برز

See also: ترز and تزر

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ب ر ز (b r z)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ra.za/

Verb

بَرَزَ • (baraza) I (non-past يَبْرُزُ (yabruzu), verbal noun بُرُوز (burūz))

1. to come forth, to appear
2. to go out, to step out [with مِن (min) ‘from somewhere, e.g. a building’]
3. (also figurative) to jut out, to be prominent
4. to stand out against, to contrast with [with أَمَامَ (ʔamāma) ‘something’]
5. to surpass, to excel against [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَرَزَ (I, sound, a ~ u, impersonal passive, verbal noun بُرُوز)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بُرُوز burūz
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَارِز bāriz
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْرُوز mabrūz
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَرَزْتُ baraztu	بَرَزْتَ barazta	بَرَزَ baraza		بَرَزْتُمَا baraztumā	بَرَزَا barazā		بَرَزْنَا baraznā	بَرَزْتُمْ baraztum	بَرَزُوا barazū
	f		بَرَزْتِ barazti	بَرَزَتْ barazat			بَرَزَتَا barazatā			بَرَزْتُنَّ baraztunna	بَرَزْنَ barazna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْرُزُ ʔabruzu	تَبْرُزُ tabruzu	يَبْرُزُ yabruzu		تَبْرُزَانِ tabruzāni	يَبْرُزَانِ yabruzāni		نَبْرُزُ nabruzu	تَبْرُزُونَ tabruzūna	يَبْرُزُونَ yabruzūna
	f		تَبْرُزِينَ tabruzīna	تَبْرُزُ tabruzu			تَبْرُزَانِ tabruzāni			تَبْرُزْنَ tabruzna	يَبْرُزْنَ yabruzna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْرُزَ ʔabruza	تَبْرُزَ tabruza	يَبْرُزَ yabruza		تَبْرُزَا tabruzā	يَبْرُزَا yabruzā		نَبْرُزَ nabruza	تَبْرُزُوا tabruzū	يَبْرُزُوا yabruzū
	f		تَبْرُزِي tabruzī	تَبْرُزَ tabruza			تَبْرُزَا tabruzā			تَبْرُزْنَ tabruzna	يَبْرُزْنَ yabruzna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْرُزْ ʔabruz	تَبْرُزْ tabruz	يَبْرُزْ yabruz		تَبْرُزَا tabruzā	يَبْرُزَا yabruzā		نَبْرُزْ nabruz	تَبْرُزُوا tabruzū	يَبْرُزُوا yabruzū
	f		تَبْرُزِي tabruzī	تَبْرُزْ tabruz			تَبْرُزَا tabruzā			تَبْرُزْنَ tabruzna	يَبْرُزْنَ yabruzna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُبْرُزْ ubruz			اُبْرُزَا ubruzā				اُبْرُزُوا ubruzū
	f		اُبْرُزِي ubruzī							اُبْرُزْنَ ubruzna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	بُرِزَ buriza		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُبْرَزُ yubrazu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُبْرَزَ yubraza		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُبْرَزْ yubraz		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bar.ra.za/

Verb

بَرَّزَ • (barraza) II (non-past يُبَرِّزُ (yubarrizu), verbal noun تَبْرِيز (tabrīz))

