بشكير

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر, from Classical Persian پیشگیر (pēšgīr).

Noun

بَشْكِير • (baškīr) m (plural بَشَاكِير (bašākīr))

1. (Syria) towel

   Synonym: مِنْشَفَة (minšafa)

Declension

Declension of noun بَشْكِير (baškīr)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَشْكِير baškīr	الْبَشْكِير al-baškīr	بَشْكِير baškīr
nominative	بَشْكِيرٌ baškīrun	الْبَشْكِيرُ al-baškīru	بَشْكِيرُ baškīru
accusative	بَشْكِيرًا baškīran	الْبَشْكِيرَ al-baškīra	بَشْكِيرَ baškīra
genitive	بَشْكِيرٍ baškīrin	الْبَشْكِيرِ al-baškīri	بَشْكِيرِ baškīri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَشْكِيرَيْن baškīrayn	الْبَشْكِيرَيْن al-baškīrayn	بَشْكِيرَيْ baškīray
nominative	بَشْكِيرَانِ baškīrāni	الْبَشْكِيرَانِ al-baškīrāni	بَشْكِيرَا baškīrā
accusative	بَشْكِيرَيْنِ baškīrayni	الْبَشْكِيرَيْنِ al-baškīrayni	بَشْكِيرَيْ baškīray
genitive	بَشْكِيرَيْنِ baškīrayni	الْبَشْكِيرَيْنِ al-baškīrayni	بَشْكِيرَيْ baškīray
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَشَاكِير bašākīr	الْبَشَاكِير al-bašākīr	بَشَاكِير bašākīr
nominative	بَشَاكِيرُ bašākīru	الْبَشَاكِيرُ al-bašākīru	بَشَاكِيرُ bašākīru
accusative	بَشَاكِيرَ bašākīra	الْبَشَاكِيرَ al-bašākīra	بَشَاكِيرَ bašākīra
genitive	بَشَاكِيرَ bašākīra	الْبَشَاكِيرِ al-bašākīri	بَشَاكِيرِ bašākīri

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بشكير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر, from Persian پیشگیر.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʃ.kiːr/, [baʃˈkiːr]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

بشكير • (baškīr) m (plural بشاكير (bašākīr))

1. (regional) towel

   Synonym: منشفة (manšafe)

See also

• فوطة (fūṭa, “small towel”)