بوصلة

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See also: پوصله

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Etymology

From Italian bùssola (“compass; box”), derived from Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”). Spread in the 14th century after the invention of compasses being boxed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buː.sˤu.la/
  • IPA(key): /buː.sˤi.la/
  • (Arabicized) IPA(key): /baw.sˤa.la/
  • (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan) IPA(key): /buːsˤ.la/
  • (Sudan, sometimes Egypt and Morocco) IPA(key): /bosˤ.la/
  • (Syria, Lebanon) IPA(key): /buːsˤ.leː/

Noun

بُوصُلَة or بُوصِلَة or بَوْصَلَة • (būṣula or būṣila or bawṣala) f (plural بُوصُلَات (būṣulāt) or بُوصِلَات (būṣilāt) or بَوْصَلَات (bawṣalāt))

  1. compass

Declension

Declension of noun بُوصُلَة (būṣula)‎; بُوصِلَة (būṣila)‎; بَوْصَلَة (bawṣala)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بُوصُلَة‎; بُوصِلَة‎; بَوْصَلَة
būṣula‎; būṣila‎; bawṣala 		الْبُوصُلَة‎; الْبُوصِلَة‎; الْبَوْصَلَة
al-būṣula‎; al-būṣila‎; al-bawṣala 		بُوصُلَة‎; بُوصِلَة‎; بَوْصَلَة
būṣulat‎; būṣilat‎; bawṣalat
Nominative بُوصُلَةٌ‎; بُوصِلَةٌ‎; بَوْصَلَةٌ
būṣulatun‎; būṣilatun‎; bawṣalatun 		الْبُوصُلَةُ‎; الْبُوصِلَةُ‎; الْبَوْصَلَةُ
al-būṣulatu‎; al-būṣilatu‎; al-bawṣalatu 		بُوصُلَةُ‎; بُوصِلَةُ‎; بَوْصَلَةُ
būṣulatu‎; būṣilatu‎; bawṣalatu
Accusative بُوصُلَةً‎; بُوصِلَةً‎; بَوْصَلَةً
būṣulatan‎; būṣilatan‎; bawṣalatan 		الْبُوصُلَةَ‎; الْبُوصِلَةَ‎; الْبَوْصَلَةَ
al-būṣulata‎; al-būṣilata‎; al-bawṣalata 		بُوصُلَةَ‎; بُوصِلَةَ‎; بَوْصَلَةَ
būṣulata‎; būṣilata‎; bawṣalata
Genitive بُوصُلَةٍ‎; بُوصِلَةٍ‎; بَوْصَلَةٍ
būṣulatin‎; būṣilatin‎; bawṣalatin 		الْبُوصُلَةِ‎; الْبُوصِلَةِ‎; الْبَوْصَلَةِ
al-būṣulati‎; al-būṣilati‎; al-bawṣalati 		بُوصُلَةِ‎; بُوصِلَةِ‎; بَوْصَلَةِ
būṣulati‎; būṣilati‎; bawṣalati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بُوصُلَتَيْن‎; بُوصِلَتَيْن‎; بَوْصَلَتَيْن
būṣulatayn‎; būṣilatayn‎; bawṣalatayn 		الْبُوصُلَتَيْن‎; الْبُوصِلَتَيْن‎; الْبَوْصَلَتَيْن
al-būṣulatayn‎; al-būