Meaning of برق | Babel Free
ˈbarqDefinitions
- electricity
- lightning
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electric light (source of illumination) Dari
- brilliance, glint, flash, sparkle
- glaze, sheen
Equivalents
English
flash
Examples
“طلا هادی برق است.”
Gold conducts electricity.
“سگ از رعد و برق میترسد.”
The dog is afraid of thunder and lightning.
“برق را در خرمن مردم تماشا کرده است آن که پندارد که حال مردم دنیا خوش است؟”
Has he observed how the lightning strikes the haystack of Man [reducing it to ashes in a moment]— He who thinks that the state of Man in the mortal world is worthwhile?
“برق را داغ کن”
turn on the light
“از برق تیغ و خنجر بی زینهار شد در فوج خصم هر علم انگشت زینهار”
Without warning, due to the flash of swords and daggers, Every flag in the enemy host became a finger [raised in] warning.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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