1. to accentuate, to set off, to highlight
2. to emboss, to raise in relief
3. (figurative) to emphasize, to highlight (an issue, a theme, etc.)
4. to excel, to surpass [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’ and فِي (fī) ‘in something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَرَّزَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَبْرِيز)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَبْرِيز tabrīz
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَرِّز mubarriz
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَرَّز mubarraz
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَرَّزْتُ barraztu	بَرَّزْتَ barrazta	بَرَّزَ barraza		بَرَّزْتُمَا barraztumā	بَرَّزَا barrazā		بَرَّزْنَا barraznā	بَرَّزْتُمْ barraztum	بَرَّزُوا barrazū
	f		بَرَّزْتِ barrazti	بَرَّزَتْ barrazat			بَرَّزَتَا barrazatā			بَرَّزْتُنَّ barraztunna	بَرَّزْنَ barrazna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَرِّزُ ʔubarrizu	تُبَرِّزُ tubarrizu	يُبَرِّزُ yubarrizu		تُبَرِّزَانِ tubarrizāni	يُبَرِّزَانِ yubarrizāni		نُبَرِّزُ nubarrizu	تُبَرِّزُونَ tubarrizūna	يُبَرِّزُونَ yubarrizūna
	f		تُبَرِّزِينَ tubarrizīna	تُبَرِّزُ tubarrizu			تُبَرِّزَانِ tubarrizāni			تُبَرِّزْنَ tubarrizna	يُبَرِّزْنَ yubarrizna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَرِّزَ ʔubarriza	تُبَرِّزَ tubarriza	يُبَرِّزَ yubarriza		تُبَرِّزَا tubarrizā	يُبَرِّزَا yubarrizā		نُبَرِّزَ nubarriza	تُبَرِّزُوا tubarrizū	يُبَرِّزُوا yubarrizū
	f		تُبَرِّزِي tubarrizī	تُبَرِّزَ tubarriza			تُبَرِّزَا tubarrizā			تُبَرِّزْنَ tubarrizna	يُبَرِّزْنَ yubarrizna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَرِّزْ ʔubarriz	تُبَرِّزْ tubarriz	يُبَرِّزْ yubarriz		تُبَرِّزَا tubarrizā	يُبَرِّزَا yubarrizā		نُبَرِّزْ nubarriz	تُبَرِّزُوا tubarrizū	يُبَرِّزُوا yubarrizū
	f		تُبَرِّزِي tubarrizī	تُبَرِّزْ tubarriz			تُبَرِّزَا tubarrizā			تُبَرِّزْنَ tubarrizna	يُبَرِّزْنَ yubarrizna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَرِّزْ barriz			بَرِّزَا barrizā				بَرِّزُوا barrizū
	f		بَرِّزِي barrizī							بَرِّزْنَ barrizna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُرِّزْتُ burriztu	بُرِّزْتَ burrizta	بُرِّزَ burriza		بُرِّزْتُمَا burriztumā	بُرِّزَا burrizā		بُرِّزْنَا burriznā	بُرِّزْتُمْ burriztum	بُرِّزُوا burrizū
	f		بُرِّزْتِ burrizti	بُرِّزَتْ burrizat			بُرِّزَتَا burrizatā			بُرِّزْتُنَّ burriztunna	بُرِّزْنَ burrizna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَرَّزُ ʔubarrazu	تُبَرَّزُ tubarrazu	يُبَرَّزُ yubarrazu		تُبَرَّزَانِ tubarrazāni	يُبَرَّزَانِ yubarrazāni		نُبَرَّزُ nubarrazu	تُبَرَّزُونَ tubarrazūna	يُبَرَّزُونَ yubarrazūna
	f		تُبَرَّزِينَ tubarrazīna	تُبَرَّزُ tubarrazu			تُبَرَّزَانِ tubarrazāni			تُبَرَّزْنَ tubarrazna	يُبَرَّزْنَ yubarrazna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَرَّزَ ʔubarraza	تُبَرَّزَ tubarraza	يُبَرَّزَ yubarraza		تُبَرَّزَا tubarrazā	يُبَرَّزَا yubarrazā		نُبَرَّزَ nubarraza	تُبَرَّزُوا tubarrazū	يُبَرَّزُوا yubarrazū
	f		تُبَرَّزِي tubarrazī	تُبَرَّزَ tubarraza			تُبَرَّزَا tubarrazā			تُبَرَّزْنَ tubarrazna	يُبَرَّزْنَ yubarrazna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَرَّزْ ʔubarraz	تُبَرَّزْ tubarraz	يُبَرَّزْ yubarraz		تُبَرَّزَا tubarrazā	يُبَرَّزَا yubarrazā		نُبَرَّزْ nubarraz	تُبَرَّزُوا tubarrazū	يُبَرَّزُوا yubarrazū
	f		تُبَرَّزِي tubarrazī	تُبَرَّزْ tubarraz			تُبَرَّزَا tubarrazā			تُبَرَّزْنَ tubarrazna	يُبَرَّزْنَ yubarrazna

Baluchi

Adjective

برز • (burz)

1. tall
2. high
3. loud

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian wlc (warz, “work, agriculture”), from Proto-Iranian *warj-; see there for further information.

Noun

برز • (barz) (plural برزان, or برزها)

1. sown field
2. seed
3. agriculture

Alternative forms

• ورز (varz), بزر (bazr)

Derived terms

• برزه (barze)
• برزگر (barzgar)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “برز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “warz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 87

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (bwlc /⁠burz⁠/, “high”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Akin to Parthian 𐫁𐫇𐫡𐫉 (bwrz /⁠burz⁠/, “high, lofty”) and Old Georgian ბორცჳ (borcwi, “hill”), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

Dari	برز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бурз

برز • (borz)

1. high, tall

Related terms

• البرز (alborz)
• برزکوه (barzkuh)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “برز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “borz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 19