برق

Persian

regional
Definitions
  • electricity
  • brilliance, glint, flash, sparkle
  • glaze, sheen

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَرْق (flashing, lightning, dazzling, shining).

Origin

Arabic

بَرْق

Gloss

flashing, lightning, dazzling, shining

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
⚡️ ⛈️ 🌠 🌩️

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