See also: بیرە

Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian birra, possibly through Greek μπίρα (bíra) or Ottoman Turkish bira.

Noun

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بِيرَة (bīraf

  1. beer

Declension

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Declension of noun بِيرَة (bīra)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal بِيرَة
bīra
الْبِيرَة
al-bīra
بِيرَة
bīrat
nominative بِيرَةٌ
bīratun
الْبِيرَةُ
al-bīratu
بِيرَةُ
bīratu
accusative بِيرَةً
bīratan
الْبِيرَةَ
al-bīrata
بِيرَةَ
bīrata
genitive بِيرَةٍ
bīratin
الْبِيرَةِ
al-bīrati
بِيرَةِ
bīrati

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Egyptian Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Italian birra, possibly through Greek μπίρα (bíra) or Ottoman Turkish bira.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بيرة (bīraf (plural بيرات (birāt))

  1. beer
    ياما حلا البيرة فى عز الحار
    yā máḥla l-bīra fi ʿizz il-ḥarr.
    How nice it is to have beer when it is really hot.
  2. (obsolete) beer shop

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “بيرة”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office
  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Italian birra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biːr.ra/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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بيرة (bīrraf (plural بيرات (bīrrāt))

  1. beer