بحيرة

Arabic

بُحَيْرَة

Etymology

Diminutive of بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/

Noun

بُحَيْرَة • (buḥayra) f (plural بُحَيْرَات (buḥayrāt))

1. lake
2. (Tunisia, Morocco) vegetable garden, truck garden

Declension

Declension of noun بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحَيْرَة buḥayra	الْبُحَيْرَة al-buḥayra	بُحَيْرَة buḥayrat
Nominative	بُحَيْرَةٌ buḥayratun	الْبُحَيْرَةُ al-buḥayratu	بُحَيْرَةُ buḥayratu
Accusative	بُحَيْرَةً buḥayratan	الْبُحَيْرَةَ al-buḥayrata	بُحَيْرَةَ buḥayrata
Genitive	بُحَيْرَةٍ buḥayratin	الْبُحَيْرَةِ al-buḥayrati	بُحَيْرَةِ buḥayrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحَيْرَتَيْن buḥayratayn	الْبُحَيْرَتَيْن al-buḥayratayn	بُحَيْرَتَيْ buḥayratay
Nominative	بُحَيْرَتَانِ buḥayratāni	الْبُحَيْرَتَانِ al-buḥayratāni	بُحَيْرَتَا buḥayratā
Accusative	بُحَيْرَتَيْنِ buḥayratayni	الْبُحَيْرَتَيْنِ al-buḥayratayni	بُحَيْرَتَيْ buḥayratay
Genitive	بُحَيْرَتَيْنِ buḥayratayni	الْبُحَيْرَتَيْنِ al-buḥayratayni	بُحَيْرَتَيْ buḥayratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُحَيْرَات buḥayrāt	الْبُحَيْرَات al-buḥayrāt	بُحَيْرَات buḥayrāt
Nominative	بُحَيْرَاتٌ buḥayrātun	الْبُحَيْرَاتُ al-buḥayrātu	بُحَيْرَاتُ buḥayrātu
Accusative	بُحَيْرَاتٍ buḥayrātin	الْبُحَيْرَاتِ al-buḥayrāti	بُحَيْرَاتِ buḥayrāti
Genitive	بُحَيْرَاتٍ buḥayrātin	الْبُحَيْرَاتِ al-buḥayrāti	بُحَيْرَاتِ buḥayrāti

Descendants

• Maltese: bħajra
• → Catalan: albufera, bufera
• → Portuguese: albufeira
• → Spanish: albufera, bujero
• → Urdu: بحیرہ (bahīrā)

Noun

بَحِيرَة • (baḥīra) m (plural بَحَائِرُ (baḥāʔiru))

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:103:

     مَا جَعَلَ اللَّٰهُ مِن بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَائِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ

     mā jaʕala llāhu min baḥīratin walā sāʔibatin walā waṣīlatin walā ḥāmin

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Declension

Declension of noun بَحِيرَة (baḥīra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحِيرَة baḥīra	الْبَحِيرَة al-baḥīra	بَحِيرَة baḥīrat
Nominative	بَحِيرَةٌ baḥīratun	الْبَحِيرَةُ al-baḥīratu	بَحِيرَةُ baḥīratu
Accusative	بَحِيرَةً baḥīratan	الْبَحِيرَةَ al-baḥīrata	بَحِيرَةَ baḥīrata
Genitive	بَحِيرَةٍ baḥīratin	الْبَحِيرَةِ al-baḥīrati	بَحِيرَةِ baḥīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحِيرَتَيْن baḥīratayn	الْبَحِيرَتَيْن al-baḥīratayn	بَحِيرَتَيْ baḥīratay
Nominative	بَحِيرَتَانِ baḥīratāni	الْبَحِيرَتَانِ al-baḥīratāni	بَحِيرَتَا baḥīratā
Accusative	بَحِيرَتَيْنِ baḥīratayni	الْبَحِيرَتَيْنِ al-baḥīratayni	بَحِيرَتَيْ baḥīratay
Genitive	بَحِيرَتَيْنِ baḥīratayni	الْبَحِيرَتَيْنِ al-baḥīratayni	بَحِيرَتَيْ baḥīratay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَحَائِر baḥāʔir	الْبَحَائِر al-baḥāʔir	بَحَائِر baḥāʔir
Nominative	بَحَائِرُ baḥāʔiru	الْبَحَائِرُ al-baḥāʔiru	بَحَائِرُ baḥāʔiru
Accusative	بَحَائِرَ baḥāʔira	الْبَحَائِرَ al-baḥāʔira	بَحَائِرَ baḥāʔira
Genitive	بَحَائِرَ baḥāʔira	الْبَحَائِرِ al-baḥāʔiri	بَحَائِرِ baḥāʔiri

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ح ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħeːra/, [bʊˈħe̞ːra]

Noun

بحيرة • (buḥēra) f (plural بُحيرات (buḥērāt))

1. lake

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ح ر
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ħaj.ra/, [bʊˈħaj.rˤɑ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

بحيرة • (buḥayra) f (plural بحيرات (buḥayrāt))

1. lake

Derived terms

• بحيرة طبريّا (buḥayrat ṭabariyya, “Sea of Galilee”)

See also

• بحر (baḥar, “sea”)