*brh: 'to shine, be bright; bright, white'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*brh
Meaning'to shine, be bright; bright, white'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Geezbarha; ʾabraha; baruh; barh; bərhān; barāhrəht (fem.) (LGz. 103–104)LGz. 103–104gloss withheld
Arabicbariha 'he was, or became, white in person'; barahrahat 'a white girl or female … that shines, or glistens, by reason of her clearness' (Lane 196)Lane 196
Tigrebärha (LGz. 104)LGz. 104gloss withheld
Tigrinyabärhe (LGz. 104)LGz. 104gloss withheld
Soqotribirihot (LGz. 104)LGz. 104gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 104 takes Geez brh as a metathesis of bhr. Arabic burhān 'light' is borrowed from Geez, and Geez bərhān 'proof' from Arabic (LGz. 104). Not 781 *bVhar- 'shining, bright'.

Updated 28 October 2026

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