برهان

برهان

Arabic

Etymology

• From the root ب ر ه ن‎ (b-r-h-n), interrelated or derived from the roots ب ر ه‎ (b-r-h) meaning "to make white", "to clear up", "to restore to a state of youth or innocence" and ب ر ء‎ (b-r-ʾ) meaning "to be free from wrong", "to be absolved from wrongdoing", "to be without blame", "to be innocent".
• From Ge'ez ብርሃን (bərhan, “light, brightness”), from በርሀ (bärhä, “to be bright, to be clear”).
• From Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩧𐩠𐩬‎ (brhn, “testimony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bur.haːn/

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Noun

بُرْهَان • (burhān) m (dual بُرْهَانَانِ‎ (burhānāni), plural بَرَاهِين‎ (barāhīn))

1. proof, evidence
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:111:

     ‏هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ‎

     hātū burhānakum ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna

     Give your proof, if you are truthful.

2. a demonstration

Declension

Declension of noun بُرْهَان (burhān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْهَان burhān	الْبُرْهَان‎ al-burhān	بُرْهَان burhān
Nominative	بُرْهَانٌ burhānun	الْبُرْهَانُ‎ al-burhānu	بُرْهَانُ burhānu
Accusative	بُرْهَانًا‎ burhānan	الْبُرْهَانَ‎ al-burhāna	بُرْهَانَ burhāna
Genitive	بُرْهَانٍ burhānin	الْبُرْهَانِ‎ al-burhāni	بُرْهَانِ burhāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْهَانَيْن‎ burhānayn	الْبُرْهَانَيْن‎ al-burhānayn	بُرْهَانَيْ‎ burhānay
Nominative	بُرْهَانَانِ‎ burhānāni	الْبُرْهَانَانِ‎ al-burhānāni	بُرْهَانَا‎ burhānā
Accusative	بُرْهَانَيْنِ‎ burhānayni	الْبُرْهَانَيْنِ‎ al-burhānayni	بُرْهَانَيْ‎ burhānay
Genitive	بُرْهَانَيْنِ‎ burhānayni	الْبُرْهَانَيْنِ‎ al-burhānayni	بُرْهَانَيْ‎ burhānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَاهِين‎ barāhīn	الْبَرَاهِين‎ al-barāhīn	بَرَاهِين‎ barāhīn
Nominative	بَرَاهِينُ‎ barāhīnu	الْبَرَاهِينُ‎ al-barāhīnu	بَرَاهِينُ‎ barāhīnu
Accusative	بَرَاهِينَ‎ barāhīna	الْبَرَاهِينَ‎ al-barāhīna	بَرَاهِينَ‎ barāhīna
Genitive	بَرَاهِينَ‎ barāhīna	الْبَرَاهِينِ‎ al-barāhīni	بَرَاهِينِ‎ barāhīni

Proper noun

بُرْهَان • (burhān) m

1. a male given name, Burhān
2. an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Declension

Declension of noun بُرْهَان (burhān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	بُرْهَان burhān	—
Nominative	—	بُرْهَانُ burhānu	—
Accusative	—	بُرْهَانَ burhāna	—
Genitive	—	بُرْهَانَ burhāna	—

Related terms

• بَرْهَنَ‎ (barhana)
• بَرِئَ‎ (bariʾa)

References

• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 77–78
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “برهان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate; pages 196-197 for "بره" & "برهن", pages 178-180 for "برأ".
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 103–104
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 58–59