بحيرة

Arabic

بُحَيْرَة‎

Etymology

Diminutive of بَحْر‎ (baḥr, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/

Noun

بُحَيْرَة • (buḥayra) f (plural بُحَيْرَات‎ (buḥayrāt))

1. lake
2. (Tunisia) vegetable garden, truck garden

Declension

Declension of noun بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحَيْرَة buḥayra	الْبُحَيْرَة‎ al-buḥayra	بُحَيْرَة buḥayrat
Nominative	بُحَيْرَةٌ buḥayratun	الْبُحَيْرَةُ‎ al-buḥayratu	بُحَيْرَةُ buḥayratu
Accusative	بُحَيْرَةً buḥayratan	الْبُحَيْرَةَ‎ al-buḥayrata	بُحَيْرَةَ buḥayrata
Genitive	بُحَيْرَةٍ buḥayratin	الْبُحَيْرَةِ‎ al-buḥayrati	بُحَيْرَةِ buḥayrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحَيْرَتَيْن‎ buḥayratayn	الْبُحَيْرَتَيْن‎ al-buḥayratayn	بُحَيْرَتَيْ‎ buḥayratay
Nominative	بُحَيْرَتَانِ‎ buḥayratāni	الْبُحَيْرَتَانِ‎ al-buḥayratāni	بُحَيْرَتَا‎ buḥayratā
Accusative	بُحَيْرَتَيْنِ‎ buḥayratayni	الْبُحَيْرَتَيْنِ‎ al-buḥayratayni	بُحَيْرَتَيْ‎ buḥayratay
Genitive	بُحَيْرَتَيْنِ‎ buḥayratayni	الْبُحَيْرَتَيْنِ‎ al-buḥayratayni	بُحَيْرَتَيْ‎ buḥayratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحَيْرَات‎ buḥayrāt	الْبُحَيْرَات‎ al-buḥayrāt	بُحَيْرَات‎ buḥayrāt
Nominative	بُحَيْرَاتٌ‎ buḥayrātun	الْبُحَيْرَاتُ‎ al-buḥayrātu	بُحَيْرَاتُ‎ buḥayrātu
Accusative	بُحَيْرَاتٍ‎ buḥayrātin	الْبُحَيْرَاتِ‎ al-buḥayrāti	بُحَيْرَاتِ‎ buḥayrāti
Genitive	بُحَيْرَاتٍ‎ buḥayrātin	الْبُحَيْرَاتِ‎ al-buḥayrāti	بُحَيْرَاتِ‎ buḥayrāti

Descendants

• → Urdu: بحیرہ‎ (bahīrā)

Noun

بَحِيرَة • (baḥīra) m (plural بَحَائِرُ‎ (baḥāʾiru))

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   • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 5:103:

     ‏مَا جَعَلَ اللَّٰهُ مِن بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَائِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ‎

     mā jaʿala llāhu min baḥīratin walā sāʾibatin walā waṣīlatin walā ḥāmin

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun بَحِيرَة (baḥīra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحِيرَة baḥīra	الْبَحِيرَة‎ al-baḥīra	بَحِيرَة baḥīrat
Nominative	بَحِيرَةٌ baḥīratun	الْبَحِيرَةُ‎ al-baḥīratu	بَحِيرَةُ baḥīratu
Accusative	بَحِيرَةً baḥīratan	الْبَحِيرَةَ‎ al-baḥīrata	بَحِيرَةَ baḥīrata
Genitive	بَحِيرَةٍ baḥīratin	الْبَحِيرَةِ‎ al-baḥīrati	بَحِيرَةِ baḥīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحِيرَتَيْن‎ baḥīratayn	الْبَحِيرَتَيْن‎ al-baḥīratayn	بَحِيرَتَيْ‎ baḥīratay
Nominative	بَحِيرَتَانِ‎ baḥīratāni	الْبَحِيرَتَانِ‎ al-baḥīratāni	بَحِيرَتَا‎ baḥīratā
Accusative	بَحِيرَتَيْنِ‎ baḥīratayni	الْبَحِيرَتَيْنِ‎ al-baḥīratayni	بَحِيرَتَيْ‎ baḥīratay
Genitive	بَحِيرَتَيْنِ‎ baḥīratayni	الْبَحِيرَتَيْنِ‎ al-baḥīratayni	بَحِيرَتَيْ‎ baḥīratay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحَائِر‎ baḥāʾir	الْبَحَائِر‎ al-baḥāʾir	بَحَائِر‎ baḥāʾir
Nominative	بَحَائِرُ‎ baḥāʾiru	الْبَحَائِرُ‎ al-baḥāʾiru	بَحَائِرُ‎ baḥāʾiru
Accusative	بَحَائِرَ‎ baḥāʾira	الْبَحَائِرَ‎ al-baḥāʾira	بَحَائِرَ‎ baḥāʾira
Genitive	بَحَائِرَ‎ baḥāʾira	الْبَحَائِرِ‎ al-baḥāʾiri	بَحَائِرِ‎ baḥāʾiri

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ح ر‎

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بُحَيْرَة‎ (buḥayra).

Noun

بحيرة • (buḥēra) f (plural بحيرات‎ (buḥērāt))

1. lake

Derived terms

• بحيرة طبرية‎ (buḥērat ṭabariyye, “Sea of Galilee”)

See also

• بحر‎ (baḥr, “sea”)