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 • (baʕīr) m (plural أَبْعِرَة‎ (ʔabʕira) or بُعْرَان‎ (buʕrān) or أَبَاعِر‎ (ʔabāʕir) or بَعَارِين‎ (baʕārīn))

(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 ṣuwāʕa l-maliki waliman jāʔa bihi ḥimlu baʕīrin waʔanā bihi zaʕīmun
  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 (baʕīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعِير baʕīr	الْبَعِير‎ al-baʕīr	بَعِير baʕīr
Nominative	بَعِيرٌ baʕīrun	الْبَعِيرُ‎ al-baʕīru	بَعِيرُ baʕīru
Accusative	بَعِيرًا‎ baʕīran	الْبَعِيرَ‎ al-baʕīra	بَعِيرَ baʕīra
Genitive	بَعِيرٍ baʕīrin	الْبَعِيرِ‎ al-baʕīri	بَعِيرِ baʕīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعِيرَيْن‎ baʕīrayn	الْبَعِيرَيْن‎ al-baʕīrayn	بَعِيرَيْ‎ baʕīray
Nominative	بَعِيرَانِ‎ baʕīrāni	الْبَعِيرَانِ‎ al-baʕīrāni	بَعِيرَا‎ baʕīrā
Accusative	بَعِيرَيْنِ‎ baʕīrayni	الْبَعِيرَيْنِ‎ al-baʕīrayni	بَعِيرَيْ‎ baʕīray
Genitive	بَعِيرَيْنِ‎ baʕīrayni	الْبَعِيرَيْنِ‎ al-baʕīrayni	بَعِيرَيْ‎ baʕīray
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْعِرَة‎‎; بُعْرَان‎‎; أَبَاعِر‎‎; بَعَارِين‎ ʔabʕira‎; buʕrān‎; ʔabāʕir‎; baʕārīn	الْأَبْعِرَة‎‎; الْبُعْرَان‎‎; الْأَبَاعِر‎‎; الْبَعَارِين‎ al-ʔabʕira‎; al-buʕrān‎; al-ʔabāʕir‎; al-baʕārīn	أَبْعِرَة‎‎; بُعْرَان‎‎; أَبَاعِر‎‎; بَعَارِين‎ ʔabʕirat‎; buʕrān‎; ʔabāʕir‎; baʕārīn
Nominative	أَبْعِرَةٌ‎‎; بُعْرَانٌ‎‎; أَبَاعِرُ‎‎; بَعَارِينُ‎ ʔabʕiratun‎; buʕrānun‎; ʔabāʕiru‎; baʕārīnu	الْأَبْعِرَةُ‎‎; الْبُعْرَانُ‎‎; الْأَبَاعِرُ‎‎; الْبَعَارِينُ‎ al-ʔabʕiratu‎; al-buʕrānu‎; al-ʔabāʕiru‎; al-baʕārīnu	أَبْعِرَةُ‎‎; بُعْرَانُ‎‎; أَبَاعِرُ‎‎; بَعَارِينُ‎ ʔabʕiratu‎; buʕrānu‎; ʔabāʕiru‎; baʕārīnu
Accusative	أَبْعِرَةً‎‎; بُعْرَانًا‎‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎‎; بَعَارِينَ‎ ʔabʕiratan‎; buʕrānan‎; ʔabāʕira‎; baʕārīna	الْأَبْعِرَةَ‎‎; الْبُعْرَانَ‎‎; الْأَبَاعِرَ‎‎; الْبَعَارِينَ‎ al-ʔabʕirata‎; al-buʕrāna‎; al-ʔabāʕira‎; al-baʕārīna	أَبْعِرَةَ‎‎; بُعْرَانَ‎‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎‎; بَعَارِينَ‎ ʔabʕirata‎; buʕrāna‎; ʔabāʕira‎; baʕārīna
Genitive	أَبْعِرَةٍ‎‎; بُعْرَانٍ‎‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎‎; بَعَارِينَ‎ ʔabʕiratin‎; buʕrānin‎; ʔabāʕira‎; baʕārīna	الْأَبْعِرَةِ‎‎; الْبُعْرَانِ‎‎; الْأَبَاعِرِ‎‎; الْبَعَارِينِ‎ al-ʔabʕirati‎; al-buʕrāni‎; al-ʔabāʕiri‎; al-baʕārīni	أَبْعِرَةِ‎‎; بُعْرَانِ‎‎; أَبَاعِرِ‎‎; بَعَارِينِ‎ ʔabʕirati‎; buʕrāni‎; ʔabāʕiri‎; baʕārīni

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

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