بعير

Arabic

بَعِير

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܥܝܪܐ‎ (baʿīr؜ā, “sheep, cattle”), Hebrew בְּעִיר‏‎ (bəʿīr, “cattle”), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁𐎗 (ỉbr, “bull”), Ge'ez ብዕር (bəʿər, “ox, horned cattle”), Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩲𐩧‎ (bʿr, “cattle”), Akkadian 𒀫 (būru-, “calf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ʕiːr/

Noun

بَعِير • (baʿīr) m (plural أَبْعِرَة‎ (ʾabʿira) or بُعْرَان‎ (buʿrān) or أَبَاعِر‎ (ʾabāʿir) or بَعَارِين‎ (baʿārīn))

camel
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:72:
  
  ‏قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ‎
  qālū nafqidu ṣuwāʿa l-maliki waliman jāʾa bihi ḥimlu baʿīrin waʾanā bihi zaʿīmun
  They said: “We are missing the stoop of the king. And for he who brings it there will be [the reward of] a camel’s load, and I guarantee it.”

Declension

Declension of noun بَعِير (baʿīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعِير baʿīr	الْبَعِير‎ al-baʿīr	بَعِير baʿīr
Nominative	بَعِيرٌ baʿīrun	الْبَعِيرُ‎ al-baʿīru	بَعِيرُ baʿīru
Accusative	بَعِيرًا‎ baʿīran	الْبَعِيرَ‎ al-baʿīra	بَعِيرَ baʿīra
Genitive	بَعِيرٍ baʿīrin	الْبَعِيرِ‎ al-baʿīri	بَعِيرِ baʿīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعِيرَيْن‎ baʿīrayn	الْبَعِيرَيْن‎ al-baʿīrayn	بَعِيرَيْ‎ baʿīray
Nominative	بَعِيرَانِ‎ baʿīrāni	الْبَعِيرَانِ‎ al-baʿīrāni	بَعِيرَا‎ baʿīrā
Accusative	بَعِيرَيْنِ‎ baʿīrayni	الْبَعِيرَيْنِ‎ al-baʿīrayni	بَعِيرَيْ‎ baʿīray
Genitive	بَعِيرَيْنِ‎ baʿīrayni	الْبَعِيرَيْنِ‎ al-baʿīrayni	بَعِيرَيْ‎ baʿīray
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْعِرَة‎‎; بُعْرَان‎‎; أَبَاعِر‎‎; بَعَارِين‎ ʾabʿira‎; buʿrān‎; ʾabāʿir‎; baʿārīn	الْأَبْعِرَة‎‎; الْبُعْرَان‎‎; الْأَبَاعِر‎‎; الْبَعَارِين‎ al-ʾabʿira‎; al-buʿrān‎; al-ʾabāʿir‎; al-baʿārīn	أَبْعِرَة‎‎; بُعْرَان‎‎; أَبَاعِر‎‎; بَعَارِين‎ ʾabʿirat‎; buʿrān‎; ʾabāʿir‎; baʿārīn
Nominative	أَبْعِرَةٌ‎‎; بُعْرَانٌ‎‎; أَبَاعِرُ‎‎; بَعَارِينُ‎ ʾabʿiratun‎; buʿrānun‎; ʾabāʿiru‎; baʿārīnu	الْأَبْعِرَةُ‎‎; الْبُعْرَانُ‎‎; الْأَبَاعِرُ‎‎; الْبَعَارِينُ‎ al-ʾabʿiratu‎; al-buʿrānu‎; al-ʾabāʿiru‎; al-baʿārīnu	أَبْعِرَةُ‎‎; بُعْرَانُ‎‎; أَبَاعِرُ‎‎; بَعَارِينُ‎ ʾabʿiratu‎; buʿrānu‎; ʾabāʿiru‎; baʿārīnu
Accusative	أَبْعِرَةً‎‎; بُعْرَانًا‎‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎‎; بَعَارِينَ‎ ʾabʿiratan‎; buʿrānan‎; ʾabāʿira‎; baʿārīna	الْأَبْعِرَةَ‎‎; الْبُعْرَانَ‎‎; الْأَبَاعِرَ‎‎; الْبَعَارِينَ‎ al-ʾabʿirata‎; al-buʿrāna‎; al-ʾabāʿira‎; al-baʿārīna	أَبْعِرَةَ‎‎; بُعْرَانَ‎‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎‎; بَعَارِينَ‎ ʾabʿirata‎; buʿrāna‎; ʾabāʿira‎; baʿārīna
Genitive	أَبْعِرَةٍ‎‎; بُعْرَانٍ‎‎; أَبَاعِرَ‎‎; بَعَارِينَ‎ ʾabʿiratin‎; buʿrānin‎; ʾabāʿira‎; baʿārīna	الْأَبْعِرَةِ‎‎; الْبُعْرَانِ‎‎; الْأَبَاعِرِ‎‎; الْبَعَارِينِ‎ al-ʾabʿirati‎; al-buʿrāni‎; al-ʾabāʿiri‎; al-baʿārīni	أَبْعِرَةِ‎‎; بُعْرَانِ‎‎; أَبَاعِرِ‎‎; بَعَارِينِ‎ ʾabʿirati‎; buʿrāni‎; ʾabāʿiri‎; baʿārīni

References

Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred, editors (2010) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden: Brill, pages 303–308

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