برا
See also: بڑا
Arabic
Etymology
Adverbial accusative of بَرّ (barr, “land”).
Adverb
بَرًّا • (barran)
Descendants
References
- Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “برا”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
Gulf Arabic
Alternative forms
- برة (barra)
Pronunciation
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈbərːə/
Adverb
بَرّا • (barra)
Preposition
بَرّا • (barra)
- outside of, out of
- Antonym: داخل (dāḵil)
- لحد يطلع برا البيت وكت الغبار
- laḥḥad yiṭlaʕ barra l-bēt wakt il-ġbār
- Nobody goes outside the house at the time of sandstorms (or at the time of the sandstorm)
Laki
Moroccan Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bar.ra/
Adverb
برا • (barra)
Preposition
برا • (barra)
- outside
- Antonym: داخل (dāḵil)
- إدا سافرت برا البلاد غتتعرف بشلة تقافات وناس مختلفين عليك وتقدر تتعلم منهم كدا حاجة.
- ʔida sāfarti barra le-blād ḡatitʕarraf b-šalla taqāfāt w-nās miḵtalfīn ʕlīk w-taqdar titʕallam minnhum kada ḥāja.
- If you travel outside the country, you'll encounter many cultures and different people from you and you could learn many things from them.
Persian
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ب ر ر |
Alternative forms
- برة
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bar.ra/, [ˈbɑrˤ.rˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Derived terms
- بريت (barrīt, “outside”, preposition)
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