بغاء
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ب غ ي (b-ḡ-y).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.ɣaːʔ/
Noun
بِغَاء • (biḡāʾ) m
- prostitution
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:33:
- وَلَا تُكْرِهُوا فَتَيَاتِكُمْ عَلَى الْبِغَاءِ إِنْ أَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا لِتَبْتَغُوا عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا
- walā tukrihū fatayātikum ʿalā l-biḡāʾi ʾin ʾaradna taḥaṣṣunan litabtaḡū ʿaraḍa l-ḥayāti d-dunyā
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Declension
Declension of noun بِغَاء (biḡāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بِغَاء biḡāʾ | الْبِغَاء al-biḡāʾ | بِغَاء biḡāʾ |
| Nominative | بِغَاءٌ biḡāʾun | الْبِغَاءُ al-biḡāʾu | بِغَاءُ biḡāʾu |
| Accusative | بِغَاءً biḡāʾan | الْبِغَاءَ al-biḡāʾa | بِغَاءَ biḡāʾa |
| Genitive | بِغَاءٍ biḡāʾin | الْبِغَاءِ al-biḡāʾi | بِغَاءِ biḡāʾi |
References
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “بغاء”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “بغاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “بغاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN