ديرة

Arabic

Root
د و ر (d w r)
23 terms

Noun

دِيرَة • (dīra) f (plural دِيَرَة (diyara) or دِيَر (diyar) or دِيَرَات (diyarāt))

(navigation) route
(bedouinic) neighborhood, place where one is usually around
(Gulf) place

Declension

Declension of noun **دِيرَة** (dīra)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دِيرَة dīra	الدِّيرَة ad-dīra	دِيرَة dīrat
nominative	دِيرَةٌ dīratun	الدِّيرَةُ ad-dīratu	دِيرَةُ dīratu
accusative	دِيرَةً dīratan	الدِّيرَةَ ad-dīrata	دِيرَةَ dīrata
genitive	دِيرَةٍ dīratin	الدِّيرَةِ ad-dīrati	دِيرَةِ dīrati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دِيرَتَيْن dīratayn	الدِّيرَتَيْن ad-dīratayn	دِيرَتَيْ dīratay
nominative	دِيرَتَانِ dīratāni	الدِّيرَتَانِ ad-dīratāni	دِيرَتَا dīratā
accusative	دِيرَتَيْنِ dīratayni	الدِّيرَتَيْنِ ad-dīratayni	دِيرَتَيْ dīratay
genitive	دِيرَتَيْنِ dīratayni	الدِّيرَتَيْنِ ad-dīratayni	دِيرَتَيْ dīratay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دِيَرَة‎; دِيَر‎; دِيَرَات diyara‎; diyar‎; diyarāt	الدِّيَرَة‎; الدِّيَر‎; الدِّيَرَات ad-diyara‎; ad-diyar‎; ad-diyarāt	دِيَرَة‎; دِيَر‎; دِيَرَات diyarat‎; diyar‎; diyarāt
nominative	دِيَرَةٌ‎; دِيَرٌ‎; دِيَرَاتٌ diyaratun‎; diyarun‎; diyarātun	الدِّيَرَةُ‎; الدِّيَرُ‎; الدِّيَرَاتُ ad-diyaratu‎; ad-diyaru‎; ad-diyarātu	دِيَرَةُ‎; دِيَرُ‎; دِيَرَاتُ diyaratu‎; diyaru‎; diyarātu
accusative	دِيَرَةً‎; دِيَرًا‎; دِيَرَاتٍ diyaratan‎; diyaran‎; diyarātin	الدِّيَرَةَ‎; الدِّيَرَ‎; الدِّيَرَاتِ ad-diyarata‎; ad-diyara‎; ad-diyarāti	دِيَرَةَ‎; دِيَرَ‎; دِيَرَاتِ diyarata‎; diyara‎; diyarāti
genitive	دِيَرَةٍ‎; دِيَرٍ‎; دِيَرَاتٍ diyaratin‎; diyarin‎; diyarātin	الدِّيَرَةِ‎; الدِّيَرِ‎; الدِّيَرَاتِ ad-diyarati‎; ad-diyari‎; ad-diyarāti	دِيَرَةِ‎; دِيَرِ‎; دِيَرَاتِ diyarati‎; diyari‎; diyarāti

Descendants

→ Swahili: dira (“compass”)

Noun

دِيَرَة • (diyara) pl

plural of دَار (dār)
plural of دِيرَة (dīra)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دِيرَة (dīra).

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /diːrə/, (construct state) /diːrət/

Noun

ديرة • (dīra) f (dual ديرتين (dīrtēn), plural ديرات (dīrāt) or دير (diyar))

place: a city, country, state, any place with shared culture, values, design, lifestyle etc.
- 2018 June 17, Newspaper editor, “بهجة العيد مستمرة في ديرة الخير [Joy of Eid continues in the country of boon]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎^[1]:
  ...استمرت الأجواء الاحتفالية في ديرة الخير
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2016 November 10, خليفة مساعد الخرافي [Ḵalīfa Msāʿid il-Ḵrāfi], “يا ليت للعشاق ديرة بعيدة.. [Wish there was a city/country for lovers..]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎^[2]:
  يا ليت للعشاق ديرة بعيدة..
  أرتاح فيها مع حبيبي ليالي
  Wish there was a city/country for lovers..
  Where I can rest with my lover for nights
- 2019 July 9, محمد توفيق [Muḥammad Tawfīq], “الكويتي «طير مسافر» من ديرة بلا سياحة! [The Kuwaiti is a «travelling bird» from a country without tourism]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎^[3]:
  وَهَلْ تَنْقُصُنَا الإِمْكَانَاتُ الْمَالِيَّةُ حَتَّىٰ تَتَحَوَّلَ الْكُوَيْتُ إِلَىٰ «دِيرَة سِيَاحِيَّة؟
  wahal tanquṣunā l-ʔimkānātu l-māliyyatu ḥattā tataḥawwala l-kuwaytu ʔilā “dīra siyāḥiyya?
  And do we lack the financial capabilities to transform Kuwait to a touristic state?
(Kuwait) (with the definite article الديرة) Kuwait City

Derived terms

ديرة بطيخ (dīrat baṭṭiḵ)