بعوضة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ب ع ض (b-ʿ-ḍ) meaning "a small part", "one of a group or swarm".
Noun
بَعُوضَة • (baʿūḍa) f (singulative, collective بَعُوض m (baʿūḍ))
- a mosquito, gnat
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:26:
- إِنَّ اللَّٰهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا
- ʾinna llāha lā yastaḥyī ʾan yaḍriba maṯalan mā baʿūḍatan famā fawqahā
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- (figuratively) a pest, someone who is bothersome
- (figuratively) an annoying, frustrating, impossible task
- (figuratively) an insignificant person, easily crushed
Declension
Declension of noun بَعُوضَة (baʿūḍa)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعُوضَة baʿūḍa | الْبَعُوضَة al-baʿūḍa | بَعُوضَة baʿūḍat |
| Nominative | بَعُوضَةٌ baʿūḍatun | الْبَعُوضَةُ al-baʿūḍatu | بَعُوضَةُ baʿūḍatu |
| Accusative | بَعُوضَةً baʿūḍatan | الْبَعُوضَةَ al-baʿūḍata | بَعُوضَةَ baʿūḍata |
| Genitive | بَعُوضَةٍ baʿūḍatin | الْبَعُوضَةِ al-baʿūḍati | بَعُوضَةِ baʿūḍati |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعُوض baʿūḍ | الْبَعُوض al-baʿūḍ | بَعُوض baʿūḍ |
| Nominative | بَعُوضٌ baʿūḍun | الْبَعُوضُ al-baʿūḍu | بَعُوضُ baʿūḍu |
| Accusative | بَعُوضًا baʿūḍan | الْبَعُوضَ al-baʿūḍa | بَعُوضَ baʿūḍa |
| Genitive | بَعُوضٍ baʿūḍin | الْبَعُوضِ al-baʿūḍi | بَعُوضِ baʿūḍi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَعُوضَتَيْن baʿūḍatayn | الْبَعُوضَتَيْن al-baʿūḍatayn | بَعُوضَتَيْ baʿūḍatay |
| Nominative | بَعُوضَتَانِ baʿūḍatāni | الْبَعُوضَتَانِ al-baʿūḍatāni | بَعُوضَتَا baʿūḍatā |
| Accusative | بَعُوضَتَيْنِ baʿūḍatayni | الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ al-baʿūḍatayni | بَعُوضَتَيْ baʿūḍatay |
| Genitive | بَعُوضَتَيْنِ baʿūḍatayni | الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ al-baʿūḍatayni | بَعُوضَتَيْ baʿūḍatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعُوضَات baʿūḍāt | الْبَعُوضَات al-baʿūḍāt | بَعُوضَات baʿūḍāt |
| Nominative | بَعُوضَاتٌ baʿūḍātun | الْبَعُوضَاتُ al-baʿūḍātu | بَعُوضَاتُ baʿūḍātu |
| Accusative | بَعُوضَاتٍ baʿūḍātin | الْبَعُوضَاتِ al-baʿūḍāti | بَعُوضَاتِ baʿūḍāti |
| Genitive | بَعُوضَاتٍ baʿūḍātin | الْبَعُوضَاتِ al-baʿūḍāti | بَعُوضَاتِ baʿūḍāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “بعوضة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 227