بعير
Arabic
بَعِير
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr-. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܥܝܪܐ (baʿīrā, “sheep, cattle”), Hebrew בְּעִיר (bəʿīr, “cattle”), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁𐎗 (ỉbr, “bull”), Ge'ez ብዕር (bəʿər, “ox, horned cattle”), Amharic በሬ (bäre), Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩲𐩧 (bʿr, “cattle”), Akkadian 𒀫 (būrum, “calf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ʕiːr/
Noun
بَعِير • (baʿīr) m (plural أَبْعِرَة (ʾabʿira) or بُعْرَان (buʿrān) or أَبَاعِر (ʾabāʿir) or بَعَارِين (baʿārīn))
- (countable) a camel of either sex
- Hyponyms: جَمَل (jamal, “a he-camel”), نَاقَة (nāqa, “a she-camel”)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:72:
- قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ
- qālū nafqidu ṣuwāʿa l-maliki waliman jāʾa bihi ḥimlu baʿīrin waʾanā bihi zaʿīmun
- They said, “We are missing the stoop of the king! For whoever brings it back, there will be a camel’s load. This, I guarantee.”
Declension
Declension of noun بَعِير (baʿīr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعِير baʿīr | الْبَعِير al-baʿīr | بَعِير baʿīr |
| Nominative | بَعِيرٌ baʿīrun | الْبَعِيرُ al-baʿīru | بَعِيرُ baʿīru |
| Accusative | بَعِيرًا baʿīran | الْبَعِيرَ al-baʿīra | بَعِيرَ baʿīra |
| Genitive | بَعِيرٍ baʿīrin | الْبَعِيرِ al-baʿīri | بَعِيرِ baʿīri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَعِيرَيْن baʿīrayn | الْبَعِيرَيْن al-baʿīrayn | بَعِيرَيْ baʿīray |
| Nominative | بَعِيرَانِ baʿīrāni | الْبَعِيرَانِ al-baʿīrāni | بَعِيرَا baʿīrā |
| Accusative | بَعِيرَيْنِ baʿīrayni | الْبَعِيرَيْنِ al-baʿīrayni | بَعِيرَيْ baʿīray |
| Genitive | بَعِيرَيْنِ baʿīrayni | الْبَعِيرَيْنِ al-baʿīrayni | بَعِيرَيْ baʿīray |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَبْعِرَة; بُعْرَان; أَبَاعِر; بَعَارِين ʾabʿira; buʿrān; ʾabāʿir; baʿārīn | الْأَبْعِرَة; الْبُعْرَان; الْأَبَاعِر; الْبَعَارِين al-ʾabʿira; al-buʿrān; al-ʾabāʿir; al-baʿārīn | أَبْعِرَة; بُعْرَان; أَبَاعِر; بَعَارِين ʾabʿirat; buʿrān; ʾabāʿir; baʿārīn |
| Nominative | أَبْعِرَةٌ; بُعْرَانٌ; أَبَاعِرُ; بَعَارِينُ ʾabʿiratun; buʿrānun; ʾabāʿiru; baʿārīnu | الْأَبْعِرَةُ; الْبُعْرَانُ; الْأَبَاعِرُ; الْبَعَارِينُ al-ʾabʿiratu; al-buʿrānu; al-ʾabāʿiru; al-baʿārīnu | أَبْعِرَةُ; بُعْرَانُ; أَبَاعِرُ; بَعَارِينُ ʾabʿiratu; buʿrānu; ʾabāʿiru; baʿārīnu |
| Accusative | أَبْعِرَةً; بُعْرَانًا; أَبَاعِرَ; بَعَارِينَ ʾabʿiratan; buʿrānan; ʾabāʿira; baʿārīna | الْأَبْعِرَةَ; الْبُعْرَانَ; الْأَبَاعِرَ; الْبَعَارِينَ al-ʾabʿirata; al-buʿrāna; al-ʾabāʿira; al-baʿārīna | أَبْعِرَةَ; بُعْرَانَ; أَبَاعِرَ; بَعَارِينَ ʾabʿirata; buʿrāna; ʾabāʿira; baʿārīna |
| Genitive | أَبْعِرَةٍ; بُعْرَانٍ; أَبَاعِرَ; بَعَارِينَ ʾabʿiratin; buʿrānin; ʾabāʿira; baʿārīna | الْأَبْعِرَةِ; الْبُعْرَانِ; الْأَبَاعِرِ; الْبَعَارِينِ al-ʾabʿirati; al-buʿrāni; al-ʾabāʿiri; al-baʿārīni | أَبْعِرَةِ; بُعْرَانِ; أَبَاعِرِ; بَعَارِينِ ʾabʿirati; buʿrāni; ʾabāʿiri; baʿārīni |
References
- Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred (2010) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, DOI:, →ISBN, pages 303–308