بغل

Arabic

Etymology

In view of Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩶𐩡‎ Arabic has probably borrowed thence and not from Ge'ez በቅል (bäḳl) as Nöldeke claimed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɣl/

Noun

بَغْل • (baḡl) m (plural بِغَال‎ (biḡāl) or أَبْغَال‎ (ʾabḡāl), feminine بَغْلَة‎ (baḡla))

mule

Declension

Declension of noun بَغْل (baḡl)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَغْل baḡl	الْبَغْل‎ al-baḡl	بَغْل baḡl	بَغْلَة‎ baḡla	الْبَغْلَة‎ al-baḡla	بَغْلَة‎ baḡlat
Nominative	بَغْلٌ baḡlun	الْبَغْلُ‎ al-baḡlu	بَغْلُ baḡlu	بَغْلَةٌ‎ baḡlatun	الْبَغْلَةُ‎ al-baḡlatu	بَغْلَةُ‎ baḡlatu
Accusative	بَغْلًا‎ baḡlan	الْبَغْلَ‎ al-baḡla	بَغْلَ baḡla	بَغْلَةً‎ baḡlatan	الْبَغْلَةَ‎ al-baḡlata	بَغْلَةَ‎ baḡlata
Genitive	بَغْلٍ baḡlin	الْبَغْلِ‎ al-baḡli	بَغْلِ baḡli	بَغْلَةٍ‎ baḡlatin	الْبَغْلَةِ‎ al-baḡlati	بَغْلَةِ‎ baḡlati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَغْلَيْن‎ baḡlayn	الْبَغْلَيْن‎ al-baḡlayn	بَغْلَيْ‎ baḡlay	بَغْلَتَيْن‎ baḡlatayn	الْبَغْلَتَيْن‎ al-baḡlatayn	بَغْلَتَيْ‎ baḡlatay
Nominative	بَغْلَانِ‎ baḡlāni	الْبَغْلَانِ‎ al-baḡlāni	بَغْلَا‎ baḡlā	بَغْلَتَانِ‎ baḡlatāni	الْبَغْلَتَانِ‎ al-baḡlatāni	بَغْلَتَا‎ baḡlatā
Accusative	بَغْلَيْنِ‎ baḡlayni	الْبَغْلَيْنِ‎ al-baḡlayni	بَغْلَيْ‎ baḡlay	بَغْلَتَيْنِ‎ baḡlatayni	الْبَغْلَتَيْنِ‎ al-baḡlatayni	بَغْلَتَيْ‎ baḡlatay
Genitive	بَغْلَيْنِ‎ baḡlayni	الْبَغْلَيْنِ‎ al-baḡlayni	بَغْلَيْ‎ baḡlay	بَغْلَتَيْنِ‎ baḡlatayni	الْبَغْلَتَيْنِ‎ al-baḡlatayni	بَغْلَتَيْ‎ baḡlatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِغَال‎‎; أَبْغَال‎ biḡāl‎; ʾabḡāl	الْبِغَال‎‎; الْأَبْغَال‎ al-biḡāl‎; al-ʾabḡāl	بِغَال‎‎; أَبْغَال‎ biḡāl‎; ʾabḡāl	بَغَلَات‎ baḡalāt	الْبَغَلَات‎ al-baḡalāt	بَغَلَات‎ baḡalāt
Nominative	بِغَالٌ‎‎; أَبْغَالٌ‎ biḡālun‎; ʾabḡālun	الْبِغَالُ‎‎; الْأَبْغَالُ‎ al-biḡālu‎; al-ʾabḡālu	بِغَالُ‎‎; أَبْغَالُ‎ biḡālu‎; ʾabḡālu	بَغَلَاتٌ‎ baḡalātun	الْبَغَلَاتُ‎ al-baḡalātu	بَغَلَاتُ‎ baḡalātu
Accusative	بِغَالًا‎‎; أَبْغَالًا‎ biḡālan‎; ʾabḡālan	الْبِغَالَ‎‎; الْأَبْغَالَ‎ al-biḡāla‎; al-ʾabḡāla	بِغَالَ‎‎; أَبْغَالَ‎ biḡāla‎; ʾabḡāla	بَغَلَاتٍ‎ baḡalātin	الْبَغَلَاتِ‎ al-baḡalāti	بَغَلَاتِ‎ baḡalāti
Genitive	بِغَالٍ‎‎; أَبْغَالٍ‎ biḡālin‎; ʾabḡālin	الْبِغَالِ‎‎; الْأَبْغَالِ‎ al-biḡāli‎; al-ʾabḡāli	بِغَالِ‎‎; أَبْغَالِ‎ biḡāli‎; ʾabḡāli	بَغَلَاتٍ‎ baḡalātin	الْبَغَلَاتِ‎ al-baḡalāti	بَغَلَاتِ‎ baḡalāti

Descendants

Maltese: bagħal
→ Classical Syriac: ܒܰܓܠܳܐ‎ (baglā)
→ Swahili: baghala

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “بغل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 101
Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎, Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 58

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