طير

See also: طيز‎ and ط ي ر‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ط ي ر‎ (ṭ-y-r), related to flying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤajr/

Noun

طَيْر • (ṭayr) f (collective, plural طُيُور‎ (ṭuyūr))

1. birds
   • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 2:260:

     ‏ […] قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ عَلَى كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ٱدْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا […] ‎

     […] qāla faḵuḏ ʾarbaʿatan mina ṭ-ṭayri faṣurhunna ʾilayka ṯumma jʿal ʿalā kulli jabalin minhunna juzʾan ṯumma dʿuhunna yaʾtīnaka saʿyan […]

     He said, "Catch four of the birds and cut them into pieces, and place a part of them on every mountain, then call them."

Declension

Declension of noun طَيْر (ṭayr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَيْر ṭayr	الطَّيْر‎ aṭ-ṭayr	طَيْر ṭayr
Nominative	طَيْرٌ ṭayrun	الطَّيْرُ‎ aṭ-ṭayru	طَيْرُ ṭayru
Accusative	طَيْرًا‎ ṭayran	الطَّيْرَ‎ aṭ-ṭayra	طَيْرَ ṭayra
Genitive	طَيْرٍ ṭayrin	الطَّيْرِ‎ aṭ-ṭayri	طَيْرِ ṭayri
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُيُور‎ ṭuyūr	الطُّيُور‎ aṭ-ṭuyūr	طُيُور‎ ṭuyūr
Nominative	طُيُورٌ‎ ṭuyūrun	الطُّيُورُ‎ aṭ-ṭuyūru	طُيُورُ‎ ṭuyūru
Accusative	طُيُورًا‎ ṭuyūran	الطُّيُورَ‎ aṭ-ṭuyūra	طُيُورَ‎ ṭuyūra
Genitive	طُيُورٍ‎ ṭuyūrin	الطُّيُورِ‎ aṭ-ṭuyūri	طُيُورِ‎ ṭuyūri

Related terms

• طَائِر‎ (ṭāʾir)
• طَيَرَان‎ (ṭayarān)

Noun

طَيْر • (ṭayr) m

1. verbal noun of طَارَ‎ (ṭāra) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun طَيْر (ṭayr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَيْر ṭayr	الطَّيْر‎ aṭ-ṭayr	طَيْر ṭayr
Nominative	طَيْرٌ ṭayrun	الطَّيْرُ‎ aṭ-ṭayru	طَيْرُ ṭayru
Accusative	طَيْرًا‎ ṭayran	الطَّيْرَ‎ aṭ-ṭayra	طَيْرَ ṭayra
Genitive	طَيْرٍ ṭayrin	الطَّيْرِ‎ aṭ-ṭayri	طَيْرِ ṭayri

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤiː.ra/

Verb

طِيرَ • (ṭīra) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of طَارَ‎ (ṭāra)