بيرة
See also: بیرە
Arabic
Alternative forms
- بِيرَا (bīrā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian birra, possibly through Greek μπίρα (bíra) or Ottoman Turkish bira.
Noun
بِيرَة • (bīra) f
Declension
| 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 |
See also
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- بيره (bīra), بيرا (bīra)
Etymology
From Italian birra, possibly through Greek μπίρα (bíra) or Ottoman Turkish bira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [biːɾa]
Noun
بيرة • (bīra) f (plural بيرات (birāt))
- 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.
- (obsolete) beer shop
Synonyms
Derived terms
- بير (báyyar)
- بيرارية (bírariyya)
References
- 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
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biːr.ra/
Audio: (file)
Noun
بيرة • (bīrra) f (plural بيرات (bīrrāt))