بعيد

See also: تعيد‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ع د‎ (b-ʿ-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʕiːd/

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Adjective

بَعِيد • (baʿīd) (feminine بَعِيدَة‎ (baʿīda) or بَعِيد (baʿīd), masculine plural بَعِيدُون‎ (baʿīdūn) or بُعَدَاء‎ (buʿadāʾ) or بُعُد‎ (buʿud) or بُعْدَان‎ (buʿdān) or بِعَاد‎ (biʿād) or بَعِيد (baʿīd), feminine plural بَعِيدَات‎ (baʿīdāt) or بَعِيد (baʿīd), elative أَبْعَد‎ (ʾabʿad))

1. far, remote, distant
   • Quran 11:83

     ‏وَمَا هِيَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ‎‎

     wa-mā hiya mina ẓ-ẓālimīna bi-baʿīdin

     And it is not far off from the wrongdoers.

   • 2016 July 16, Maniʿ Al-Yāmi, “إلى أين؟!‎”, in Makkah Newspaper‎^[1]:

     ‏وهذه الإشكالية المجتمعية قابلة للرصد في الكثير من المجتمعات، الإشكالية الأكبر تتمثل في إقدام البعض على ادعاء النزاهة وهم منها بعيد‎‎

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Declension

Declension of adjective بَعِيد (baʿīd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَعِيد baʿīd	الْبَعِيد‎ al-baʿīd	بَعِيدَة‎ baʿīda	الْبَعِيدَة‎ al-baʿīda
Nominative	بَعِيدٌ baʿīdun	الْبَعِيدُ‎ al-baʿīdu	بَعِيدَةٌ‎ baʿīdatun	الْبَعِيدَةُ‎ al-baʿīdatu
Accusative	بَعِيدًا‎ baʿīdan	الْبَعِيدَ‎ al-baʿīda	بَعِيدَةً‎ baʿīdatan	الْبَعِيدَةَ‎ al-baʿīdata
Genitive	بَعِيدٍ baʿīdin	الْبَعِيدِ‎ al-baʿīdi	بَعِيدَةٍ‎ baʿīdatin	الْبَعِيدَةِ‎ al-baʿīdati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَعِيدَيْن‎ baʿīdayn	الْبَعِيدَيْن‎ al-baʿīdayn	بَعِيدَتَيْن‎ baʿīdatayn	الْبَعِيدَتَيْن‎ al-baʿīdatayn
Nominative	بَعِيدَانِ‎ baʿīdāni	الْبَعِيدَانِ‎ al-baʿīdāni	بَعِيدَتَانِ‎ baʿīdatāni	الْبَعِيدَتَانِ‎ al-baʿīdatāni
Accusative	بَعِيدَيْنِ‎ baʿīdayni	الْبَعِيدَيْنِ‎ al-baʿīdayni	بَعِيدَتَيْنِ‎ baʿīdatayni	الْبَعِيدَتَيْنِ‎ al-baʿīdatayni
Genitive	بَعِيدَيْنِ‎ baʿīdayni	الْبَعِيدَيْنِ‎ al-baʿīdayni	بَعِيدَتَيْنِ‎ baʿīdatayni	الْبَعِيدَتَيْنِ‎ al-baʿīdatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَعِيدِين‎‎; بُعَدَاء‎‎; بُعُد‎‎; بُعْدَان‎‎; بِعَاد‎ baʿīdīn‎; buʿadāʾ‎; buʿud‎; buʿdān‎; biʿād	الْبَعِيدِين‎‎; الْبُعَدَاء‎‎; الْبُعُد‎‎; الْبُعْدَان‎‎; الْبِعَاد‎ al-baʿīdīn‎; al-buʿadāʾ‎; al-buʿud‎; al-buʿdān‎; al-biʿād	بَعِيدَات‎ baʿīdāt	الْبَعِيدَات‎ al-baʿīdāt
Nominative	بَعِيدُونَ‎‎; بُعَدَاءُ‎‎; بُعُدٌ‎‎; بُعْدَانٌ‎‎; بِعَادٌ‎ baʿīdūna‎; buʿadāʾu‎; buʿudun‎; buʿdānun‎; biʿādun	الْبَعِيدُونَ‎‎; الْبُعَدَاءُ‎‎; الْبُعُدُ‎‎; الْبُعْدَانُ‎‎; الْبِعَادُ‎ al-baʿīdūna‎; al-buʿadāʾu‎; al-buʿudu‎; al-buʿdānu‎; al-biʿādu	بَعِيدَاتٌ‎ baʿīdātun	الْبَعِيدَاتُ‎ al-baʿīdātu
Accusative	بَعِيدِينَ‎‎; بُعَدَاءَ‎‎; بُعُدًا‎‎; بُعْدَانًا‎‎; بِعَادًا‎ baʿīdīna‎; buʿadāʾa‎; buʿudan‎; buʿdānan‎; biʿādan	الْبَعِيدِينَ‎‎; الْبُعَدَاءَ‎‎; الْبُعُدَ‎‎; الْبُعْدَانَ‎‎; الْبِعَادَ‎ al-baʿīdīna‎; al-buʿadāʾa‎; al-buʿuda‎; al-buʿdāna‎; al-biʿāda	بَعِيدَاتٍ‎ baʿīdātin	الْبَعِيدَاتِ‎ al-baʿīdāti
Genitive	بَعِيدِينَ‎‎; بُعَدَاءَ‎‎; بُعُدٍ‎‎; بُعْدَانٍ‎‎; بِعَادٍ‎ baʿīdīna‎; buʿadāʾa‎; buʿudin‎; buʿdānin‎; biʿādin	الْبَعِيدِينَ‎‎; الْبُعَدَاءِ‎‎; الْبُعُدِ‎‎; الْبُعْدَانِ‎‎; الْبِعَادِ‎ al-baʿīdīna‎; al-buʿadāʾi‎; al-buʿudi‎; al-buʿdāni‎; al-biʿādi	بَعِيدَاتٍ‎ baʿīdātin	الْبَعِيدَاتِ‎ al-baʿīdāti

Antonyms

• قَرِيب‎ (qarīb)

Descendants

• Maltese: bgħid
• Persian: بعید‎ (ba'id)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بعد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN