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بحر
بحر
Arabic
Pronunciation
Noun
بَحْر • (baḥr) m (plural بِحَار (biḥār) or بُحُور (buḥūr) or أَبْحَار (ʾabḥār) or أَبْحُر (ʾabḥur))
- verbal noun of بَحَرَ (baḥara) (form I)
- sea
- large river
- a noble or great man (possessed of a sea of knowledge, experience and wisdom)
- (poetry) poetic meter
Declension
Declension of noun بَحْر (baḥr)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَحْر baḥr |
الْبَحْر al-baḥr |
بَحْر baḥr |
Nominative | بَحْرٌ baḥrun |
الْبَحْرُ al-baḥru |
بَحْرُ baḥru |
Accusative | بَحْرًا baḥran |
الْبَحْرَ al-baḥra |
بَحْرَ baḥra |
Genitive | بَحْرٍ baḥrin |
الْبَحْرِ al-baḥri |
بَحْرِ baḥri |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَحْرَيْن baḥrayn |
الْبَحْرَيْن al-baḥrayn |
بَحْرَيْ baḥray |
Nominative | بَحْرَانِ baḥrāni |
الْبَحْرَانِ al-baḥrāni |
بَحْرَا baḥrā |
Accusative | بَحْرَيْنِ baḥrayni |
الْبَحْرَيْنِ al-baḥrayni |
بَحْرَيْ baḥray |
Genitive | بَحْرَيْنِ baḥrayni |
الْبَحْرَيْنِ al-baḥrayni |
بَحْرَيْ baḥray |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بِحَار; بُحُور; أَبْحَار; أَبْحُر biḥār; buḥūr; ʾabḥār; ʾabḥur |
الْبِحَار; الْبُحُور; الْأَبْحَار; الْأَبْحُر al-biḥār; al-buḥūr; al-ʾabḥār; al-ʾabḥur |
بِحَار; بُحُور; أَبْحَار; أَبْحُر biḥār; buḥūr; ʾabḥār; ʾabḥur |
Nominative | بِحَارٌ; بُحُورٌ; أَبْحَارٌ; أَبْحُرٌ biḥārun; buḥūrun; ʾabḥārun; ʾabḥurun |
الْبِحَارُ; الْبُحُورُ; الْأَبْحَارُ; الْأَبْحُرُ al-biḥāru; al-buḥūru; al-ʾabḥāru; al-ʾabḥuru |
بِحَارُ; بُحُورُ; أَبْحَارُ; أَبْحُرُ biḥāru; buḥūru; ʾabḥāru; ʾabḥuru |
Accusative | بِحَارًا; بُحُورًا; أَبْحَارًا; أَبْحُرًا biḥāran; buḥūran; ʾabḥāran; ʾabḥuran |
الْبِحَارَ; الْبُحُورَ; الْأَبْحَارَ; الْأَبْحُرَ al-biḥāra; al-buḥūra; al-ʾabḥāra; al-ʾabḥura |
بِحَارَ; بُحُورَ; أَبْحَارَ; أَبْحُرَ biḥāra; buḥūra; ʾabḥāra; ʾabḥura |
Genitive | بِحَارٍ; بُحُورٍ; أَبْحَارٍ; أَبْحُرٍ biḥārin; buḥūrin; ʾabḥārin; ʾabḥurin |
الْبِحَارِ; الْبُحُورِ; الْأَبْحَارِ; الْأَبْحُرِ al-biḥāri; al-buḥūri; al-ʾabḥāri; al-ʾabḥuri |
بِحَارِ; بُحُورِ; أَبْحَارِ; أَبْحُرِ biḥāri; buḥūri; ʾabḥāri; ʾabḥuri |
Etymology 2
Denominal verb from بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).
Verb
بَحَّرَ • (baḥḥara) II, non-past يُبَحِّرُ (yubaḥḥiru)
- to travel by sea, to make a voyage
Conjugation
Conjugation of
بَحَّرَ
(form-II sound) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tabḥīr |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُبَحِّر
mubaḥḥir |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُبَحَّر
mubaḥḥar |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
baḥḥartu |
baḥḥarta |
بَحَّرَ
baḥḥara |
بَحَّرْتُمَا
baḥḥartumā |
بَحَّرَا
baḥḥarā |
baḥḥarnā |
baḥḥartum |
baḥḥarū |
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f |
baḥḥarti |
baḥḥarat |
بَحَّرَتَا
baḥḥaratā |
baḥḥartunna |
baḥḥarna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾubaḥḥiru |
tubaḥḥiru |
yubaḥḥiru |
تُبَحِّرَانِ
tubaḥḥirāni |
يُبَحِّرَانِ
yubaḥḥirāni |
nubaḥḥiru |
tubaḥḥirūna |
yubaḥḥirūna |
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f |
tubaḥḥirīna |
tubaḥḥiru |
تُبَحِّرَانِ
tubaḥḥirāni |
tubaḥḥirna |
yubaḥḥirna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾubaḥḥira |
tubaḥḥira |
yubaḥḥira |
تُبَحِّرَا
tubaḥḥirā |
يُبَحِّرَا
yubaḥḥirā |
nubaḥḥira |
tubaḥḥirū |
yubaḥḥirū |
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f |
tubaḥḥirī |
tubaḥḥira |
تُبَحِّرَا
tubaḥḥirā |
tubaḥḥirna |
yubaḥḥirna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾubaḥḥir |
tubaḥḥir |
yubaḥḥir |
تُبَحِّرَا
tubaḥḥirā |
يُبَحِّرَا
yubaḥḥirā |
nubaḥḥir |
tubaḥḥirū |
yubaḥḥirū |
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f |
tubaḥḥirī |
tubaḥḥir |
تُبَحِّرَا
tubaḥḥirā |
tubaḥḥirna |
yubaḥḥirna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m | بَحِّرْ
baḥḥir |
بَحِّرَا
baḥḥirā |
baḥḥirū |
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f |
baḥḥirī |
baḥḥirna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — | بُحِّرَ
buḥḥira |
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f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | — | — |
yubaḥḥaru |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — |
yubaḥḥara |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — |
yubaḥḥar |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
Etymology 3
Verb
بَحِرَ • (baḥira) I, non-past يَبْحَرُ (yabḥaru)
- to be startled, to be bewildered with fright
Conjugation
Conjugation of
بَحِرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun بَحَر) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
بَحَر
baḥar |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
بَاحِر
bāḥir |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
