Arabic

Adjective

أَبْقَى • ‎(ʾabqā) ‎(feminine بُقْيَا ‎(buqyā), masculine plural أَبَاقٍ ‎(ʾabāqin), feminine plural بُقَيَّات ‎(buqayyāt))

1. elative degree of بَاقٍ ‎(bāqin):
   1. more lasting, more permanent; most lasting, most permanent
   2. better preserving, better protecting; best preserving, best protecting

Declension

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بقى”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 2

Verb

أَبْقَى • ‎(ʾabqā) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَقِيَ ‎(baqiya)
2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَقِيَ ‎(baqiya)