No. 418 in Persian

برق

Electricity; lightning.

In a sentence

برق خانه قطع شده است.
The electricity at home is cut off.
In this sentence, 'برق' refers to electricity used in houses or businesses.
برق آذرخش در آسمان دیده شد.
The lightning in the sky was seen.
Here, 'برق' denotes the natural phenomenon of lightning.
چشمان او مثل برق می‌درخشد.
His/her eyes shine like lightning.
In this context, 'برق' is used metaphorically to describe the sparkling or shining quality of someone's eyes.

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