بقر

See also: تفر, تقر, ثفر, and نفر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew בָּקָר (bāqār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.qar/

Noun

بَقَر • (baqarm (collective, singulative بَقَرَة f (baqara), plural أَبْقَار (ʔabqār) or أَبْقُر (ʔabqur))

  1. cattle, oxen
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:70:
      قَالُوا ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا هِيَ إِنَّ ٱلْبَقَرَ تَشَابَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ
      qālū dʕu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā hiya ʔinna l-baqara tašābaha ʕalaynā waʔinnā ʔin šāʔa llāhu lamuhtadūna
      "Call out to your Lord," they said, "so that he may clear it up for us: all cattle are alike to us, but we, God willing, can be led forward."
    • Al-Buhturi
      عليّ نحت القوافي من مقَاَطِعِها / وما علي إذا لم تفهم البقرُ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of noun بَقَر (baqar)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بَقَر
baqar
الْبَقَر
al-baqar
بَقَر
baqar
nominative بَقَرٌ
baqarun
الْبَقَرُ
al-baqaru
بَقَرُ
baqaru
accusative بَقَرًا
baqaran
الْبَقَرَ
al-baqara
بَقَرَ
baqara
genitive بَقَرٍ
baqarin
الْبَقَرِ
al-baqari
بَقَرِ
baqari
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal بَقَرَة
baqara
الْبَقَرَة
al-baqara
بَقَرَة
baqarat
nominative بَقَرَةٌ
baqaratun
الْبَقَرَةُ
al-baqaratu
بَقَرَةُ
baqaratu
accusative بَقَرَةً
baqaratan
الْبَقَرَةَ
al-baqarata
بَقَرَةَ
baqarata
genitive بَقَرَةٍ
baqaratin
الْبَقَرَةِ
al-baqarati
بَقَرَةِ
baqarati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal بَقَرَتَيْن
baqaratayn
الْبَقَرَتَيْن
al-baqaratayn
بَقَرَتَيْ
baqaratay
nominative بَقَرَتَانِ
baqaratāni
الْبَقَرَتَانِ
al-baqaratāni
بَقَرَتَا
baqaratā
accusative بَقَرَتَيْنِ
baqaratayni
الْبَقَرَتَيْنِ
al-baqaratayni
بَقَرَتَيْ
baqaratay
genitive بَقَرَتَيْنِ
baqaratayni
الْبَقَرَتَيْنِ
al-baqaratayni
بَقَرَتَيْ
baqaratay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal بَقَرَات
baqarāt
الْبَقَرَات
al-baqarāt
بَقَرَات
baqarāt
nominative بَقَرَاتٌ
baqarātun
الْبَقَرَاتُ
al-baqarātu
بَقَرَاتُ
baqarātu
accusative بَقَرَاتٍ
baqarātin
الْبَقَرَاتِ
al-baqarāti
بَقَرَاتِ
baqarāti
genitive بَقَرَاتٍ
baqarātin
الْبَقَرَاتِ
al-baqarāti
بَقَرَاتِ
baqarāti
plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَبْقَار‎; أَبْقُر
ʔabqār‎; ʔabqur
الْأَبْقَار‎; الْأَبْقُر
al-ʔabqār‎; al-ʔabqur
أَبْقَار‎; أَبْقُر
ʔabqār‎; ʔabqur
nominative أَبْقَارٌ‎; أَبْقُرٌ
ʔabqārun‎; ʔabqurun
الْأَبْقَارُ‎; الْأَبْقُرُ
al-ʔabqāru‎; al-ʔabquru
أَبْقَارُ‎; أَبْقُرُ
ʔabqāru‎; ʔabquru
accusative أَبْقَارًا‎; أَبْقُرًا
ʔabqāran‎; ʔabquran
الْأَبْقَارَ‎; الْأَبْقُرَ
al-ʔabqāra‎; al-ʔabqura
أَبْقَارَ‎; أَبْقُرَ
ʔabqāra‎; ʔabqura
genitive أَبْقَارٍ‎; أَبْقُرٍ
ʔabqārin‎; ʔabqurin
الْأَبْقَارِ‎; الْأَبْقُرِ
al-ʔabqāri‎; al-ʔabquri
أَبْقَارِ‎; أَبْقُرِ
ʔabqāri‎; ʔabquri
Synonyms
  • أَرْخ (ʔarḵ, cattle; a head of cattle)
Derived terms
  • بَاقُور (bāqūr, herd of cattle)
  • بَاقُورَة (bāqūra, herd of cattle)
  • بَقَرِيّ (baqariyy, cattle-related)
  • بَقِرَ (baqira, to become astounded when seeing all the cattle, to be stupified at seeing بَقَر (baqar); to become confounded, to become perplexed, to get doubts)
  • بَيْقَرَ (bayqara, to become astounded when seeing all the cattle, to be stupified at seeing بَقَر (baqar); to become confounded, to become perplexed, to get doubts; to migrate, to go away, to go down)
  • بَيْقُرَان (bayqurān, Launaea procumbens)
  • تَبَقَّرَ (tabaqqara, to enlarge oneself by acquiring riches or knowledge)
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: بقر (bugar)
  • Hijazi Arabic: بَقَر (bagar)
  • South Levantine Arabic: بقر (baʔar)

