برج

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برج^¹

/burd͡ʒ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (burg), or from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). First attested in 476.

noun بُرْج · burj · بُرُوج · أَبْرَاج · الْبُرْج

tower بُرْج خَلِيفَة
constellation تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُنِيرًا
Similar: كَوْكَبَة
zodiac
Similar: كَوْكَبَة
sign of the zodiac
Similar: كَوْكَبَة
asterism
Similar: كَوْكَبَة
castle, citadel
Similar: حِصْن, مَعْقِل, قَلْعَة, قِلْعَة
spire

برج^²

/ba.ri.d͡ʒa/

verb بَرِجَ · barija · يَبْرَجُ · بَرَج · أَبْرَج

obsolete to be or become apparent, manifest or conspicuous, and high or elevated
obsolete to have large, beautiful eyes where the white entirely surrounds the black
obsolete to become ample in respect of eating and drinking (of one's condition)

برج^³

/ba.rad͡ʒ/

noun بَرَج · baraj · الْبَرَج · بَرَجٌ

noun from verb, obsolete verbal noun of بَرِجَ (barija) (form I)

In English

tower tall, narrow structure
castle fortified building
constellation arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of
asterism constellation
zodiac sign star sign

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {برج},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

برج