بعل

See also: تغل and تعل

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baʕl/

Noun

بَعْل • (baʕl) m (plural بُعُول (buʕūl) or بُعُولَة (buʕūla) or بِعَال (biʕāl))

husband
Synonym: زَوْج (zawj)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:128:
  وَإِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا ۚ وَٱلصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ ۗ
  wa-ʔini mraʔatun ḵāfat min baʕlihā nušūzan ʔaw ʔiʕrāḍan fa-lā junāḥa ʕalayhimā ʔan yuṣliḥā baynahumā ṣulḥan waṣ-ṣulḥu ḵayrun
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(archaic) lord, master, owner, possessor
(obsolete) unirrigated land or plants thriving on a natural water supply

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْل (baʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْل baʕl	الْبَعْل al-baʕl	بَعْل baʕl
Nominative	بَعْلٌ baʕlun	الْبَعْلُ al-baʕlu	بَعْلُ baʕlu
Accusative	بَعْلًا baʕlan	الْبَعْلَ al-baʕla	بَعْلَ baʕla
Genitive	بَعْلٍ baʕlin	الْبَعْلِ al-baʕli	بَعْلِ baʕli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْلَيْن baʕlayn	الْبَعْلَيْن al-baʕlayn	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Nominative	بَعْلَانِ baʕlāni	الْبَعْلَانِ al-baʕlāni	بَعْلَا baʕlā
Accusative	بَعْلَيْنِ baʕlayni	الْبَعْلَيْنِ al-baʕlayni	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Genitive	بَعْلَيْنِ baʕlayni	الْبَعْلَيْنِ al-baʕlayni	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُعُول‎; بُعُولَة‎; بِعَال buʕūl‎; buʕūla‎; biʕāl	الْبُعُول‎; الْبُعُولَة‎; الْبِعَال al-buʕūl‎; al-buʕūla‎; al-biʕāl	بُعُول‎; بُعُولَة‎; بِعَال buʕūl‎; buʕūlat‎; biʕāl
Nominative	بُعُولٌ‎; بُعُولَةٌ‎; بِعَالٌ buʕūlun‎; buʕūlatun‎; biʕālun	الْبُعُولُ‎; الْبُعُولَةُ‎; الْبِعَالُ al-buʕūlu‎; al-buʕūlatu‎; al-biʕālu	بُعُولُ‎; بُعُولَةُ‎; بِعَالُ buʕūlu‎; buʕūlatu‎; biʕālu
Accusative	بُعُولًا‎; بُعُولَةً‎; بِعَالًا buʕūlan‎; buʕūlatan‎; biʕālan	الْبُعُولَ‎; الْبُعُولَةَ‎; الْبِعَالَ al-buʕūla‎; al-buʕūlata‎; al-biʕāla	بُعُولَ‎; بُعُولَةَ‎; بِعَالَ buʕūla‎; buʕūlata‎; biʕāla
Genitive	بُعُولٍ‎; بُعُولَةٍ‎; بِعَالٍ buʕūlin‎; buʕūlatin‎; biʕālin	الْبُعُولِ‎; الْبُعُولَةِ‎; الْبِعَالِ al-buʕūli‎; al-buʕūlati‎; al-biʕāli	بُعُولِ‎; بُعُولَةِ‎; بِعَالِ buʕūli‎; buʕūlati‎; biʕāli

Proper noun

بَعْل • (baʕl) m

Baal
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:125:
  أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِينَ
  ʔatadʕūna baʕlan wataḏarūna ʔaḥsana l-ḵāliqīna
  Do ye call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْل (baʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	بَعْل baʕl	—
Nominative	—	بَعْلٌ baʕlun	—
Accusative	—	بَعْلًا baʕlan	—
Genitive	—	بَعْلٍ baʕlin	—