Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
برج
Parts of Speech
Noun (6×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
7 times across 6 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root برج across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "brj" refers to a tower, fortress, or a prominent part of a building. It can also denote the constellations or signs of the Zodiac in the heavens.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-r-j
Listen: ٱلْبُرُوجِ 85:1
Root letters: ب — ر — ج

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

All word forms derived from the root برج as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 7 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root برج appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (6) · Verb (1)

Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)

The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:16 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ بُرُوجࣰا وَزَیَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِینَ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers
The Light 24:60 Noun
وَٱلۡقَوَ ٰعِدُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَاۤءِ ٱلَّـٰتِی لَا یَرۡجُونَ نِكَاحࣰا فَلَیۡسَ عَلَیۡهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَن یَضَعۡنَ ثِیَابَهُنَّ غَیۡرَ مُتَبَرِّجَـٰتِۭ بِزِینَةࣲۖ وَأَن یَسۡتَعۡفِفۡنَ خَیۡرࣱ لَّهُنَّۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِیعٌ عَلِیمࣱ ۝٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing
The Criterion, The Standard 25:61 Noun
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ بُرُوجࣰا وَجَعَلَ فِیهَا سِرَ ٰجࣰا وَقَمَرࣰا مُّنِیرࣰا ۝٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon
The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 33:33 Noun
وَقَرۡنَ فِی بُیُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجۡنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِیَّةِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَأَقِمۡنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِینَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعۡنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥۤۚ إِنَّمَا یُرِیدُ ٱللَّهُ لِیُذۡهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجۡسَ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡبَیۡتِ وَیُطَهِّرَكُمۡ تَطۡهِیرࣰا ۝٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification
Women 4:78 Noun
أَیۡنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ یُدۡرِككُّمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ وَلَوۡ كُنتُمۡ فِی بُرُوجࣲ مُّشَیَّدَةࣲۗ وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ حَسَنَةࣱ یَقُولُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِۦ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ سَیِّئَةࣱ یَقُولُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِۦ مِنۡ عِندِكَۚ قُلۡ كُلࣱّ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَالِ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ لَا یَكَادُونَ یَفۡقَهُونَ حَدِیثࣰا ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allah "; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allah ." So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement

Derived Forms (6)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بُرُوجًا buruwjanā Noun
ٱلْبُرُوجِ lburuwji Noun
تَبَرَّجْنَ tabarajna Verb
تَبَرُّجَ tabaruja Noun
مُتَبَرِّجَٰتٍۭ mutabarijatin Noun
بُرُوجٍ buruwjin Noun