بكى

See also: بكي and بكی

Arabic

Root
ب ك ي (b-k-y)

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒁀𒆪𒌑𒌝 (bakûm), Hebrew בָּכָה (bakhá) and Ge'ez በከየ (bäkäyä). Possibly related to Oromo bokkaa (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• Noun: IPA^(key): /bu.kan/
• Verb: IPA^(key): /ba.kaː/

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Verb

بَكَى • (bakā) I, non-past يَبْكِي‎ (yabkī)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to cry, to weep (over)
2. (figurative) to rain
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 44:29:

     فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَ

     famā bakat ʕalayhimu s-samāʔu wālʔarḍu wamā kānū munẓarīna

     And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَكَى

(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns بُكَاء or بُكًى)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						بُكَاء or بُكًى bukāʔ or bukan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَاكٍ bākin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْكِيّ mabkiyy
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَكَيْتُ bakaytu	بَكَيْتَ bakayta	بَكَى bakā		بَكَيْتُمَا bakaytumā	بَكَيَا bakayā		بَكَيْنَا bakaynā	بَكَيْتُمْ bakaytum	بَكَوْا bakaw
	f		بَكَيْتِ bakayti	بَكَتْ bakat			بَكَتَا bakatā			بَكَيْتُنَّ bakaytunna	بَكَيْنَ bakayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْكِي ʔabkī	تَبْكِي tabkī	يَبْكِي yabkī		تَبْكِيَانِ tabkiyāni	يَبْكِيَانِ yabkiyāni		نَبْكِي nabkī	تَبْكُونَ tabkūna	يَبْكُونَ yabkūna
	f		تَبْكِينَ tabkīna	تَبْكِي tabkī			تَبْكِيَانِ tabkiyāni			تَبْكِينَ tabkīna	يَبْكِينَ yabkīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْكِيَ ʔabkiya	تَبْكِيَ tabkiya	يَبْكِيَ yabkiya		تَبْكِيَا tabkiyā	يَبْكِيَا yabkiyā		نَبْكِيَ nabkiya	تَبْكُوا tabkū	يَبْكُوا yabkū
	f		تَبْكِي tabkī	تَبْكِيَ tabkiya			تَبْكِيَا tabkiyā			تَبْكِينَ tabkīna	يَبْكِينَ yabkīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْكِ ʔabki	تَبْكِ tabki	يَبْكِ yabki		تَبْكِيَا tabkiyā	يَبْكِيَا yabkiyā		نَبْكِ nabki	تَبْكُوا tabkū	يَبْكُوا yabkū
	f		تَبْكِي tabkī	تَبْكِ tabki			تَبْكِيَا tabkiyā			تَبْكِينَ tabkīna	يَبْكِينَ yabkīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِبْكِ ibki			اِبْكِيَا ibkiyā				اِبْكُوا ibkū
	f		اِبْكِي ibkī							اِبْكِينَ ibkīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُكِيتُ bukītu	بُكِيتَ bukīta	بُكِيَ bukiya		بُكِيتُمَا bukītumā	بُكِيَا bukiyā		بُكِينَا bukīnā	بُكِيتُمْ bukītum	بُكُوا bukū
	f		بُكِيتِ bukīti	بُكِيَتْ bukiyat			بُكِيَتَا bukiyatā			بُكِيتُنَّ bukītunna	بُكِينَ bukīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبْكَى ʔubkā	تُبْكَى tubkā	يُبْكَى yubkā		تُبْكَيَانِ tubkayāni	يُبْكَيَانِ yubkayāni		نُبْكَى nubkā	تُبْكَوْنَ tubkawna	يُبْكَوْنَ yubkawna
	f		تُبْكَيْنَ tubkayna	تُبْكَى tubkā			تُبْكَيَانِ tubkayāni			تُبْكَيْنَ tubkayna	يُبْكَيْنَ yubkayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبْكَى ʔubkā	تُبْكَى tubkā	يُبْكَى yubkā		تُبْكَيَا tubkayā	يُبْكَيَا yubkayā		نُبْكَى nubkā	تُبْكَوْا tubkaw	يُبْكَوْا yubkaw
	f		تُبْكَيْ tubkay	تُبْكَى tubkā			تُبْكَيَا tubkayā			تُبْكَيْنَ tubkayna	يُبْكَيْنَ yubkayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبْكَ ʔubka	تُبْكَ tubka	يُبْكَ yubka		تُبْكَيَا tubkayā	يُبْكَيَا yubkayā		نُبْكَ nubka	تُبْكَوْا tubkaw	يُبْكَوْا yubkaw
	f		تُبْكَيْ tubkay	تُبْكَ tubka			تُبْكَيَا tubkayā			تُبْكَيْنَ tubkayna	يُبْكَيْنَ yubkayna

Derived terms

• ضَرَبَنِي وَبَكَى سَبَقَنِي وَٱشْتَكَى (ḍarabanī wabakā sabaqanī waštakā, proverb)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: بچى (biča)
• Hijazi Arabic: بكي (biki)
• Maltese: beka

Noun

بُكًى • (bukan) m

1. verbal noun of بَكَى (bakā) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بُكًى (bukan)

Singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُكَى bukā	الْبُكَى al-bukā	بُكَى bukā
Nominative	بُكًى bukan	الْبُكَى al-bukā	بُكَى bukā
Accusative	بُكًى bukan	الْبُكَى al-bukā	بُكَى bukā
Genitive	بُكًى bukan	الْبُكَى al-bukā	بُكَى bukā

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830) “بكى”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 146
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بكى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 137
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بكى”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 86

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ك ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bka/

Verb

بكى • (bka) I (non-past يبكي (yibki))

1. (intransitive) to cry, to weep (over)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ضربني وبكى سبقني وشكى (ḍrabni we-bka sbaqni we-ška, proverb)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ك ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka/, [ˈba.ka]

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Verb

بكى • (baka) I (present ببكي (bibki))

1. to cry

   Synonym: عيّط (ʕayyaṭ)

   ما بدّي اشوفك عمّ تبكي.

   mā biddī ašūfak ʕamm tibkī

   I don't want to see you crying.

Conjugation

Conjugation of بكى (baka)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بكيت (bakēt)	بكيت (bakēt)	بكى (baka)		بكينا (bakēna)	بكيتو (bakētu)	بكو (baku)
	f		بكيتي (bakēti)	بكت (bakat)
present	m	ببكي (babki)	بتبكي (btibki)	بيبكي (bibki)		منبكي (mnibki)	بتبكو (btibku)	ببكو (bibku)
	f		بتبكي (btibki)	بتبكي (btibki)
subjunctive	m	ابكي (abki)	تبكي (tibki)	يبكي (yibki)		نبكي (nibki)	تبكو (tibku)	يبكو (yibku)
	f		تبكي (tibki)	تبكي (tibki)
imperative	m		ابكي (ibki)				ابكو (ibku)
	f		ابكي (ibki)