برخ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (b’hl /bahr/, “portion”) with a common metathesis (as in ‎ (sorx) from Middle Persian [Term?] (/suhr/)). Also retained in the forms ‎ (bahr) and ‎ (bahra).

Noun

برخ • (barx) (plural برخ‌ها‎ (barx-hâ))

(archaic) fraction, portion

Derived terms

بَرخی‎ (barxi, “some”)
بَرخال‎ (barxâl, “fractal”)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “برخ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
PAHLAVICA - "b’hl".

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