بعوضة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ب ع ض (b-ʿ-ḍ) meaning "a small part", "one of a group or swarm".
Noun
بَعُوضَة • (baʿūḍa) f (singulative, collective بَعُوض (baʿūḍ))
- a mosquito, gnat
- Quran
- إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلاً مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا
- ʾinna llāha lā yastaḥyī ʾan yaḍriba maṯalan mā baʿūḍatan famā fawqahā
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Quran
- (figuratively) a pest, someone who is bothersome
- (figuratively) an annoying, frustrating, impossible task
- (figuratively) an insignificant person, easily crushed
Declension
Declension of noun بَعُوضَة (baʿūḍa)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعُوضَة baʿūḍa |
الْبَعُوضَة al-baʿūḍa |
بَعُوضَة baʿūḍat |
| Nominative | بَعُوضَةٌ baʿūḍatun |
الْبَعُوضَةُ al-baʿūḍatu |
بَعُوضَةُ baʿūḍatu |
| Accusative | بَعُوضَةً baʿūḍatan |
الْبَعُوضَةَ al-baʿūḍata |
بَعُوضَةَ baʿūḍata |
| Genitive | بَعُوضَةٍ baʿūḍatin |
الْبَعُوضَةِ al-baʿūḍati |
بَعُوضَةِ baʿūḍati |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعُوض baʿūḍ |
الْبَعُوض al-baʿūḍ |
بَعُوض baʿūḍ |
| Nominative | بَعُوضٌ baʿūḍun |
الْبَعُوضُ al-baʿūḍu |
بَعُوضُ baʿūḍu |
| Accusative | بَعُوضًا baʿūḍan |
الْبَعُوضَ al-baʿūḍa |
بَعُوضَ baʿūḍa |
| Genitive | بَعُوضٍ baʿūḍin |
الْبَعُوضِ al-baʿūḍi |
بَعُوضِ baʿūḍi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَعُوضَتَيْن baʿūḍatayn |
الْبَعُوضَتَيْن al-baʿūḍatayn |
بَعُوضَتَيْ baʿūḍatay |
| Nominative | بَعُوضَتَانِ baʿūḍatāni |
الْبَعُوضَتَانِ al-baʿūḍatāni |
بَعُوضَتَا baʿūḍatā |
| Accusative | بَعُوضَتَيْنِ baʿūḍatayni |
الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ al-baʿūḍatayni |
بَعُوضَتَيْ baʿūḍatay |
| Genitive | بَعُوضَتَيْنِ baʿūḍatayni |
الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ al-baʿūḍatayni |
بَعُوضَتَيْ baʿūḍatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَعُوضَات baʿūḍāt |
الْبَعُوضَات al-baʿūḍāt |
بَعُوضَات baʿūḍāt |
| Nominative | بَعُوضَاتٌ baʿūḍātun |
الْبَعُوضَاتُ al-baʿūḍātu |
بَعُوضَاتُ baʿūḍātu |
| Accusative | بَعُوضَاتٍ baʿūḍātin |
الْبَعُوضَاتِ al-baʿūḍāti |
بَعُوضَاتِ baʿūḍāti |
| Genitive | بَعُوضَاتٍ baʿūḍātin |
الْبَعُوضَاتِ al-baʿūḍāti |
بَعُوضَاتِ baʿūḍāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “بعوضة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 227
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