بَرَى الشّيْءَ to sharpen, point; to scrape off, abrade, chafe, fret, excoriate, scratch off, rub off, shave off, wear away, wear off; to whittle down, taper off, pare; to trim, shape

بَرَى الشّخْصَ to emaciate, enervate, attenuate, thin out, waste away; to weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, sap, devitalize