بئر

See also: بير

Arabic

بِئْر

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *biʔr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biʔr/
  • (file)

Noun

بِئْر • (biʔr) f (plural آبَار (ʔābār) or بِئَار (biʔār))

  1. well, spring, water-pit

Declension

Derived terms

  • بَأَرَ (baʔara, “to dig a hole”)
  • بُؤْرَة (buʔra, “focus”)

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: بير (bīr)
  • Gulf Arabic: بير (bīr)
  • Maltese: bir
  • Moroccan Arabic: بير (bīr)
  • Kurdish:
    → Northern Kurdish: bîr
    → Central Kurdish: بیر (bîr)
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