برميل

Arabic

بِرْمِيلَا نَبِيذٍ

Etymology

From Old Spanish barril, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bir.miːl/
  • (Morocco) IPA^(key): /bar.miːl/

Noun

بِرْمِيل • (birmīl) m (plural بَرَامِيل (barāmīl))

1. barrel, cask, keg, drum
2. container placed on roofs to collect rainwater
3. (measurement) a unit of oil
4. (colloquial) bomb, exploding-barrel
5. (idiomatic) proceeded by مِن (min), a draught, a drink (literally “from the barrel or keg”)

Declension

Declension of noun بِرْمِيل (birmīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِرْمِيل birmīl	الْبِرْمِيل al-birmīl	بِرْمِيل birmīl
Nominative	بِرْمِيلٌ birmīlun	الْبِرْمِيلُ al-birmīlu	بِرْمِيلُ birmīlu
Accusative	بِرْمِيلًا birmīlan	الْبِرْمِيلَ al-birmīla	بِرْمِيلَ birmīla
Genitive	بِرْمِيلٍ birmīlin	الْبِرْمِيلِ al-birmīli	بِرْمِيلِ birmīli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِرْمِيلَيْن birmīlayn	الْبِرْمِيلَيْن al-birmīlayn	بِرْمِيلَيْ birmīlay
Nominative	بِرْمِيلَانِ birmīlāni	الْبِرْمِيلَانِ al-birmīlāni	بِرْمِيلَا birmīlā
Accusative	بِرْمِيلَيْنِ birmīlayni	الْبِرْمِيلَيْنِ al-birmīlayni	بِرْمِيلَيْ birmīlay
Genitive	بِرْمِيلَيْنِ birmīlayni	الْبِرْمِيلَيْنِ al-birmīlayni	بِرْمِيلَيْ birmīlay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَامِيل barāmīl	الْبَرَامِيل al-barāmīl	بَرَامِيل barāmīl
Nominative	بَرَامِيلُ barāmīlu	الْبَرَامِيلُ al-barāmīlu	بَرَامِيلُ barāmīlu
Accusative	بَرَامِيلَ barāmīla	الْبَرَامِيلَ al-barāmīla	بَرَامِيلَ barāmīla
Genitive	بَرَامِيلَ barāmīla	الْبَرَامِيلِ al-barāmīli	بَرَامِيلِ barāmīli

Descendants

• Maltese: barmil
• Moroccan Arabic: برميل (barmīl)

Further reading

• برميل on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ar