بَارِقٌ
1.
Shining, gleaming, or glistening. (Mgh.)
2.
Clouds (سَحَابٌ) having, or containing, [or emitting,] lightning. (S.) You say also سَحَابَةٌ
بَارِقَةٌ[A cloud having, or emitting, lightning]: (S, TA:) and
سحابة بَرَّاقَةٌ signifies the same [but in an intensive manner: see بَرَّاقٌ]. (TA.)
3.
بَارِقَةٌ (tropical:) Swords: (S, K, TA:) so called because of their shining, or glistening: (TA:) plural بَوَارِقُ; (JK, Ham p. 306;) applied to swords and other weapons. (Ham ubi suprà.) Hence the tradition of 'Ammàr, الجَنَّةُ تَحْتَ البَارِقَةِ [Paradise is beneath the swords]; (JK, TA;) meaning, in warring in the cause of God. (JK.) You also say, رَأَيْتُ
البَارِقَةَ meaning I saw the shining, or glistening, of the weapons. (Lh, TA.)
4.
See also بَرُوقٌ.