بحر
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *baḥr- (“sea”), from the root ب ح ر (b-ḥ-r).
Pronunciation
Noun
بَحْر • (baḥr) m (plural بِحَار (biḥār) or بُحُور (buḥūr) or أَبْحُر (ʔabḥur))
- verbal noun of بَحَرَ (baḥara) (form I)
- sea
- large river
- a noble or great man (possessed of a sea of knowledge, experience and wisdom)
- (poetry) poetic meter
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَحْر baḥr |
الْبَحْر al-baḥr |
بَحْر baḥr |
Nominative | بَحْرٌ baḥrun |
الْبَحْرُ al-baḥru |
بَحْرُ baḥru |
Accusative | بَحْرًا baḥran |
الْبَحْرَ al-baḥra |
بَحْرَ baḥra |
Genitive | بَحْرٍ baḥrin |
الْبَحْرِ al-baḥri |
بَحْرِ baḥri |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَحْرَيْن baḥrayn |
الْبَحْرَيْن al-baḥrayn |
بَحْرَيْ baḥray |
Nominative | بَحْرَانِ baḥrāni |
الْبَحْرَانِ al-baḥrāni |
بَحْرَا baḥrā |
Accusative | بَحْرَيْنِ baḥrayni |
الْبَحْرَيْنِ al-baḥrayni |
بَحْرَيْ baḥray |
Genitive | بَحْرَيْنِ baḥrayni |
الْبَحْرَيْنِ al-baḥrayni |
بَحْرَيْ baḥray |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بِحَار; بُحُور; أَبْحُر biḥār; buḥūr; ʔabḥur |
الْبِحَار; الْبُحُور; الْأَبْحُر al-biḥār; al-buḥūr; al-ʔabḥur |
بِحَار; بُحُور; أَبْحُر biḥār; buḥūr; ʔabḥur |
Nominative | بِحَارٌ; بُحُورٌ; أَبْحُرٌ biḥārun; buḥūrun; ʔabḥurun |
الْبِحَارُ; الْبُحُورُ; الْأَبْحُرُ al-biḥāru; al-buḥūru; al-ʔabḥuru |
بِحَارُ; بُحُورُ; أَبْحُرُ biḥāru; buḥūru; ʔabḥuru |
Accusative | بِحَارًا; بُحُورًا; أَبْحُرًا biḥāran; buḥūran; ʔabḥuran |
الْبِحَارَ; الْبُحُورَ; الْأَبْحُرَ al-biḥāra; al-buḥūra; al-ʔabḥura |
بِحَارَ; بُحُورَ; أَبْحُرَ biḥāra; buḥūra; ʔabḥura |
Genitive | بِحَارٍ; بُحُورٍ; أَبْحُرٍ biḥārin; buḥūrin; ʔabḥurin |
الْبِحَارِ; الْبُحُورِ; الْأَبْحُرِ al-biḥāri; al-buḥūri; al-ʔabḥuri |
بِحَارِ; بُحُورِ; أَبْحُرِ biḥāri; buḥūri; ʔabḥuri |
Descendants
Derived terms
- مِنَ النَّهْرِ إلَى الْبَحْرِ (mina n-nahri ʔilā l-baḥri)
Etymology 2
Denominal verb from بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).
Pronunciation
Verb
بَحَّرَ • (baḥḥara) II (non-past يُبَحِّرُ (yubaḥḥiru), verbal noun تَبْحِير (tabḥīr))
- to travel by sea, to make a voyage
Conjugation
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
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- to be startled, to be bewildered with fright
Conjugation
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Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
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Conjugation
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Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Noun
بَحَر • (baḥar) m
- verbal noun of بَحِرَ (baḥira) (form I)
Declension
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “بحر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 87–88
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “بحر”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, pages 88–89
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “بحر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 156–157
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “بحر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 66–67
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
بَحَر • (baḥar) m (plural بُحور (buḥūr) or بِحار (biḥār))
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Noun
بحر • (bahr)
References
- Redhouse, J. W. (1884) “sea”, in A Lexicon, English and Turkish, 3rd edition, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 667
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Dari | بحر |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | баҳр |
بحر • (bahr)
Synonyms
- دریا (daryâ)
Urdu
Etymology
From Persian بحر (bahr), from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr).
Noun
بحر • (behr) m
Synonyms
- Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ب ح ر
- Arabic 1-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic terms with audio links
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic verbal nouns
- ar:Poetry
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken plural
- Arabic 3-syllable words
- Arabic verbs
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Hijazi Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hijazi Arabic lemmas
- Hijazi Arabic nouns
- Hijazi Arabic masculine nouns
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Ottoman Turkish lemmas
- Ottoman Turkish nouns
- ota:Geography
- Persian terms borrowed from Arabic
- Persian terms derived from Arabic
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
- fa:Geography
- Urdu terms borrowed from Persian
- Urdu terms derived from Persian
- Urdu terms derived from Arabic
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu nouns
- Urdu masculine nouns