بعوضة

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ع ض (b-ʕ-ḍ) meaning "a small part", "one of a group or swarm".

Noun

بَعُوضَة • (baʕūḍa) f (singulative, collective بَعُوض m (baʕūḍ))

  1. a mosquito, gnat
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:26:
      إِنَّ اللَّٰهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا
      ʔinna llāha lā yastaḥyī ʔan yaḍriba maṯalan mā baʕūḍatan famā fawqahā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figuratively) a pest, someone who is bothersome
  3. (figuratively) an annoying, frustrating, impossible task
  4. (figuratively) an insignificant person, easily crushed

Declension

Declension of noun بَعُوضَة (baʕūḍa)
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَعُوضَة
baʕūḍa 		الْبَعُوضَة
al-baʕūḍa 		بَعُوضَة
baʕūḍat
Nominative بَعُوضَةٌ
baʕūḍatun 		الْبَعُوضَةُ
al-baʕūḍatu 		بَعُوضَةُ
baʕūḍatu
Accusative بَعُوضَةً
baʕūḍatan 		الْبَعُوضَةَ
al-baʕūḍata 		بَعُوضَةَ
baʕūḍata
Genitive بَعُوضَةٍ
baʕūḍatin 		الْبَعُوضَةِ
al-baʕūḍati 		بَعُوضَةِ
baʕūḍati
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَعُوض
baʕūḍ 		الْبَعُوض
al-baʕūḍ 		بَعُوض
baʕūḍ
Nominative بَعُوضٌ
baʕūḍun 		الْبَعُوضُ
al-baʕūḍu 		بَعُوضُ
baʕūḍu
Accusative بَعُوضًا
baʕūḍan 		الْبَعُوضَ
al-baʕūḍa 		بَعُوضَ
baʕūḍa
Genitive بَعُوضٍ
baʕūḍin 		الْبَعُوضِ
al-baʕūḍi 		بَعُوضِ
baʕūḍi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَعُوضَتَيْن
baʕūḍatayn 		الْبَعُوضَتَيْن
al-baʕūḍatayn 		بَعُوضَتَيْ
baʕūḍatay
Nominative بَعُوضَتَانِ
baʕūḍatāni 		الْبَعُوضَتَانِ
al-baʕūḍatāni 		بَعُوضَتَا
baʕūḍatā
Accusative بَعُوضَتَيْنِ
baʕūḍatayni 		الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ
al-baʕūḍatayni 		بَعُوضَتَيْ
baʕūḍatay
Genitive بَعُوضَتَيْنِ
baʕūḍatayni 		الْبَعُوضَتَيْنِ
al-baʕūḍatayni 		بَعُوضَتَيْ
baʕūḍatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَعُوضَات
baʕūḍāt 		الْبَعُوضَات
al-baʕūḍāt 		بَعُوضَات
baʕūḍāt
Nominative بَعُوضَاتٌ
baʕūḍātun 		الْبَعُوضَاتُ
al-baʕūḍātu 		بَعُوضَاتُ
baʕūḍātu
Accusative بَعُوضَاتٍ
baʕūḍātin 		الْبَعُوضَاتِ
al-baʕūḍāti 		بَعُوضَاتِ
baʕūḍāti
Genitive بَعُوضَاتٍ
baʕūḍātin 		الْبَعُوضَاتِ
al-baʕūḍāti 		بَعُوضَاتِ
baʕūḍāti

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