See also: بكي and بكی

Arabic

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Root
ب ك ي (b k y)
8 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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بَكَى (bakā) I (non-past يَبْكِي (yabkī), verbal noun بُكَاء (bukāʔ) or بُكًى (bukan))

  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

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Conjugation of بَكَى (I, final-weak, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns بُكَاء, بُكًى)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
بُكَاء, بُكًى
bukāʔ, 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

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Descendants

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

Noun

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بُكًى (bukanm

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

Declension

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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

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  • 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

Chadian Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Verb

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بكى (baka) I (non-past يبكي (yabki))

  1. to cry

Etymology 2

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From Arabic بَكَّى (bakkā).

Verb

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بكى (bakka) II (non-past يبكي (yibakki))

  1. to cause to cry

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[3] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 25
  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, pages 235, 236

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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بكى (bka) I (non-past يبكي (yibki))

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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بكى (baka) I (present ببكي (bibki))

  1. to cry
    Synonym: عيّط (ʕayyaṭ)
    ما بدّي اشوفك عمّ تبكي.mā biddī ašūfak ʕamm tibkīI don't want to see you crying.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of بكى
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)