بكرة

See also: بكره and تكره

Arabic

Root
ب ك ر (b-k-r)

Etymology 1

Root
ب ك ر (b-k-r)

Compare بَكَرَ (bakara, “to be early”). Unrelated to Hebrew בקר (bóqer, “morning”) despite similarity in form and meaning.

Noun

بُكْرَة • (bukra) f (plural بُكَر (bukar))

1. early morning

Declension

Declension of noun بُكْرَة (bukra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُكْرَة bukra	الْبُكْرَة al-bukra	بُكْرَة bukrat
Nominative	بُكْرَةٌ bukratun	الْبُكْرَةُ al-bukratu	بُكْرَةُ bukratu
Accusative	بُكْرَةً bukratan	الْبُكْرَةَ al-bukrata	بُكْرَةَ bukrata
Genitive	بُكْرَةٍ bukratin	الْبُكْرَةِ al-bukrati	بُكْرَةِ bukrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُكْرَتَيْن bukratayn	الْبُكْرَتَيْن al-bukratayn	بُكْرَتَيْ bukratay
Nominative	بُكْرَتَانِ bukratāni	الْبُكْرَتَانِ al-bukratāni	بُكْرَتَا bukratā
Accusative	بُكْرَتَيْنِ bukratayni	الْبُكْرَتَيْنِ al-bukratayni	بُكْرَتَيْ bukratay
Genitive	بُكْرَتَيْنِ bukratayni	الْبُكْرَتَيْنِ al-bukratayni	بُكْرَتَيْ bukratay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُكَر bukar	الْبُكَر al-bukar	بُكَر bukar
Nominative	بُكَرٌ bukarun	الْبُكَرُ al-bukaru	بُكَرُ bukaru
Accusative	بُكَرًا bukaran	الْبُكَرَ al-bukara	بُكَرَ bukara
Genitive	بُكَرٍ bukarin	الْبُكَرِ al-bukari	بُكَرِ bukari

Etymology 2

Root
ب ك ر (b-k-r)

Adverbial accusative of بُكْرَة (bukra, “early morning”).

Adverb

بُكْرَةً • (bukratan)

1. early in the morning

Descendants

• Cypriot Arabic: pukra

Etymology 3

Root
ب ك ر (b-k-r)

Noun

بَكَرَة • (bakara) f (plural بَكَر (bakar) or بَكَرَات (bakarāt))

1. pulley, block, wheel in a simple machine

Declension

Declension of noun بَكَرَة (bakara)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَكَرَة bakara	الْبَكَرَة al-bakara	بَكَرَة bakarat
Nominative	بَكَرَةٌ bakaratun	الْبَكَرَةُ al-bakaratu	بَكَرَةُ bakaratu
Accusative	بَكَرَةً bakaratan	الْبَكَرَةَ al-bakarata	بَكَرَةَ bakarata
Genitive	بَكَرَةٍ bakaratin	الْبَكَرَةِ al-bakarati	بَكَرَةِ bakarati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَكَرَتَيْن bakaratayn	الْبَكَرَتَيْن al-bakaratayn	بَكَرَتَيْ bakaratay
Nominative	بَكَرَتَانِ bakaratāni	الْبَكَرَتَانِ al-bakaratāni	بَكَرَتَا bakaratā
Accusative	بَكَرَتَيْنِ bakaratayni	الْبَكَرَتَيْنِ al-bakaratayni	بَكَرَتَيْ bakaratay
Genitive	بَكَرَتَيْنِ bakaratayni	الْبَكَرَتَيْنِ al-bakaratayni	بَكَرَتَيْ bakaratay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَكَر‎; بَكَرَات bakar‎; bakarāt	الْبَكَر‎; الْبَكَرَات al-bakar‎; al-bakarāt	بَكَر‎; بَكَرَات bakar‎; bakarāt
Nominative	بَكَرٌ‎; بَكَرَاتٌ bakarun‎; bakarātun	الْبَكَرُ‎; الْبَكَرَاتُ al-bakaru‎; al-bakarātu	بَكَرُ‎; بَكَرَاتُ bakaru‎; bakarātu
Accusative	بَكَرًا‎; بَكَرَاتٍ bakaran‎; bakarātin	الْبَكَرَ‎; الْبَكَرَاتِ al-bakara‎; al-bakarāti	بَكَرَ‎; بَكَرَاتِ bakara‎; bakarāti
Genitive	بَكَرٍ‎; بَكَرَاتٍ bakarin‎; bakarātin	الْبَكَرِ‎; الْبَكَرَاتِ al-bakari‎; al-bakarāti	بَكَرِ‎; بَكَرَاتِ bakari‎; bakarāti

Descendants

• → Armenian: պաքարա (pakʻara)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مقره (makara), بكره (bekre), ماقاره (makara), مقاره (makara)
  • Turkish: makara
  • → Albanian: makara
  • → Armenian: մախարա (maxara)
  • → Macedonian: макара (makara)

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• بكره (bukra), بكرا (bukra)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbok.ɾɑ]

Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ك ر
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic بُكْرَة (bukra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk.ra/, [bʊk.ra]

Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow

See also

• اليوم (al-yōm, “today”)
• أمس (ʔams, “yesterday”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَكَرَة (bakara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka.ra/

Noun

بكرة • (bakara) f (plural بَكَرات (bakarāt))

1. spool (of thread)
2. pulley, wheel in a simple machine

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ك ر
4 terms

Alternative forms

• بكرا (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic بُكْرَة (bukra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk.ra/, [ˈbuk.rˤɑ]

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Adverb

بكرة • (bukra)

1. tomorrow

Derived terms

• بعد بكرة (baʕd bukra, “the day after tomorrow”)

See also

• اليوم (il-yōm, “today”)
• مبارح (mbāreḥ, “yesterday”)