بقرة

Arabic

بَقَرَة

Etymology

From the root ب ق ر (b-q-r). Compare Hebrew בַּקָּר (bakár, “cattle, beef”) and Mehri بقريت (“cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.qa.ra/

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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 l-laha yaʔmurukum ʔan taḏbaḥū baqaratan

     Allah 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”)
• Maltese: baqra
• → Middle Armenian: պաքարայ (pakʻaray)
• Moroccan Arabic: بقرة (baqra)