برق

العربية

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برق

/ba.ra.qa/
/barq/

Where it comes from

From the root ب ر ق (b r q). From Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”), although Fronzaroli states that the noun "lightning" may be a deverbal form, in which case only the verb would be inherited.

verb بَرَقَ · baraqa · يَبْرُقُ · بُرُوق · بَرِيق · بَرْق

to produce lightning
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle, to flash

noun بَرْق · barq · بُرُوق · الْبَرْق

noun from verb verbal noun of بَرَقَ (baraqa) (form I)
lightning أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَاتٌ وَرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ […] ۝ يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَارَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَا أَضَاءَ لَهُمْ مَشَوْا فِيهِ وَإِذَا أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا
flash of lightning
telegraph

In English

lightning flash of light
glitter to sparkle with light
telegraph chiefly historical: electrical device
lighten to flash lightning, to give off lightning

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {برق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}