بئر

بئر

See also: بير‎

Arabic

بِئْر

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *biʾr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biʔr]

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Noun

بِئْر • (biʾr) f (plural آبَار‎ (ʾābār) or بِئَار‎ (biʾār))

1. well, spring, water-pit

Declension

Declension of noun بِئْر (biʾr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِئْر biʾr	الْبِئْر‎ al-biʾr	بِئْر biʾr
Nominative	بِئْرٌ biʾrun	الْبِئْرُ‎ al-biʾru	بِئْرُ biʾru
Accusative	بِئْرًا‎ biʾran	الْبِئْرَ‎ al-biʾra	بِئْرَ biʾra
Genitive	بِئْرٍ biʾrin	الْبِئْرِ‎ al-biʾri	بِئْرِ biʾri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِئْرَيْن‎ biʾrayn	الْبِئْرَيْن‎ al-biʾrayn	بِئْرَيْ‎ biʾray
Nominative	بِئْرَانِ‎ biʾrāni	الْبِئْرَانِ‎ al-biʾrāni	بِئْرَا‎ biʾrā
Accusative	بِئْرَيْنِ‎ biʾrayni	الْبِئْرَيْنِ‎ al-biʾrayni	بِئْرَيْ‎ biʾray
Genitive	بِئْرَيْنِ‎ biʾrayni	الْبِئْرَيْنِ‎ al-biʾrayni	بِئْرَيْ‎ biʾray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آبَار‎‎; بِئَار‎ ʾābār‎; biʾār	الْآبَار‎‎; الْبِئَار‎ al-ʾābār‎; al-biʾār	آبَار‎‎; بِئَار‎ ʾābār‎; biʾār
Nominative	آبَارٌ‎‎; بِئَارٌ‎ ʾābārun‎; biʾārun	الْآبَارُ‎‎; الْبِئَارُ‎ al-ʾābāru‎; al-biʾāru	آبَارُ‎‎; بِئَارُ‎ ʾābāru‎; biʾāru
Accusative	آبَارًا‎‎; بِئَارًا‎ ʾābāran‎; biʾāran	الْآبَارَ‎‎; الْبِئَارَ‎ al-ʾābāra‎; al-biʾāra	آبَارَ‎‎; بِئَارَ‎ ʾābāra‎; biʾāra
Genitive	آبَارٍ‎‎; بِئَارٍ‎ ʾābārin‎; biʾārin	الْآبَارِ‎‎; الْبِئَارِ‎ al-ʾābāri‎; al-biʾāri	آبَارِ‎‎; بِئَارِ‎ ʾābāri‎; biʾāri

Derived terms

• بَأَرَ‎ (baʾara, “to dig a hole”)
• بُؤْرَة‎ (buʾra, “focus”)

Descendants

• → Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: bîr

  Central Kurdish: بیر‎ (bîr)