بحيرة
Arabic
بُحَيْرَة
Etymology
Diminutive of بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/
- (Hijazi) IPA(key): /bu.ħeːra/, [bʊˈħe̞ːra]
Noun
بُحَيْرَة • (buḥayra) f (plural بُحَيْرَات (buḥayrāt))
- lake
- (Tunisia) vegetable garden, truck garden
Declension
Declension of noun بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُحَيْرَة buḥayra | الْبُحَيْرَة al-buḥayra | بُحَيْرَة buḥayrat |
| Nominative | بُحَيْرَةٌ buḥayratun | الْبُحَيْرَةُ al-buḥayratu | بُحَيْرَةُ buḥayratu |
| Accusative | بُحَيْرَةً buḥayratan | الْبُحَيْرَةَ al-buḥayrata | بُحَيْرَةَ buḥayrata |
| Genitive | بُحَيْرَةٍ buḥayratin | الْبُحَيْرَةِ al-buḥayrati | بُحَيْرَةِ buḥayrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بُحَيْرَتَيْن buḥayratayn | الْبُحَيْرَتَيْن al-buḥayratayn | بُحَيْرَتَيْ buḥayratay |
| Nominative | بُحَيْرَتَانِ buḥayratāni | الْبُحَيْرَتَانِ al-buḥayratāni | بُحَيْرَتَا buḥayratā |
| Accusative | بُحَيْرَتَيْنِ buḥayratayni | الْبُحَيْرَتَيْنِ al-buḥayratayni | بُحَيْرَتَيْ buḥayratay |
| Genitive | بُحَيْرَتَيْنِ buḥayratayni | الْبُحَيْرَتَيْنِ al-buḥayratayni | بُحَيْرَتَيْ buḥayratay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُحَيْرَات buḥayrāt | الْبُحَيْرَات al-buḥayrāt | بُحَيْرَات buḥayrāt |
| Nominative | بُحَيْرَاتٌ buḥayrātun | الْبُحَيْرَاتُ al-buḥayrātu | بُحَيْرَاتُ buḥayrātu |
| Accusative | بُحَيْرَاتٍ buḥayrātin | الْبُحَيْرَاتِ al-buḥayrāti | بُحَيْرَاتِ buḥayrāti |
| Genitive | بُحَيْرَاتٍ buḥayrātin | الْبُحَيْرَاتِ al-buḥayrāti | بُحَيْرَاتِ buḥayrāti |
Descendants
- → Urdu: بحیرہ (bahīrā)
Noun
بَحِيرَة • (baḥīra) m (plural بَحَائِرُ (baḥāʾiru))
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:103:
- مَا جَعَلَ اللَّٰهُ مِن بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَائِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ
- mā jaʿala llāhu min baḥīratin walā sāʾibatin walā waṣīlatin walā ḥāmin
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Declension
Declension of noun بَحِيرَة (baḥīra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَحِيرَة baḥīra | الْبَحِيرَة al-baḥīra | بَحِيرَة baḥīrat |
| Nominative | بَحِيرَةٌ baḥīratun | الْبَحِيرَةُ al-baḥīratu | بَحِيرَةُ baḥīratu |
| Accusative | بَحِيرَةً baḥīratan | الْبَحِيرَةَ al-baḥīrata | بَحِيرَةَ baḥīrata |
| Genitive | بَحِيرَةٍ baḥīratin | الْبَحِيرَةِ al-baḥīrati | بَحِيرَةِ baḥīrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَحِيرَتَيْن baḥīratayn | الْبَحِيرَتَيْن al-baḥīratayn | بَحِيرَتَيْ baḥīratay |
| Nominative | بَحِيرَتَانِ baḥīratāni | الْبَحِيرَتَانِ al-baḥīratāni | بَحِيرَتَا baḥīratā |
| Accusative | بَحِيرَتَيْنِ baḥīratayni | الْبَحِيرَتَيْنِ al-baḥīratayni | بَحِيرَتَيْ baḥīratay |
| Genitive | بَحِيرَتَيْنِ baḥīratayni | الْبَحِيرَتَيْنِ al-baḥīratayni | بَحِيرَتَيْ baḥīratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَحَائِر baḥāʾir | الْبَحَائِر al-baḥāʾir | بَحَائِر baḥāʾir |
| Nominative | بَحَائِرُ baḥāʾiru | الْبَحَائِرُ al-baḥāʾiru | بَحَائِرُ baḥāʾiru |
| Accusative | بَحَائِرَ baḥāʾira | الْبَحَائِرَ al-baḥāʾira | بَحَائِرَ baḥāʾira |
| Genitive | بَحَائِرَ baḥāʾira | الْبَحَائِرِ al-baḥāʾiri | بَحَائِرِ baḥāʾiri |
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ب ح ر |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.ħaj.re/, [bʊˈħaj.rˤɑ]
- IPA(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/, [bʊˈħaj.rˤɑ]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Noun
بحيرة • (buḥayra) f (plural بحيرات (buḥayrāt))
- lake
Derived terms
- بحيرة طبريّا (buḥayrat ṭabariyya, “Sea of Galilee”)
See also
- بحر (baḥar, “sea”)