baḥirtu |
baḥirta |
بَحِرَ
baḥira |
بَحِرْتُمَا
baḥirtumā |
بَحِرَا
baḥirā |
baḥirnā |
baḥirtum |
baḥirū |
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f |
baḥirti |
baḥirat |
بَحِرَتَا
baḥiratā |
baḥirtunna |
baḥirna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾabḥaru |
tabḥaru |
yabḥaru |
تَبْحَرَانِ
tabḥarāni |
يَبْحَرَانِ
yabḥarāni |
nabḥaru |
tabḥarūna |
yabḥarūna |
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f |
tabḥarīna |
tabḥaru |
تَبْحَرَانِ
tabḥarāni |
tabḥarna |
yabḥarna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾabḥara |
tabḥara |
yabḥara |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
يَبْحَرَا
yabḥarā |
nabḥara |
tabḥarū |
yabḥarū |
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f |
tabḥarī |
tabḥara |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
tabḥarna |
yabḥarna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾabḥar |
tabḥar |
yabḥar |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
يَبْحَرَا
yabḥarā |
nabḥar |
tabḥarū |
yabḥarū |
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f |
tabḥarī |
tabḥar |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
tabḥarna |
yabḥarna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
ibḥar |
اِبْحَرَا
ibḥarā |
ibḥarū |
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f |
ibḥarī |
ibḥarna |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “بحر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1976), “بحر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
Etymology 4
Verb
بَحَرَ • (baḥara) I, non-past يَبْحَرُ (yabḥaru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
بَحَرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun بَحْر) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
بَحْر
baḥr |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
بَاحِر
bāḥir |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَبْحُور
mabḥūr |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
baḥartu |
baḥarta |
بَحَرَ
baḥara |
بَحَرْتُمَا
baḥartumā |
بَحَرَا
baḥarā |
baḥarnā |
baḥartum |
baḥarū |
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f |
baḥarti |
baḥarat |
بَحَرَتَا
baḥaratā |
baḥartunna |
baḥarna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾabḥaru |
tabḥaru |
yabḥaru |
تَبْحَرَانِ
tabḥarāni |
يَبْحَرَانِ
yabḥarāni |
nabḥaru |
tabḥarūna |
yabḥarūna |
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f |
tabḥarīna |
tabḥaru |
تَبْحَرَانِ
tabḥarāni |
tabḥarna |
yabḥarna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾabḥara |
tabḥara |
yabḥara |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
يَبْحَرَا
yabḥarā |
nabḥara |
tabḥarū |
yabḥarū |
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f |
tabḥarī |
tabḥara |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
tabḥarna |
yabḥarna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾabḥar |
tabḥar |
yabḥar |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
يَبْحَرَا
yabḥarā |
nabḥar |
tabḥarū |
yabḥarū |
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f |
tabḥarī |
tabḥar |
تَبْحَرَا
tabḥarā |
tabḥarna |
yabḥarna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
ibḥar |
اِبْحَرَا
ibḥarā |
ibḥarū |
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f |
ibḥarī |
ibḥarna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
buḥirtu |
buḥirta |
بُحِرَ
buḥira |
بُحِرْتُمَا
buḥirtumā |
بُحِرَا
buḥirā |
buḥirnā |
buḥirtum |
buḥirū |
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f |
buḥirti |
buḥirat |
بُحِرَتَا
buḥiratā |
buḥirtunna |
buḥirna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾubḥaru |
tubḥaru |
yubḥaru |
تُبْحَرَانِ
tubḥarāni |
يُبْحَرَانِ
yubḥarāni |
nubḥaru |
tubḥarūna |
yubḥarūna |
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f |
tubḥarīna |
tubḥaru |
تُبْحَرَانِ
tubḥarāni |
tubḥarna |
yubḥarna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾubḥara |
tubḥara |
yubḥara |
تُبْحَرَا
tubḥarā |
يُبْحَرَا
yubḥarā |
nubḥara |
tubḥarū |
yubḥarū |
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f |
tubḥarī |
tubḥara |
تُبْحَرَا
tubḥarā |
tubḥarna |
yubḥarna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾubḥar |
tubḥar |
yubḥar |
تُبْحَرَا
tubḥarā |
يُبْحَرَا
yubḥarā |
nubḥar |
tubḥarū |
yubḥarū |
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f |
tubḥarī |
tubḥar |
تُبْحَرَا
tubḥarā |
tubḥarna |
yubḥarna |
References
- “بحر” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Etymology 5
Noun
بَحَر • (baḥar) m
- verbal noun of بَحِرَ (baḥira) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun بَحَر (baḥar)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baħar/
Noun
بَحَر • (baḥar) m (plural بُحور (buḥūr) or بِحار (biḥār))