بعل

See also: تغل and تعل

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baʿl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕl/

Noun

بَعْل • (baʕl) m (plural بُعُول (buʕūl) or بُعُولَة (buʕūla))

1. unirrigated land or plants thriving on a natural water supply
2. lord
3. master
4. owner
5. husband
   • Qur'an 4:128

     وَإِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا

     waʔini mraʔatun ḵāfat min baʕlihā nušūzan ʔaw ʔiʕrāḍan falā junāḥa ʕalayhimā ʔan yuṣliḥā baynahumā ṣulḥan

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Declension

Declension of noun بَعْل (baʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْل baʕl	الْبَعْل al-baʕl	بَعْل baʕl
Nominative	بَعْلٌ baʕlun	الْبَعْلُ al-baʕlu	بَعْلُ baʕlu
Accusative	بَعْلًا baʕlan	الْبَعْلَ al-baʕla	بَعْلَ baʕla
Genitive	بَعْلٍ baʕlin	الْبَعْلِ al-baʕli	بَعْلِ baʕli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْلَيْن baʕlayn	الْبَعْلَيْن al-baʕlayn	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Nominative	بَعْلَانِ baʕlāni	الْبَعْلَانِ al-baʕlāni	بَعْلَا baʕlā
Accusative	بَعْلَيْنِ baʕlayni	الْبَعْلَيْنِ al-baʕlayni	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Genitive	بَعْلَيْنِ baʕlayni	الْبَعْلَيْنِ al-baʕlayni	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُعُول‎; بُعُولَة buʕūl‎; buʕūla	الْبُعُول‎; الْبُعُولَة al-buʕūl‎; al-buʕūla	بُعُول‎; بُعُولَة buʕūl‎; buʕūlat
Nominative	بُعُولٌ‎; بُعُولَةٌ buʕūlun‎; buʕūlatun	الْبُعُولُ‎; الْبُعُولَةُ al-buʕūlu‎; al-buʕūlatu	بُعُولُ‎; بُعُولَةُ buʕūlu‎; buʕūlatu
Accusative	بُعُولًا‎; بُعُولَةً buʕūlan‎; buʕūlatan	الْبُعُولَ‎; الْبُعُولَةَ al-buʕūla‎; al-buʕūlata	بُعُولَ‎; بُعُولَةَ buʕūla‎; buʕūlata
Genitive	بُعُولٍ‎; بُعُولَةٍ buʕūlin‎; buʕūlatin	الْبُعُولِ‎; الْبُعُولَةِ al-buʕūli‎; al-buʕūlati	بُعُولِ‎; بُعُولَةِ buʕūli‎; buʕūlati

Proper noun

بَعْل • (baʕl) m

1. the god Baal

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْل (baʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	بَعْل baʕl	—
Nominative	—	بَعْلٌ baʕlun	—
Accusative	—	بَعْلًا baʕlan	—
Genitive	—	بَعْلٍ baʕlin	—

Related terms

• بَعْلَة (baʕla)
• بَعْلِيّ (baʕliyy, “unwatered”)