[1]
بَرَكَ , (S, Msb, K,) aor.
يَبْرُكُ , (S, TA,) inf. n.
بُرُوكٌ (S, Mgh, Msb, K) and تَبْرَاكٌ, (K,) said of
a camel, (S, Mgh, Msb,) i. q. اِسْتَنَاخَ [i. e. He
lay down, or kneeled and lay down, upon his
breast, with his legs folded]; (S, K;) he made
his breast to cleave to the ground; (Mgh;) he
fell upon his بَرْك, i. e. breast; (Msb;) he threw
his برك, i. e. breast, upon the ground; (TA;)
and in like manner, ↓ برّك, (TA, and so in some
copies of the K,) inf. n. تَبْرِيكٌ. (TA.) And
بَرَكَتِ النَّعَامَةُ The ostrich lay upon its breast.
(TA.) And بَرَكَ is also said of a lion, and of a
man. (K voce ربض.) [Of the latter, one also
says, بَرَكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ He fell, or set himself,
upon his knees; he kneeled.] The بُرُوك of a man
praying, which is forbidden, is The putting down
the hands before the knees, after the manner of
the camel [when he lies down; for the latter falls
first upon his knees, and then upon his stiflejoints]. (Mgh.) ―
2-b2- Hence, i. e., from the verb
said of a camel, inf. n. بُرُوكٌ, (TA,) He, or it,
(i. e. anything, S,) was, or became, firm, steady,
steadfast, or fixed; continued, remained, or stayed;
(S, K;) in a place: (TK:) [and so, app., with
بَرِكَ
for its aor.; for] you say, بَرَكَ لِلْقِتَالِ, aor.
يَبْرِكُ , [He
was, or became, firm, &c., for the purpose of
fighting,] and in like manner بَرِكَ, aor.
يَبْرَكُ . (TA.
[See also a similar signification of 8.]) ―
2-b3- (assumed tropical:) It
(the night) was, or became, long, or protracted;
as though it did not quit its place. (A and TA
in art. قعس.) ―
2-b4- See also 8, in two places.