بكرة

See also: بكره and تكره

Arabic

Root
ب ك ر (b k r)
9 terms

Etymology 1.1

Root
ب ك ر (b k r)
9 terms

Compare بَكَرَ (bakara, “to be early”). Unrelated to Hebrew בקר (bóqer, “morning”) despite similarity in form and meaning.

Noun

بُكْرَة • (bukra) f (plural بُكَر (bukar))

1. early morning

Declension

Declension of noun بُكْرَة (bukra)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُكْرَة bukra	الْبُكْرَة al-bukra	بُكْرَة bukrat
nominative	بُكْرَةٌ bukratun	الْبُكْرَةُ al-bukratu	بُكْرَةُ bukratu
accusative	بُكْرَةً bukratan	الْبُكْرَةَ al-bukrata	بُكْرَةَ bukrata
genitive	بُكْرَةٍ bukratin	الْبُكْرَةِ al-bukrati	بُكْرَةِ bukrati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُكْرَتَيْن bukratayn	الْبُكْرَتَيْن al-bukratayn	بُكْرَتَيْ bukratay
nominative	بُكْرَتَانِ bukratāni	الْبُكْرَتَانِ al-bukratāni	بُكْرَتَا bukratā
accusative	بُكْرَتَيْنِ bukratayni	الْبُكْرَتَيْنِ al-bukratayni	بُكْرَتَيْ bukratay
genitive	بُكْرَتَيْنِ bukratayni	الْبُكْرَتَيْنِ al-bukratayni	بُكْرَتَيْ bukratay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُكَر bukar	الْبُكَر al-bukar	بُكَر bukar
nominative	بُكَرٌ bukarun	الْبُكَرُ al-bukaru	بُكَرُ bukaru
accusative	بُكَرًا bukaran	الْبُكَرَ al-bukara	بُكَرَ bukara
genitive	بُكَرٍ bukarin	الْبُكَرِ al-bukari	بُكَرِ bukari

Descendants

• Maltese: bokra

Etymology 1.2

Root
ب ك ر (b k r)
9 terms

Adverbial accusative of بُكْرَة (bukra, “early morning”).

Adverb

بُكْرَةً • (bukratan)

1. early in the morning

Descendants

• Cypriot Arabic: pukra
• Egyptian Arabic: بكرة (bukra), بكره (bukra), بكرا (bukra)
• Hijazi Arabic: بكرة (bukra)
• South Levantine Arabic: بكرة (bukra), بكرا (bukra)

Etymology 1.3

Root
ب ك ر (b k r)
9 terms

From the ideas of rising early of بَكَرَ (bakara) or بَكَّرَ (bakkara), i.e. anticipating the movement of the axle or rope and being placed into position before.

Noun

بَكَرَة • (bakara) f (plural بَكَر (bakar) or بَكَرَات (bakarāt))

1. pulley, block, wheel in a simple machine

Declension

Declension of noun بَكَرَة (bakara)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَكَرَة bakara	الْبَكَرَة al-bakara	بَكَرَة bakarat
nominative	بَكَرَةٌ bakaratun	الْبَكَرَةُ al-bakaratu	بَكَرَةُ bakaratu
accusative	بَكَرَةً bakaratan	الْبَكَرَةَ al-bakarata	بَكَرَةَ bakarata
genitive	بَكَرَةٍ bakaratin	الْبَكَرَةِ al-bakarati	بَكَرَةِ bakarati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَكَرَتَيْن bakaratayn	الْبَكَرَتَيْن al-bakaratayn	بَكَرَتَيْ bakaratay
nominative	بَكَرَتَانِ bakaratāni	الْبَكَرَتَانِ al-bakaratāni	بَكَرَتَا bakaratā
accusative	بَكَرَتَيْنِ bakaratayni	الْبَكَرَتَيْنِ al-bakaratayni	بَكَرَتَيْ bakaratay
genitive	بَكَرَتَيْنِ bakaratayni	الْبَكَرَتَيْنِ al-bakaratayni	بَكَرَتَيْ bakaratay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَكَر‎; بَكَرَات bakar‎; bakarāt	الْبَكَر‎; الْبَكَرَات al-bakar‎; al-bakarāt	بَكَر‎; بَكَرَات bakar‎; bakarāt
nominative	بَكَرٌ‎; بَكَرَاتٌ bakarun‎; bakarātun	الْبَكَرُ‎; الْبَكَرَاتُ al-bakaru‎; al-bakarātu	بَكَرُ‎; بَكَرَاتُ bakaru‎; bakarātu
accusative	بَكَرًا‎; بَكَرَاتٍ bakaran‎; bakarātin	الْبَكَرَ‎; الْبَكَرَاتِ al-bakara‎; al-bakarāti	بَكَرَ‎; بَكَرَاتِ bakara‎; bakarāti
genitive	بَكَرٍ‎; بَكَرَاتٍ bakarin‎; bakarātin	الْبَكَرِ‎; الْبَكَرَاتِ al-bakari‎; al-bakarāti	بَكَرِ‎; بَكَرَاتِ bakari‎; bakarāti

