بوري
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Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
- In Egypt, the name of the fish is said to come from Coptic ⲫⲟⲣⲓ (phori, “Mugil cephalus”) – in Bohairic, also ϥⲟⲣⲓ (fori), while in Sahidic it is ⲃⲱⲣⲉ (bōre); however, the name is also used in Morocco and Lebanon, and the relation with Japanese 鰡 / 鯔 (bora) denoting the same species of fish remains enigmatic.
- The meaning of a fatty bread is from Urdu پُوری (pūrī) / Hindi पूरी (pūrī).
- The sense of a pipe and the sense of a vehicle’s horn is from Ottoman Turkish بورو (boru, “duct, pipe, tube; horn”). Doublet of بُرْغِيّ (burḡiyy, “screw”).
Noun
بُورِي • (būrī) m
- (zoology) mullet (several fish species, and especially Mugil cephalus)
- (Kuwait) a type of thin bread made with excessive amount of oil; Indian fried bread
- (Iraq) pipe
- (Saudi Arabia) motor vehicle's horn
Descendants
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
بُورِي • (būrī) f
- A village in Bahrain.
Declension
Declension of noun بُورِي (būrī)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | بُورِي būrī |
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| Nominative | — | بُورِي būrī |
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| Accusative | — | بُورِي būrī |
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| Genitive | — | بُورِي būrī |
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Etymology 3
Verb
بُورِي • (būrī) (form I) /buː.riː/
- second-person feminine singular imperative of بَارَ (bāra)
Etymology 4
Verb
بَوِّرِي • (bawwirī) (form II) /baw.wi.riː/
- second-person feminine singular imperative of بَوَّرَ (bawwara)
Etymology 5
Verb
بُورِيَ • (būriya) (form III) /buː.ri.ja/
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بورو (boru).
Pronunciation
Noun
بوري • (būri) m (dual بورِيِّين (būriyyēn), plural بَوَاري (bawāri))