باقة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب و ق (b-w-q), related to “trumpets” or their sound. The modern senses are influenced by French bouquet and paquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.qa/

• Audio:

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Noun

بَاقَة • (bāqa) f (plural بَاقَات (bāqāt))

1. a bundle of herbs or leguminous vegetables
2. (historical) cloth for wrapping the throat; strips worn by men of the church or of justice
3. (Modern Standard Arabic) bouquet, bunch (of flowers)
4. (Modern Standard Arabic) package

Declension

Declension of noun بَاقَة (bāqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاقَة bāqa	الْبَاقَة al-bāqa	بَاقَة bāqat
Nominative	بَاقَةٌ bāqatun	الْبَاقَةُ al-bāqatu	بَاقَةُ bāqatu
Accusative	بَاقَةً bāqatan	الْبَاقَةَ al-bāqata	بَاقَةَ bāqata
Genitive	بَاقَةٍ bāqatin	الْبَاقَةِ al-bāqati	بَاقَةِ bāqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاقَتَيْن bāqatayn	الْبَاقَتَيْن al-bāqatayn	بَاقَتَيْ bāqatay
Nominative	بَاقَتَانِ bāqatāni	الْبَاقَتَانِ al-bāqatāni	بَاقَتَا bāqatā
Accusative	بَاقَتَيْنِ bāqatayni	الْبَاقَتَيْنِ al-bāqatayni	بَاقَتَيْ bāqatay
Genitive	بَاقَتَيْنِ bāqatayni	الْبَاقَتَيْنِ al-bāqatayni	بَاقَتَيْ bāqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاقَات bāqāt	الْبَاقَات al-bāqāt	بَاقَات bāqāt
Nominative	بَاقَاتٌ bāqātun	الْبَاقَاتُ al-bāqātu	بَاقَاتُ bāqātu
Accusative	بَاقَاتٍ bāqātin	الْبَاقَاتِ al-bāqāti	بَاقَاتِ bāqāti
Genitive	بَاقَاتٍ bāqātin	الْبَاقَاتِ al-bāqāti	بَاقَاتِ bāqāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “باقة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “باقة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[2] (in French), Leiden: E. J. Brill