez-Zubeyr.

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A man characterized by pleasing or goodly aspect, and by intelligence: fem. with ة : (S, TA:) or a man of open condition or state: (TA:) or pure in disposition; (TA;) abstaining from what is unlawful and indecorous; (S, A, Msb:) of great dignity or estimation: (Msb:) fem. with ة : (A, Msb:) pl. fem. بَرْزَاتٌ : (A:) or, as also بَرْزِىٌّ a man who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous, and in whose intelligence, (K,) or, as in some copies of the K, in whose excellence, بِفَضْلِهِ , but this is app. a mistranscription, or, as some say, in whose abstinence from what is unlawful and indecorous, (TA,) and his judgment, confidence is placed: (K:) and بَرْزَةٌ a woman whose good qualities or actions, or whose beauties, are apparent: (K:) or open in her converse; syn. مُتَاجِرَةٌ : or, as in some correct lexicons, disdainful of mean things; syn. مُتَجَالَّةٌ : or of middle age, ( كَهْلَةٌ ,) who is not veiled or concealed like young women: (TA:) or of great dignity or estimation: (AO, TA:) or who goes or comes forth to people, and with whom they sit, and of whom they talk, and who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous, and is intelligent: (TA:) or who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous, and goes or comes forth to men, and talks with them, and is advanced in age beyond those women who are kept concealed: (Mgh, Msb:) or open in her converse, ( مُتَجَاهِرَةٌ ,) of middle age, ( كَهْلَةٌ ,) of great dignity or estimation, who goes or comes forth to people, and with whom they sit and talk, and who abstains from what is unlawful and indecorous: (K:) or in whose judgment, and her abstaining from what is unlawful and indecorous, confidence is placed: (TA:) or who does not veil her face from a man and bend her head down towards the ground. (IAar, on the authority of Ibn-EzZubeyr.)
Nounبَرْزِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a man of trusted intelligence who abstains from what is unlawfulgenerated

1

See بَرْزٌ.

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Nounبَرَازٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an open treeless plain; going out to relieve oneself; excrementgenerated

1

A field, plain, or wide expanse of land without trees; also بِرَازٌ, but this latter form is rare.

Or an open tract of land with no herbage and no trees and without hills or mountains; or an open place in which there is no covert of trees or of anything else.

1.1figurative · مجازhe went out to satisfy a want of nature—خَرَجَ إِلَى البَرَازِ
[when he desired to satisfy a want of nature, he went far off]—إِذَا أَرَادَ البَرَازَ أَبْعَدَ

A tradition. El-Khattábee says that the relaters of traditions go wrong over the word, pronouncing it with kesr, since بِرَازٌ is a maṣdar; but SM says that authorities differ on this point.

1.2figurative · مجازexcrement; human ordure; the feces of food—بَرَازٌ

Or بِرَازٌ; the word is applied to this metonymically.

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A field, plain, or wide expanse of land, (S, Msb, K,) without trees; (Msb;) as also بِرَازٌ ; but this latter form is rare: (Msb:) or an open tract of land destitute of herbage and trees and without hills or mountains: (Mgh, Msb:) or a place in which is no covert of trees or other things: (Fr, S:) an open place in which is no covert of trees or other things: (Fr, S:) an open place in which is no covert. (TA.) [Hence,] خَرَجَ إِلَى البَرَازِ He went forth to satisfy a want of nature. (A.) And إِذَا أَرَادَ البَرَازَ أَبْعَدَ [When he desired to satisfy a want of nature, he went far off]: a trad.; respecting which El-Khattábee says that the relaters of traditions err respecting the word, pronouncing it with kesr, for بِرَازٌ is an inf. n.: but (SM says that) authorities differ as to this point. (TA.) [It is further said,] بَرَازٌ , (Mgh, Msb,) or بِرَازٌ (S, K,) is metonymically applied to Excrement; human ordure; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) the feces of food. (S.)
Nounبِرَازٌ1 sense

Core sense — an open treeless plain; excrementgenerated

1

See بَرَازٌ, in three places.

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Nounبَارِزٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — going out, appearing; apparent, open, uncoveredgenerated

1

Ism fāʿil of بَرَزَ.

1.1

Wholly, or entirely, apparent or manifest.

1.2land that is apparent, open, or uncovered—أَرْضٌ بَارِزَةٌ

Land upon which there is no mountain nor anything else, or which has no hill, mountain, or sand.

