"برج" meaning in Persian

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Noun

IPA: [buɾd͡ʒ] [Classical-Persian], [bʊɾd͡ʒ] [Dari, formal], [bʊɾd͡ʒ] [Dari, formal], [bʊɾd͡ʒ] [Kabuli], [buɾd͡ʒ̥] (note: Hazaragi), [boɹd͡ʒ̥] [Iran, formal], [buɾd͡ʒ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: borj [romanization], برجها [plural], بروج [plural]
Etymology: Arabicized form of Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), possibly from Middle Persian [script needed] (burg), or from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), with cognates including Persian برز (borz), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high”) and Old English burg. Etymology templates: {{der|fa|syc|ܒܘܪܓܐ|tr=burgāʾ}} Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), {{der|fa|pal|tr=burg}} Middle Persian [script needed] (burg), {{der|fa|grc|πύργος}} Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), {{der|fa|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-|t=high}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), {{cog|fa|برز|tr=borz}} Persian برز (borz), {{cog|sa|बृहत्|t=lofty, high, tall|tr=bṛhát}} Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”), {{cog|xcl|բարձր|t=high}} Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high”), {{cog|ang|burg}} Old English burg Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|برجها|or|بروج|||f1tr=borj-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=borj|tr2=|tr3=}} برج • (borj) (plural برجها (borj-hâ) or بروج), {{fa-noun|pl=برجها|pl2=بروج|tr=borj}} برج • (borj) (plural برجها (borj-hâ) or بروج)
  1. steeple
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-HXqhRuiH
  2. tower
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-rSAVJj8z
  3. pylon
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-TmxRwz~H Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 30 1 17 8 13 6 1 1 8 6
  4. column
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-iB1ftgCQ
  5. peel, keep
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-kRJGtsVF
  6. fort, castle
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-haAyKkFs
  7. pinnacle
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-KO55PA9y
  8. dovecote
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-orx-wECg
  9. star
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-Ul7KHVCJ
  10. constellation
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-miWPCgos
  11. zodiac
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun-74OtAt30
  12. sign of the zodiac
    Sense id: en-برج-fa-noun--oc15Zze
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: برجی (borji)

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      "roman": "borji",
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    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: बुर्ज (burj)",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: बुर्ज (burj)"
    }
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "syc",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (burg)",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "برز",
        "tr": "borz"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian برز (borz)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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        "tr": "bṛhát"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
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      "name": "cog"
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
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      "roman": "borj-hâ",
      "tags": [
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f3tr": "",
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        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "steeple"
      ],
      "id": "en-برج-fa-noun-HXqhRuiH",
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          "steeple",
          "steeple"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "english": "Azadi Tower",
          "roman": "borj-e âzâdi",
          "text": "برج آزادی",
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        }
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        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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          "pylon"
        ]
      ]
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      ],
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          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peel, keep"
      ],
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        [
          "peel",
          "peel"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fort, castle"
      ],
      "id": "en-برج-fa-noun-haAyKkFs",
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        [
          "fort",
          "fort"
        ],
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pinnacle"
      ],
      "id": "en-برج-fa-noun-KO55PA9y",
      "links": [
        [
          "pinnacle",
          "pinnacle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dovecote"
      ],
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          "dovecote",
          "dovecote"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "star"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "constellation"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "constellation"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "zodiac"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "zodiac",
          "zodiac"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "sign of the zodiac"
      ],
      "id": "en-برج-fa-noun--oc15Zze",
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "zodiac",
          "zodiac"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[buɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buɾd͡ʒ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[boɹd͡ʒ̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "برج"
}
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    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Persian terms derived from Classical Syriac",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "borji",
      "word": "برجی"
    }
  ],
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "t": "lofty, high, tall",
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      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”)",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "burg"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "borj",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "برجها",
      "roman": "borj-hâ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بروج",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "head2": "",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        }
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      ],
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          "tower",
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    {
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        "pylon"
      ],
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        [
          "pylon",
          "pylon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "column"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peel, keep"
      ],
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        [
          "peel",
          "peel"
        ],
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          "keep",
          "keep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fort, castle"
      ],
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        [
          "fort",
          "fort"
        ],
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pinnacle"
      ],
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        [
          "pinnacle",
          "pinnacle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dovecote"
      ],
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        [
          "dovecote",
          "dovecote"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "star"
      ],
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        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "constellation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zodiac"
      ],
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        [
          "zodiac",
          "zodiac"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign of the zodiac"
      ],
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          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "zodiac",
          "zodiac"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[buɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buɾd͡ʒ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[boɹd͡ʒ̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buɾd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "برج"
}

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