بقرة

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بَقَرَة

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.qa.ra/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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بَقَرَة (baqaraf (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

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Descendants

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَقَرَة (baqara).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بقرة (bagaraf (singulative, collective بَقَر m (bagar), plural بَقَرات (bagarāt))

  1. cow

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَقَرَة (baqara).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بقرة (baʔaraf (singulative, collective بقر m (baʔar), paucal بقرات (baʔarāt))

  1. cow

See also

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