ديرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د و ر‎ (d-w-r).

Noun

دِيرَة • (dīra) f (plural دِيَرَة (diyara) or دِيَر‎ (diyar) or دِيَرَات‎ (diyarāt))

(navigation) route
(bedouinic) ends, place where one is usually around

Declension

Declension of noun دِيرَة (dīra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيرَة dīra	الدِّيرَة‎ ad-dīra	دِيرَة dīrat
Nominative	دِيرَةٌ dīratun	الدِّيرَةُ‎ ad-dīratu	دِيرَةُ dīratu
Accusative	دِيرَةً dīratan	الدِّيرَةَ‎ ad-dīrata	دِيرَةَ dīrata
Genitive	دِيرَةٍ dīratin	الدِّيرَةِ‎ ad-dīrati	دِيرَةِ dīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيرَتَيْن‎ dīratayn	الدِّيرَتَيْن‎ ad-dīratayn	دِيرَتَيْ‎ dīratay
Nominative	دِيرَتَانِ‎ dīratāni	الدِّيرَتَانِ‎ ad-dīratāni	دِيرَتَا‎ dīratā
Accusative	دِيرَتَيْنِ‎ dīratayni	الدِّيرَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dīratayni	دِيرَتَيْ‎ dīratay
Genitive	دِيرَتَيْنِ‎ dīratayni	الدِّيرَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dīratayni	دِيرَتَيْ‎ dīratay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَرَة‎; دِيَر‎‎; دِيَرَات‎ diyara‎; diyar‎; diyarāt	الدِّيَرَة‎‎; الدِّيَر‎‎; الدِّيَرَات‎ ad-diyara‎; ad-diyar‎; ad-diyarāt	دِيَرَة‎; دِيَر‎‎; دِيَرَات‎ diyarat‎; diyar‎; diyarāt
Nominative	دِيَرَةٌ‎; دِيَرٌ‎‎; دِيَرَاتٌ‎ diyaratun‎; diyarun‎; diyarātun	الدِّيَرَةُ‎‎; الدِّيَرُ‎‎; الدِّيَرَاتُ‎ ad-diyaratu‎; ad-diyaru‎; ad-diyarātu	دِيَرَةُ‎; دِيَرُ‎‎; دِيَرَاتُ‎ diyaratu‎; diyaru‎; diyarātu
Accusative	دِيَرَةً‎; دِيَرًا‎‎; دِيَرَاتٍ‎ diyaratan‎; diyaran‎; diyarātin	الدِّيَرَةَ‎‎; الدِّيَرَ‎‎; الدِّيَرَاتِ‎ ad-diyarata‎; ad-diyara‎; ad-diyarāti	دِيَرَةَ‎; دِيَرَ‎‎; دِيَرَاتِ‎ diyarata‎; diyara‎; diyarāti
Genitive	دِيَرَةٍ‎; دِيَرٍ‎‎; دِيَرَاتٍ‎ diyaratin‎; diyarin‎; diyarātin	الدِّيَرَةِ‎‎; الدِّيَرِ‎‎; الدِّيَرَاتِ‎ ad-diyarati‎; ad-diyari‎; ad-diyarāti	دِيَرَةِ‎; دِيَرِ‎‎; دِيَرَاتِ‎ diyarati‎; diyari‎; diyarāti

Descendants

→ Swahili: dira (“compass”)

Noun

دِيَرَة • (diyara) pl

plural of دَار‎ (dār)
plural of دِيرَة (dīra)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دِيرَة‎ (dīra).

Pronunciation

(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /diːrə/, (construct state) /diːrət/

Noun

ديرة • (dīra) f (dual ديرتين‎ (dīrtēn), plural ديرات‎ (dīrāt) or دير‎ (diyar))

city, country, state, any place with shared culture, values, design, lifestyle etc.
- 2018 June 17, Newspaper editor, “بهجة العيد مستمرة في ديرة الخير [Joy of Eid continues in the country of boon]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎:
  ‏...استمرت الأجواء الاحتفالية في ديرة الخير‎‎
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2016 November 10, خليفة مساعد الخرافي [Ḵalīfa Msāʿid il-Ḵrāfi], “يا ليت للعشاق ديرة بعيدة.. [Wish there was a city/country for lovers..]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎:
  ‏يا ليت للعشاق ديرة بعيدة..
  أرتاح فيها مع حبيبي ليالي‎
  Wish there was a city/country for lovers..
  Where I can rest with my lover for nights
- 2019 July 9, محمد توفيق [Muḥammad Tawfīq], “الكويتي «طير مسافر» من ديرة بلا سياحة! [The Kuwaiti is a «travelling bird» from a country without tourism]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎:
  ‏وَهَلْ تَنْقُصُنَا الإِمْكَانَاتُ الْمَالِيَّةُ حَتَّىٰ تَتَحَوَّلَ الْكُوَيْتُ إِلَىٰ «دِيرَة سِيَاحِيَّة؟‎‎
  wahal tanquṣunā l-ʔimkānātu l-māliyyatu ḥattā tataḥawwala l-kuwaytu ʔilā “dīra siyāḥiyya?
  And do we lack the financial capabilities to transform Kuwait to a touristic state?
(Kuwait) (with the definite article الديرة‎) Kuwait City

Derived terms

ديرة بطيخ‎ (dīrat baṭṭiḵ)

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