بعوضة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ع ض‎ (b-ʿ-ḍ) meaning "a small part", "one of a group or swarm".

Noun

بَعُوضَة • (baʿūḍa) f (singulative, collective بَعُوض‎ (baʿūḍ))

a mosquito, gnat
(figuratively) a pest, someone who is bothersome
(figuratively) an annoying, frustrating, impossible task
(figuratively) an insignificant person, easily crushed

Declension

Declension of noun بَعُوضَة (baʿūḍa)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعُوضَة baʿūḍa	الْبَعُوضَة‎ al-baʿūḍa	بَعُوضَة baʿūḍat
Nominative	بَعُوضَةٌ baʿūḍatun	الْبَعُوضَةُ‎ al-baʿūḍatu	بَعُوضَةُ baʿūḍatu
Accusative	بَعُوضَةً baʿūḍatan	الْبَعُوضَةَ‎ al-baʿūḍata	بَعُوضَةَ baʿūḍata
Genitive	بَعُوضَةٍ baʿūḍatin	الْبَعُوضَةِ‎ al-baʿūḍati	بَعُوضَةِ baʿūḍati
Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعُوض‎ baʿūḍ	الْبَعُوض‎ al-baʿūḍ	بَعُوض‎ baʿūḍ
Nominative	بَعُوضٌ‎ baʿūḍun	الْبَعُوضُ‎ al-baʿūḍu	بَعُوضُ‎ baʿūḍu
Accusative	بَعُوضًا‎ baʿūḍan	الْبَعُوضَ‎ al-baʿūḍa	بَعُوضَ‎ baʿūḍa
Genitive	بَعُوضٍ‎ baʿūḍin	الْبَعُوضِ‎ al-baʿūḍi	بَعُوضِ‎ baʿūḍi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعُوضَتَيْن‎ baʿūḍatayn	الْبَعُوضَتَيْن‎ al-baʿūḍatayn	بَعُوضَتَيْ‎ baʿūḍatay
Nominative	بَعُوضَتَانِ‎ baʿūḍatāni	الْبَعُوضَتَانِ‎ al-baʿūḍatāni	بَعُوضَتَا‎ baʿūḍatā
Accusative	بَعُوضَتَيْنِ‎ baʿūḍatayni	الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ‎ al-baʿūḍatayni	بَعُوضَتَيْ‎ baʿūḍatay
Genitive	بَعُوضَتَيْنِ‎ baʿūḍatayni	الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ‎ al-baʿūḍatayni	بَعُوضَتَيْ‎ baʿūḍatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعُوضَات‎ baʿūḍāt	الْبَعُوضَات‎ al-baʿūḍāt	بَعُوضَات‎ baʿūḍāt
Nominative	بَعُوضَاتٌ‎ baʿūḍātun	الْبَعُوضَاتُ‎ al-baʿūḍātu	بَعُوضَاتُ‎ baʿūḍātu
Accusative	بَعُوضَاتٍ‎ baʿūḍātin	الْبَعُوضَاتِ‎ al-baʿūḍāti	بَعُوضَاتِ‎ baʿūḍāti
Genitive	بَعُوضَاتٍ‎ baʿūḍātin	الْبَعُوضَاتِ‎ al-baʿūḍāti	بَعُوضَاتِ‎ baʿūḍāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “بعوضة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 227

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