بحيرة

Arabic

بُحَيْرَة

Etymology 1

Diminutive of بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/

• Audio (Modern Standard Arabic):

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Noun

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

1. lake
2. (Tunisia, Morocco) 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

• Egyptian Arabic: بحيرة (buḥēra)
• Hijazi Arabic: بحيرة (buḥēra)
• Maltese: bħajra
• Moroccan Arabic: بحيرة (bḥīra)
• Tunisian Arabic: بحيرة (bḥīra)
• → Catalan: albufera, bufera
• → Portuguese: albufeira
• → South Levantine Arabic: بحيرة (buḥayra) (learned)
• → Spanish: albufera, bujero
• → Urdu: بحیرہ (bahīrā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ħiː.ra/

Noun

بَحِيرَة • (baḥīra) m (plural بَحَائِر (baḥāʔir) or بُحُر (buḥur))

1. A she-camel that has given birth five times; her ears are slit, and she is exempt from exploitation—she is not denied access to pasture or water.

   Hypernym: نَاقَة (nāqa)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:103:

     مَا جَعَلَ اللَّٰهُ مِن بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَائِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ […]

     mā jaʕala llāhu min baḥīratin walā sāʔibatin walā waṣīlatin walā ḥāmin […]

     Allāh has not appointed [such innovations as] baḥīrah or sā’ibah or waṣīlah or ḥām.

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; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَحَائِر‎; بُحُر baḥāʔir‎; buḥur	الْبَحَائِر‎; الْبُحُر al-baḥāʔir‎; al-buḥur	بَحَائِر‎; بُحُر baḥāʔir‎; buḥur
nominative	بَحَائِرُ‎; بُحُرٌ baḥāʔiru‎; buḥurun	الْبَحَائِرُ‎; الْبُحُرُ al-baḥāʔiru‎; al-buḥuru	بَحَائِرُ‎; بُحُرُ baḥāʔiru‎; buḥuru
accusative	بَحَائِرَ‎; بُحُرًا baḥāʔira‎; buḥuran	الْبَحَائِرَ‎; الْبُحُرَ al-baḥāʔira‎; al-buḥura	بَحَائِرَ‎; بُحُرَ baḥāʔira‎; buḥura
genitive	بَحَائِرَ‎; بُحُرٍ baḥāʔira‎; buḥurin	الْبَحَائِرِ‎; الْبُحُرِ al-baḥāʔiri‎; al-buḥuri	بَحَائِرِ‎; بُحُرِ baḥāʔiri‎; buḥuri

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ح ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħeːra/, [bʊˈħe̞ːra]

Noun

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

1. lake

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ح ر
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/, [bʊˈħaj.rˤɑ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Noun

بحيرة • (buḥayra) f (plural بحيرات (buḥayrāt))

1. lake

Derived terms

• بحيرة طبريّا (buḥayrat ṭabariyya, “Sea of Galilee”)

See also

• بحر (baḥar, “sea”)