Descendants

• → Armenian: պաքարա (pakʻara)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مقره (makara), بكره (bekre), ماقاره (makara), مقاره (makara)
  • Turkish: makara
  • → Albanian: makara
  • → Armenian: մախարա (maxara)
  • → Cypriot Arabic: mpakara
  • → Macedonian: макара (makara)
  • → Romanian: macara

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ب ك ر
1 term

Alternative forms

• بكره (bukra), بكرا (bukra)

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic بُكْرَةً (bukratan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbok.ɾɑ]

Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ك ر
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic بُكْرَةً (bukratan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk.ra/, [bʊk.ra]

Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow

See also

• اليوم (al-yōm, “today”)
• أمس (ʔams, “yesterday”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic بَكَرَة (bakara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka.ra/

Noun

بكرة • (bakara) f (plural بَكَرات (bakarāt))

1. spool (of thread)
2. pulley, wheel in a simple machine

North Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ك ر
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic بُكْرَة (bukra) and its adverbial form بُكْرَةً (bukratan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukra/, /bikra/

Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow
2. soon, someday soon

   بكرة بس ترجع تشمّس منصير بدنا نضل نسقي

   bukra bas tirjaʕ tšammis minṣīr baddna nḍall nisʔi

   Soon once it gets sunny again we'll have to keep watering [the lawn]

   بكرة بتشوف ― bukra bitšūf ― One day soon you'll see

Usage notes

• The "someday soon" sense contrasts with شي يوم (šī yōm, literally “some day”), which does not imply that the day in question is impending.

Alternative forms

• بكرا (bukra) (alternative spelling)

Derived terms

• بعد بكرة (baʕd bukra, “the day after tomorrow”)
• عبكرة (ʕabukra, ʕa bukra, “tomorrow; in the morning”)

Noun

بكرة • (bukrit-, bikrit-) f

1. (obsolete) crack of dawn (only used in compounds)

Derived terms

• بكرة الصبح (bukrit ṣ-ṣubḥ, bikrit ṣ-ṣubḥ, literally “...of the morning”)
• بكرة الضو (bukrit ḍ-ḍaww, bikrit ḍ-ḍaww, literally “...of the light”)

See also

• اليوم (il-yōm, “today”)
• مبارح (mbāriḥ, “yesterday”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic بَكَرَة (bakara, “pulley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka.ra/

Noun

بكرة • (bakara) f (plural بكرات (bakarāt))

1. large spool of thread

   Coordinate term: ماسورة (māsūra, “spool”) (smaller)

Etymology 3

From بَقْرا (bagra, “I read, I will read”) in another Arabic variety with ق (g).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakara/, /baɡara/

Interjection

بكرة • (bakara, bagara)

1. Only used in حكرة بكرة (ḥakara bakara, ḥagara bagara, “eeny, meeny, miny, moe”) and related phrases

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ك ر
4 terms

Alternative forms

• بكرا (bukra)

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic بُكْرَةً (bukratan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk.ra/, [ˈbuk.rˤɑ]

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Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow

Derived terms

• بعد بكرة (baʕd bukra, “the day after tomorrow”)

See also

• اليوم (il-yōm, “today”)
• مبارح (mbāreḥ, “yesterday”)