Lane cites “Jel in xviii. 45” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ānic occurrences بَارِزَة
18:47
وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَـٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا

One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them.

40:16
يَوْمَ هُم بَـٰرِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ ۚ لِّمَنِ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ

The Day whereon they will (all) come forth: not a single thing concerning them is hidden from Allah. Whose will be the dominion that Day?" That of Allah, the One the Irresistible!

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act. part. n. of بَرَزَ [q. v.]. Wholly, or entirely, apparent or manifest. (TA.) أَرْضٌ بَارِزَةٌ Land that is apparent, open, or uncovered, (Bd and Jel in xviii. 45, and TA,) upon which is no mountain nor any other thing, (Jel,) or that has no hill nor mountain nor sand. (TA.)
Nounإِبْرِزِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — pure gold; an ornament of pure goldgenerated

1

See the word that follows.

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Nounإِبْرِيزٌ1 sense

Core sense — pure gold; an ornament of pure goldgenerated

1

This word and إِبْرِزِىٌّ — the latter written incorrectly in [some of] the copies of the K as إِبْرِيزِىٌّ — mean pure gold, or an ornament of pure gold.

The former is an arabicized word [apparently from the Greek, as is the latter also], of the measure إِفْعِيلٌ, the ء and ى being augmentative letters.

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(Sh, IAar, A, Msb, K) and إِبْرِزِىٌّ , (Sh, IAar, K,) the latter of which is incorrectly written in [some of] the copies of the K إِبْرِيزِىٌّ , (TA,) Pure gold: (Sh, Msb, K:) or an ornament of pure gold: (IAar:) the former an arabicized word [app. from the Greek , as also the latter]: (Msb:) of the measure إِفْعِيلٌ ; the ء and ى being augmentative. (IJ.)
Nounمَبْرَزٌ1 sense

Core sense — a privy, a place where one relieves oneselfgenerated

1

[Literally, a place to which one goes forth into the field, plain, or open country;] a privy, or place where one performs ablution, syn. مُتَوَضَّأْ [as also مُتَبَرَّزٌ, which occurs in the TA in art. جوز].

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[lit. A place to which one goes forth in the field, or plain, or open tract or country;] a privy, or place where one performs ablution; syn. مُتَوَضَّأْ ; (S;) [as also مُتَبَرَّزٌ , occurring in the TA in art. جوز .]
Nounكِتَابٌ مُبْرَزٌ1 sense

Core sense — a writing, or book, put forth, or publishedgenerated

1a writing, or book, put forth, or published; or made apparent, shown—مَبْرُوزٌ

Synonym: مَنْشُورٌ.

The second form is irregular, being from أَبْرَزَ. AHát disapproved of it, and thought it might be a mistake for مَزْبُورٌ, meaning “written”; but it is said to occur in two poems of Lebeed. In one of those places, however, some read المُبْرَزُ for المَبْرُوزُ, and Sgh says that he did not find the other instance in the poems of Lebeed. IJ says that المَبْرُوزٌ stands for المَبْرُوزٌ بِهِ.

they had given him a writing, or book, published—قَدْ أَعْطَوْهُ كِتَابًا مَبْرُوزًا

That is, مَنْشُورًا.

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, (K,) and مَبْرُوزٌ , (S, Msb, K,) A writing, or book, put forth, or published; syn. مَنْشُورٌ : (S, K:) or made apparent, shown, or manifested: (Msb:) ↓ the latter anomalous; (S, Msb;) being from أَبْرَزَ ; (Msb;) and AHát disapproved it; and thought that it might be a mistake for مَزْبُورٌ , meaning “written;” but it [is said that it] occurs in two poems of Lebeed: (S:) in one of these instances, however, for المَبْرُوزُ , some read المُبْرَزُ ; and Sgh says that he found not the other instance in the poems of Lebeed: IJ says that المَبْرُوزٌ is for المَبْرُوزٌ بِهِ . (TA.) You say, قَدْ أَعْطَوْهُ كِتَابًا مَبْرُوزًا They had given him a writing, or book, published; i. e., مَنْشُورًا . (TA.)
Nounمَبْرُوزٌ1 sense

Core sense — a writing, or book, put forth, or publishedgenerated

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See مُبْرَزٌ, throughout.

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: see مُبْرَزٌ , throughout.
Nounمُتَبَرَّزٌ1 sense

Core sense — a privy, a place where one relieves oneselfgenerated

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See مَبْرَزٌ.

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: see مَبْرَزٌ .