Etymology 2.1

Root
ب ق ر (b q r)
5 terms

Verb

بَقَرَ • (baqara) I (non-past يَبْقَرُ (yabqaru) or يَبْقُرُ (yabquru), verbal noun بَقْر (baqr))

  1. to split, to rip, to rive
Conjugation
Conjugation of بَقَرَ (I, sound, a ~ a/u, full passive (?), verbal noun بَقْر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
بَقْر
baqr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
بَاقِر
bāqir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَبْقُور
mabqūr
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 بَقَرْتُ
baqartu
بَقَرْتَ
baqarta
بَقَرَ
baqara
بَقَرْتُمَا
baqartumā
بَقَرَا
baqarā
بَقَرْنَا
baqarnā
بَقَرْتُمْ
baqartum
بَقَرُوا
baqarū
f بَقَرْتِ
baqarti
بَقَرَتْ
baqarat
بَقَرَتَا
baqaratā
بَقَرْتُنَّ
baqartunna
بَقَرْنَ
baqarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَبْقَرُ, أَبْقُرُ
ʔabqaru, ʔabquru
تَبْقَرُ, تَبْقُرُ
tabqaru, tabquru
يَبْقَرُ, يَبْقُرُ
yabqaru, yabquru
تَبْقَرَانِ, تَبْقُرَانِ
tabqarāni, tabqurāni
يَبْقَرَانِ, يَبْقُرَانِ
yabqarāni, yabqurāni
نَبْقَرُ, نَبْقُرُ
nabqaru, nabquru
تَبْقَرُونَ, تَبْقُرُونَ
tabqarūna, tabqurūna
يَبْقَرُونَ, يَبْقُرُونَ
yabqarūna, yabqurūna
f تَبْقَرِينَ, تَبْقُرِينَ
tabqarīna, tabqurīna
تَبْقَرُ, تَبْقُرُ
tabqaru, tabquru
تَبْقَرَانِ, تَبْقُرَانِ
tabqarāni, tabqurāni
تَبْقَرْنَ, تَبْقُرْنَ
tabqarna, tabqurna
يَبْقَرْنَ, يَبْقُرْنَ
yabqarna, yabqurna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَبْقَرَ, أَبْقُرَ
ʔabqara, ʔabqura
تَبْقَرَ, تَبْقُرَ
tabqara, tabqura
يَبْقَرَ, يَبْقُرَ
yabqara, yabqura
تَبْقَرَا, تَبْقُرَا
tabqarā, tabqurā
يَبْقَرَا, يَبْقُرَا
yabqarā, yabqurā
نَبْقَرَ, نَبْقُرَ
nabqara, nabqura
تَبْقَرُوا, تَبْقُرُوا
tabqarū, tabqurū
يَبْقَرُوا, يَبْقُرُوا
yabqarū, yabqurū
f تَبْقَرِي, تَبْقُرِي
tabqarī, tabqurī
تَبْقَرَ, تَبْقُرَ
tabqara, tabqura
تَبْقَرَا, تَبْقُرَا
tabqarā, tabqurā
تَبْقَرْنَ, تَبْقُرْنَ
tabqarna, tabqurna
يَبْقَرْنَ, يَبْقُرْنَ
