ديرة

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Arabic

Root
د و ر (d w r)
20 terms

Noun

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

  1. (navigation) route
  2. (bedouinic) neighborhood, place where one is usually around
  3. (Gulf) place

Declension

Declension of noun دِيرَة (dīra)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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
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

  1. plural of دَار (dār)
  2. plural of دِيرَة (dīra)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دِيرَة (dīra).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. 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)]‎:
      ...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)]‎:
      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)]‎:
      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?
  2. (Kuwait) (with the definite article الديرة) Kuwait City

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