شعير
Arabic
Etymology
Compare Aramaic סְעַרְתָּא / ܣܥܪܬܐ (səʿārtā), Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (śəʿōrā), also meaning barley. From the root ش ع ر (š-ʿ-r) for its appearance of hairiness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.ʕiːr/
Noun
شَعِير • (šaʿīr) m (collective, singulative شَعِيرَة f (šaʿīra))
- barley
- 7th century CE, Sunan Abī Dāwud, 23:24:
- الذَّهَبُ بِٱلذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَٱلْفِضَّةُ بِٱلْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَٱلْبُرُّ بِٱلْبُرِّ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ وَٱلشَّعِيرُ بِٱلشَّعِيرِ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ وَٱلتَّمْرُ بِٱلتَّمْرِ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ وَٱلْمِلْحُ بِٱلْمِلْحِ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ
- aḏ-ḏahabu bi-ḏ-ḏahabi tibruhā waʿaynuhā wal-fiḍḍatu bi-l-fiḍḍati tibruhā waʿaynuhā wal-burru bi-l-burri mudyun bimudyin waš-šaʿīru bi-š-šaʿīri mudyun bimudyin wat-tamru bi-t-tamri mudyun bimudyin wal-milḥu bi-l-milḥi mudyun bimudyin
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Declension
Declension of noun شَعِير (šaʿīr)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَعِير šaʿīr | الشَّعِير aš-šaʿīr | شَعِير šaʿīr |
| Nominative | شَعِيرٌ šaʿīrun | الشَّعِيرُ aš-šaʿīru | شَعِيرُ šaʿīru |
| Accusative | شَعِيرًا šaʿīran | الشَّعِيرَ aš-šaʿīra | شَعِيرَ šaʿīra |
| Genitive | شَعِيرٍ šaʿīrin | الشَّعِيرِ aš-šaʿīri | شَعِيرِ šaʿīri |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَعِيرَة šaʿīra | الشَّعِيرَة aš-šaʿīra | شَعِيرَة šaʿīrat |
| Nominative | شَعِيرَةٌ šaʿīratun | الشَّعِيرَةُ aš-šaʿīratu | شَعِيرَةُ šaʿīratu |
| Accusative | شَعِيرَةً šaʿīratan | الشَّعِيرَةَ aš-šaʿīrata | شَعِيرَةَ šaʿīrata |
| Genitive | شَعِيرَةٍ šaʿīratin | الشَّعِيرَةِ aš-šaʿīrati | شَعِيرَةِ šaʿīrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَعِيرَتَيْن šaʿīratayn | الشَّعِيرَتَيْن aš-šaʿīratayn | شَعِيرَتَيْ šaʿīratay |
| Nominative | شَعِيرَتَانِ šaʿīratāni | الشَّعِيرَتَانِ aš-šaʿīratāni | شَعِيرَتَا šaʿīratā |
| Accusative | شَعِيرَتَيْنِ šaʿīratayni | الشَّعِيرَتَيْنِ aš-šaʿīratayni | شَعِيرَتَيْ šaʿīratay |
| Genitive | شَعِيرَتَيْنِ šaʿīratayni | الشَّعِيرَتَيْنِ aš-šaʿīratayni | شَعِيرَتَيْ šaʿīratay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَعِيرَات šaʿīrāt | الشَّعِيرَات aš-šaʿīrāt | شَعِيرَات šaʿīrāt |
| Nominative | شَعِيرَاتٌ šaʿīrātun | الشَّعِيرَاتُ aš-šaʿīrātu | شَعِيرَاتُ šaʿīrātu |
| Accusative | شَعِيرَاتٍ šaʿīrātin | الشَّعِيرَاتِ aš-šaʿīrāti | شَعِيرَاتِ šaʿīrāti |
| Genitive | شَعِيرَاتٍ šaʿīrātin | الشَّعِيرَاتِ aš-šaʿīrāti | شَعِيرَاتِ šaʿīrāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: xgħir
- Moroccan Arabic: شعير (šʕīr)
- → Mabaan: cayiira
- → Swahili: shayiri
- → Tigre: ሽዒር (šəʿir)