بئر

See also: بير

Arabic

بِئْر

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *biʔr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biʔr/

• Audio:

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Noun

بِئْر • (biʔr) f (plural آبَار (ʔābār) or بِئَار (biʔār))

1. well, spring, water-pit

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِئْر biʔr	الْبِئْر al-biʔr	بِئْر biʔr
Nominative	بِئْرٌ biʔrun	الْبِئْرُ al-biʔru	بِئْرُ biʔru
Accusative	بِئْرًا biʔran	الْبِئْرَ al-biʔra	بِئْرَ biʔra
Genitive	بِئْرٍ biʔrin	الْبِئْرِ al-biʔri	بِئْرِ biʔri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِئْرَيْن biʔrayn	الْبِئْرَيْن al-biʔrayn	بِئْرَيْ biʔray
Nominative	بِئْرَانِ biʔrāni	الْبِئْرَانِ al-biʔrāni	بِئْرَا biʔrā
Accusative	بِئْرَيْنِ biʔrayni	الْبِئْرَيْنِ al-biʔrayni	بِئْرَيْ biʔray
Genitive	بِئْرَيْنِ biʔrayni	الْبِئْرَيْنِ al-biʔrayni	بِئْرَيْ biʔray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آبَار‎; بِئَار ʔābār‎; biʔār	الْآبَار‎; الْبِئَار al-ʔābār‎; al-biʔār	آبَار‎; بِئَار ʔābār‎; biʔār
Nominative	آبَارٌ‎; بِئَارٌ ʔābārun‎; biʔārun	الْآبَارُ‎; الْبِئَارُ al-ʔābāru‎; al-biʔāru	آبَارُ‎; بِئَارُ ʔābāru‎; biʔāru
Accusative	آبَارًا‎; بِئَارًا ʔābāran‎; biʔāran	الْآبَارَ‎; الْبِئَارَ al-ʔābāra‎; al-biʔāra	آبَارَ‎; بِئَارَ ʔābāra‎; biʔāra
Genitive	آبَارٍ‎; بِئَارٍ ʔābārin‎; biʔārin	الْآبَارِ‎; الْبِئَارِ al-ʔābāri‎; al-biʔāri	آبَارِ‎; بِئَارِ ʔābāri‎; biʔāri

Declension of noun بِئْر (biʔr)

Derived terms

• بَأَرَ (baʔara, “to dig a hole”)
• بُؤْرَة (buʔra, “focus”)

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: بير (bīr)
• Gulf Arabic: بير (bīr)
• Maltese: bir
• Moroccan Arabic: بير (bīr)
• Kurdish:

  → Northern Kurdish: bîr

  → Central Kurdish: بیر (bîr)