yabqarna, yabqurna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَبْقَرْ, أَبْقُرْ
ʔabqar, ʔabqur
تَبْقَرْ, تَبْقُرْ
tabqar, tabqur
يَبْقَرْ, يَبْقُرْ
yabqar, yabqur
تَبْقَرَا, تَبْقُرَا
tabqarā, tabqurā
يَبْقَرَا, يَبْقُرَا
yabqarā, yabqurā
نَبْقَرْ, نَبْقُرْ
nabqar, nabqur
تَبْقَرُوا, تَبْقُرُوا
tabqarū, tabqurū
يَبْقَرُوا, يَبْقُرُوا
yabqarū, yabqurū
f تَبْقَرِي, تَبْقُرِي
tabqarī, tabqurī
تَبْقَرْ, تَبْقُرْ
tabqar, tabqur
تَبْقَرَا, تَبْقُرَا
tabqarā, tabqurā
تَبْقَرْنَ, تَبْقُرْنَ
tabqarna, tabqurna
يَبْقَرْنَ, يَبْقُرْنَ
yabqarna, yabqurna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِبْقَرْ, اُبْقُرْ
ibqar, ubqur
اِبْقَرَا, اُبْقُرَا
ibqarā, ubqurā
اِبْقَرُوا, اُبْقُرُوا
ibqarū, ubqurū
f اِبْقَرِي, اُبْقُرِي
ibqarī, ubqurī
اِبْقَرْنَ, اُبْقُرْنَ
ibqarna, ubqurna
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 بُقِرْتُ
buqirtu
بُقِرْتَ
buqirta
بُقِرَ
buqira
بُقِرْتُمَا
buqirtumā
بُقِرَا
buqirā
بُقِرْنَا
buqirnā
بُقِرْتُمْ
buqirtum
بُقِرُوا
buqirū
f بُقِرْتِ
buqirti
بُقِرَتْ
buqirat
بُقِرَتَا
buqiratā
بُقِرْتُنَّ
buqirtunna
بُقِرْنَ
buqirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُبْقَرُ
ʔubqaru
تُبْقَرُ
tubqaru
يُبْقَرُ
yubqaru
تُبْقَرَانِ
tubqarāni
يُبْقَرَانِ
yubqarāni
نُبْقَرُ
nubqaru
تُبْقَرُونَ
tubqarūna
يُبْقَرُونَ
yubqarūna
f تُبْقَرِينَ
tubqarīna
تُبْقَرُ
tubqaru
تُبْقَرَانِ
tubqarāni
تُبْقَرْنَ
tubqarna
يُبْقَرْنَ
yubqarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُبْقَرَ
ʔubqara
تُبْقَرَ
tubqara
يُبْقَرَ
yubqara
تُبْقَرَا
tubqarā
يُبْقَرَا
yubqarā
نُبْقَرَ
nubqara
تُبْقَرُوا
tubqarū
يُبْقَرُوا
yubqarū
f تُبْقَرِي
tubqarī
تُبْقَرَ
tubqara
تُبْقَرَا
tubqarā
تُبْقَرْنَ
tubqarna
يُبْقَرْنَ
yubqarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُبْقَرْ
ʔubqar
تُبْقَرْ
tubqar
يُبْقَرْ
yubqar
تُبْقَرَا
tubqarā
يُبْقَرَا
yubqarā
نُبْقَرْ
nubqar
تُبْقَرُوا
tubqarū
يُبْقَرُوا
yubqarū
f تُبْقَرِي
tubqarī
تُبْقَرْ
tubqar
تُبْقَرَا
tubqarā
تُبْقَرْنَ
tubqarna
يُبْقَرْنَ
yubqarna

