برج

Meaning

Noun

1. castle
2. citadel
3. tower
4. constellation
5. spire
6. asterism
7. zodiac
8. sign of the zodiac

Verb

1. (obsolete) to be or become apparent, manifest or conspicuous, and high or elevated
2. (obsolete) to have large, beautiful eyes where the white entirely surrounds the black
3. (obsolete) to become ample in respect of eating and drinking (of one's condition)

Concepts

tower

constellation

spire

steeple

pinnacle

zodiac

coral pinnacle

wall tower

Synonyms

برج الكنيسة

بُرْج

مسلة مرجانية

كوكبة

Translations

Turm

tour

kule

turris

torre

torre

torre

πύργος

toren

torre

clocher

Sternbild

constellation

αστερισμός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/burd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (burg), or from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).