Arabic for camel

ba3iir
ﺑَﻌِﻴﺮ
camel – masculine singular

ﺑَﻌِﻴﺮ is an Arabic word. The meaning is camel. You pronounce it ba3iir.

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The Arabic word word for camel can also be conjugated:

'ab3ira
ﺃَﺑﻌِﺮَﺓ
camel – masculine plural
Category: animals
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word camel consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written and pronounced b, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word camel letter by letter

ﺑَﻌِﻴﺮ
ﺑـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺑـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺮ
 
beh
b
ayn
3
ya
y
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for camel consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺑَﻌِﻴﺮ and pronounced ba3iir.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for camel

fa3iil becomes ba3iir

We have seen that the Arabic word for camel is written ﺑَﻌِﻴﺮ and pronounced ba3iir. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are b, 3 and r, the word becomes ba3iir.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as camel