Etymology 2.2

Verb

بَقَّرَ • (baqqara) II (non-past يُبَقِّرُ (yubaqqiru), verbal noun تَبْقِير (tabqīr))

  1. to dig up, to gut
Conjugation
Conjugation of بَقَّرَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَبْقِير)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَبْقِير
tabqīr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُبَقِّر
mubaqqir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُبَقَّر
mubaqqar
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 بَقَّرْتُ
baqqartu
بَقَّرْتَ
baqqarta
بَقَّرَ
baqqara
بَقَّرْتُمَا
baqqartumā
بَقَّرَا
baqqarā
بَقَّرْنَا
baqqarnā
بَقَّرْتُمْ
baqqartum
بَقَّرُوا
baqqarū
f بَقَّرْتِ
baqqarti
بَقَّرَتْ
baqqarat
بَقَّرَتَا
baqqaratā
بَقَّرْتُنَّ
baqqartunna
بَقَّرْنَ
baqqarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُبَقِّرُ
ʔubaqqiru
تُبَقِّرُ
tubaqqiru
يُبَقِّرُ
yubaqqiru
تُبَقِّرَانِ
tubaqqirāni
يُبَقِّرَانِ
yubaqqirāni
نُبَقِّرُ
nubaqqiru
تُبَقِّرُونَ
tubaqqirūna
يُبَقِّرُونَ
yubaqqirūna
f تُبَقِّرِينَ
tubaqqirīna
تُبَقِّرُ
tubaqqiru
تُبَقِّرَانِ
tubaqqirāni
تُبَقِّرْنَ
tubaqqirna
يُبَقِّرْنَ
yubaqqirna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُبَقِّرَ
ʔubaqqira
تُبَقِّرَ
tubaqqira
يُبَقِّرَ
yubaqqira
تُبَقِّرَا
tubaqqirā
يُبَقِّرَا
yubaqqirā
نُبَقِّرَ
nubaqqira
تُبَقِّرُوا
tubaqqirū
يُبَقِّرُوا
yubaqqirū
f تُبَقِّرِي
tubaqqirī
تُبَقِّرَ
tubaqqira
تُبَقِّرَا
tubaqqirā
تُبَقِّرْنَ
tubaqqirna
يُبَقِّرْنَ
yubaqqirna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُبَقِّرْ
ʔubaqqir
تُبَقِّرْ
tubaqqir
يُبَقِّرْ
yubaqqir
تُبَقِّرَا
tubaqqirā
يُبَقِّرَا
yubaqqirā
نُبَقِّرْ
nubaqqir
تُبَقِّرُوا
tubaqqirū
يُبَقِّرُوا
yubaqqirū
f تُبَقِّرِي
tubaqqirī
تُبَقِّرْ
tubaqqir
تُبَقِّرَا
tubaqqirā
تُبَقِّرْنَ
tubaqqirna
يُبَقِّرْنَ
yubaqqirna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m بَقِّرْ
baqqir
بَقِّرَا
baqqirā
بَقِّرُوا
baqqirū
f بَقِّرِي
baqqirī
بَقِّرْنَ
baqqirna
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 بُقِّرْتُ
buqqirtu
بُقِّرْتَ
buqqirta
بُقِّرَ
buqqira
بُقِّرْتُمَا
buqqirtumā
بُقِّرَا
buqqirā
بُقِّرْنَا
buqqirnā
بُقِّرْتُمْ
buqqirtum
بُقِّرُوا
buqqirū
f بُقِّرْتِ
buqqirti
بُقِّرَتْ
buqqirat
بُقِّرَتَا
buqqiratā
بُقِّرْتُنَّ
buqqirtunna
بُقِّرْنَ
buqqirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُبَقَّرُ
ʔubaqqaru
تُبَقَّرُ
tubaqqaru
يُبَقَّرُ
yubaqqaru
تُبَقَّرَانِ
tubaqqarāni
يُبَقَّرَانِ
yubaqqarāni
نُبَقَّرُ
nubaqqaru
تُبَقَّرُونَ
tubaqqarūna
يُبَقَّرُونَ
yubaqqarūna
f تُبَقَّرِينَ
tubaqqarīna
تُبَقَّرُ
tubaqqaru
تُبَقَّرَانِ
tubaqqarāni
تُبَقَّرْنَ
tubaqqarna
يُبَقَّرْنَ
yubaqqarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُبَقَّرَ
ʔubaqqara
تُبَقَّرَ
tubaqqara
يُبَقَّرَ
yubaqqara
تُبَقَّرَا
tubaqqarā
يُبَقَّرَا
yubaqqarā
نُبَقَّرَ
nubaqqara
تُبَقَّرُوا
tubaqqarū
يُبَقَّرُوا
yubaqqarū
f تُبَقَّرِي
tubaqqarī
تُبَقَّرَ
tubaqqara
تُبَقَّرَا
tubaqqarā
تُبَقَّرْنَ
tubaqqarna
يُبَقَّرْنَ
yubaqqarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُبَقَّرْ
ʔubaqqar
تُبَقَّرْ
tubaqqar
يُبَقَّرْ
yubaqqar
تُبَقَّرَا
tubaqqarā
يُبَقَّرَا
yubaqqarā
نُبَقَّرْ
nubaqqar
تُبَقَّرُوا
tubaqqarū
يُبَقَّرُوا
yubaqqarū
f تُبَقَّرِي
tubaqqarī
تُبَقَّرْ
tubaqqar
تُبَقَّرَا
tubaqqarā
تُبَقَّرْنَ
tubaqqarna
يُبَقَّرْنَ
yubaqqarna

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَر (baqar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɡar/

Noun

بقر • (bagarm (collective, singulative بقرة f (bagara), plural بقرات (bagarāt))

  1. (collective) cattle, cows

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَر (baqar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ʔar/, [ˈbɑ.ʔɑrˤ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

بقر • (baʔarm (collective, singulative بقرة f (baʔara), paucal بقرات (baʔarāt))

  1. (collective) cattle, cows

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَقَر (baqar).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَقَر • (baqarm (Hindi spelling बक़र)

  1. ox, bull, cow, heifer
  2. (Quran) Surah Baqarah

References

  • بقر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بقر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.