برميل
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish barril, from Old French baril, from Proto-Germanic *barilaz (“barrel, jug, container”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, to carry, to transport”).
Noun
بِرْمِيل • (birmīl) m (plural بَرَامِيل (barāmīl))
- barrel, cask, keg, drum
- container placed on roofs to collect rainwater
- (measurement) a unit of oil
- (colloquial) bomb, exploding-barrel
- (idiomatic) proceeded by مِن (min), a draught, a drink (literally “from the barrel or keg”)
Declension
Declension of noun بِرْمِيل (birmīl)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بِرْمِيل birmīl | الْبِرْمِيل al-birmīl | بِرْمِيل birmīl |
Nominative | بِرْمِيلٌ birmīlun | الْبِرْمِيلُ al-birmīlu | بِرْمِيلُ birmīlu |
Accusative | بِرْمِيلًا birmīlan | الْبِرْمِيلَ al-birmīla | بِرْمِيلَ birmīla |
Genitive | بِرْمِيلٍ birmīlin | الْبِرْمِيلِ al-birmīli | بِرْمِيلِ birmīli |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بِرْمِيلَيْن birmīlayn | الْبِرْمِيلَيْن al-birmīlayn | بِرْمِيلَيْ birmīlay |
Nominative | بِرْمِيلَانِ birmīlāni | الْبِرْمِيلَانِ al-birmīlāni | بِرْمِيلَا birmīlā |
Accusative | بِرْمِيلَيْنِ birmīlayni | الْبِرْمِيلَيْنِ al-birmīlayni | بِرْمِيلَيْ birmīlay |
Genitive | بِرْمِيلَيْنِ birmīlayni | الْبِرْمِيلَيْنِ al-birmīlayni | بِرْمِيلَيْ birmīlay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَرَامِيل barāmīl | الْبَرَامِيل al-barāmīl | بَرَامِيل barāmīl |
Nominative | بَرَامِيلُ barāmīlu | الْبَرَامِيلُ al-barāmīlu | بَرَامِيلُ barāmīlu |
Accusative | بَرَامِيلَ barāmīla | الْبَرَامِيلَ al-barāmīla | بَرَامِيلَ barāmīla |
Genitive | بَرَامِيلَ barāmīla | الْبَرَامِيلِ al-barāmīli | بَرَامِيلِ barāmīli |
References
- Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “برميل”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “برميل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen