بعير

Arabic

بَعِير

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr-. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܥܝܪܐ (baʿīrā, “sheep, cattle”), Hebrew בְּעִיר (bəʿīr, “cattle”), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁𐎗 (ỉbr, “bull”), Ge'ez ብዕር (bəʿər, “ox, horned cattle”), Amharic በሬ (bäre), Harsusi ḥəbyār (“camels”), Bathari baʕr, ḥəbēʕər (“female camels”), Mehri həbɛ̄r (“camels”), Harsusi bəʔīr (“male camel”), Mehri bāyōr (“male camel”), Soqotri baʕír (“male camel”), Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩲𐩧 (bʿr, “cattle”), Akkadian 𒀫 (būrum, “calf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʕiːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

بَعِير • (baʕīr) m (plural أَبْعِرَة (ʔabʕira) or بُعْرَان (buʕrān) or أَبَاعِر (ʔabāʕir) or بَعَارِين (baʕārīn))

1. (countable) a camel of either sex

   Hyponyms: جَمَل (jamal, “a he-camel”), نَاقَة (nāqa, “a she-camel”)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:72:

     قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ

     qālū nafqidu ṣuwāʕa l-maliki waliman jāʔa bihi ḥimlu baʕīrin waʔanā bihi zaʕīmun

     They said, “We are missing the stoop of the king! For whoever brings it back, there will be a camel’s load. This, I guarantee.”

Declension

Declension of noun بَعِير (baʕīr)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَعِير baʕīr	الْبَعِير al-baʕīr	بَعِير baʕīr
nominative	بَعِيرٌ baʕīrun	الْبَعِيرُ al-baʕīru	بَعِيرُ baʕīru
accusative	بَعِيرًا baʕīran	الْبَعِيرَ al-baʕīra	بَعِيرَ baʕīra
genitive	بَعِيرٍ baʕīrin	الْبَعِيرِ al-baʕīri	بَعِيرِ baʕīri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَعِيرَيْن baʕīrayn	الْبَعِيرَيْن al-baʕīrayn	بَعِيرَيْ baʕīray
nominative	بَعِيرَانِ baʕīrāni	الْبَعِيرَانِ al-baʕīrāni	بَعِيرَا baʕīrā
accusative	بَعِيرَيْنِ baʕīrayni	الْبَعِيرَيْنِ al-baʕīrayni	بَعِيرَيْ baʕīray
genitive	بَعِيرَيْنِ baʕīrayni	الْبَعِيرَيْنِ al-baʕīrayni	بَعِيرَيْ baʕīray
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَبْعِرَة‎; بُعْرَان‎; أَبَاعِر‎; بَعَارِين ʔabʕira‎; buʕrān‎; ʔabāʕir‎; baʕārīn	الْأَبْعِرَة‎; الْبُعْرَان‎; الْأَبَاعِر‎; الْبَعَارِين al-ʔabʕira‎; al-buʕrān‎; al-ʔabāʕir‎; al-baʕārīn	أَبْعِرَة‎; بُعْرَان‎; أَبَاعِر‎; بَعَارِين ʔabʕirat‎; buʕrān‎; ʔabāʕir‎; baʕārīn
nominative	أَبْعِرَةٌ‎; بُعْرَانٌ‎; أَبَاعِرُ‎; بَعَارِينُ ʔabʕiratun‎; buʕrānun‎; ʔabāʕiru‎; baʕārīnu	الْأَبْعِرَةُ‎; الْبُعْرَانُ‎; الْأَبَاعِرُ‎; الْبَعَارِينُ al-ʔabʕiratu‎; al-buʕrānu‎; al-ʔabāʕiru‎; al-baʕārīnu	أَبْعِرَةُ‎; بُعْرَانُ‎; أَبَاعِرُ‎; بَعَارِينُ ʔabʕiratu‎; buʕrānu‎; ʔabāʕiru‎; baʕārīnu
accusative	أَبْعِرَةً‎; بُعْرَانًا‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎; بَعَارِينَ ʔabʕiratan‎; buʕrānan‎; ʔabāʕira‎; baʕārīna	الْأَبْعِرَةَ‎; الْبُعْرَانَ‎; الْأَبَاعِرَ‎; الْبَعَارِينَ al-ʔabʕirata‎; al-buʕrāna‎; al-ʔabāʕira‎; al-baʕārīna	أَبْعِرَةَ‎; بُعْرَانَ‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎; بَعَارِينَ ʔabʕirata‎; buʕrāna‎; ʔabāʕira‎; baʕārīna
genitive	أَبْعِرَةٍ‎; بُعْرَانٍ‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎; بَعَارِينَ ʔabʕiratin‎; buʕrānin‎; ʔabāʕira‎; baʕārīna	الْأَبْعِرَةِ‎; الْبُعْرَانِ‎; الْأَبَاعِرِ‎; الْبَعَارِينِ al-ʔabʕirati‎; al-buʕrāni‎; al-ʔabāʕiri‎; al-baʕārīni	أَبْعِرَةِ‎; بُعْرَانِ‎; أَبَاعِرِ‎; بَعَارِينِ ʔabʕirati‎; buʕrāni‎; ʔabāʕiri‎; baʕārīni

References

• Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred (2010), Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 303–308