بقرة

Arabic

Root
ب ق ر (b q r)
5 terms

بَقَرَة

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בָּקָר (baqár, “cattle, beef”) and Mehri بقريت (“cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.qa.ra/

• Audio:

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Noun

بَقَرَة • (baqara) f (singulative, collective بَقَر m (baqar), plural أَبْقَار (ʔabqār) or أَبْقُر (ʔabqur), paucal بَقَرَات (baqarāt))

1. cow
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:67:

     إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً

     ʔinna laha yaʔmurukum ʔan taḏbaḥū baqaratan

     God commands you to slaughter a cow

Declension

Declension of noun بَقَرَة (baqara)

singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَقَرَة baqara	الْبَقَرَة al-baqara	بَقَرَة baqarat
nominative	بَقَرَةٌ baqaratun	الْبَقَرَةُ al-baqaratu	بَقَرَةُ baqaratu
accusative	بَقَرَةً baqaratan	الْبَقَرَةَ al-baqarata	بَقَرَةَ baqarata
genitive	بَقَرَةٍ baqaratin	الْبَقَرَةِ al-baqarati	بَقَرَةِ baqarati
collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَقَر baqar	الْبَقَر al-baqar	بَقَر baqar
nominative	بَقَرٌ baqarun	الْبَقَرُ al-baqaru	بَقَرُ baqaru
accusative	بَقَرًا baqaran	الْبَقَرَ al-baqara	بَقَرَ baqara
genitive	بَقَرٍ baqarin	الْبَقَرِ al-baqari	بَقَرِ baqari
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَقَرَتَيْن baqaratayn	الْبَقَرَتَيْن al-baqaratayn	بَقَرَتَيْ baqaratay
nominative	بَقَرَتَانِ baqaratāni	الْبَقَرَتَانِ al-baqaratāni	بَقَرَتَا baqaratā
accusative	بَقَرَتَيْنِ baqaratayni	الْبَقَرَتَيْنِ al-baqaratayni	بَقَرَتَيْ baqaratay
genitive	بَقَرَتَيْنِ baqaratayni	الْبَقَرَتَيْنِ al-baqaratayni	بَقَرَتَيْ baqaratay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَقَرَات baqarāt	الْبَقَرَات al-baqarāt	بَقَرَات baqarāt
nominative	بَقَرَاتٌ baqarātun	الْبَقَرَاتُ al-baqarātu	بَقَرَاتُ baqarātu
accusative	بَقَرَاتٍ baqarātin	الْبَقَرَاتِ al-baqarāti	بَقَرَاتِ baqarāti
genitive	بَقَرَاتٍ baqarātin	الْبَقَرَاتِ al-baqarāti	بَقَرَاتِ baqarāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَبْقَار‎; أَبْقُر ʔabqār‎; ʔabqur	الْأَبْقَار‎; الْأَبْقُر al-ʔabqār‎; al-ʔabqur	أَبْقَار‎; أَبْقُر ʔabqār‎; ʔabqur
nominative	أَبْقَارٌ‎; أَبْقُرٌ ʔabqārun‎; ʔabqurun	الْأَبْقَارُ‎; الْأَبْقُرُ al-ʔabqāru‎; al-ʔabquru	أَبْقَارُ‎; أَبْقُرُ ʔabqāru‎; ʔabquru
accusative	أَبْقَارًا‎; أَبْقُرًا ʔabqāran‎; ʔabquran	الْأَبْقَارَ‎; الْأَبْقُرَ al-ʔabqāra‎; al-ʔabqura	أَبْقَارَ‎; أَبْقُرَ ʔabqāra‎; ʔabqura
genitive	أَبْقَارٍ‎; أَبْقُرٍ ʔabqārin‎; ʔabqurin	الْأَبْقَارِ‎; الْأَبْقُرِ al-ʔabqāri‎; al-ʔabquri	أَبْقَارِ‎; أَبْقُرِ ʔabqāri‎; ʔabquri

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: بْقَرَة (bgərə, “cow”)
• Hijazi Arabic: بَقَرة (bagara)
• Juba Arabic: bagara
• Maltese: baqra
• Moroccan Arabic: بقرة (baqra)
• Nubi: bagara
• → Middle Armenian: պաքարայ (pakʻaray)
• → Swahili: bakari

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَرَة (baqara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡa.ra/

Noun

بقرة • (bagara) f (singulative, collective بَقَر m (bagar), plural بَقَرات (bagarāt))

1. cow

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَرَة (baqara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʔa.re/, [ˈbɑ.ʔɑ.rˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ba.ʔa.ra/, [ˈbɑ.ʔɑ.rˤɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

بقرة • (baʔara) f (singulative, collective بقر m (baʔar), paucal بقرات (baʔarāt))

1. cow

See also

• تور (tōr, “bull”)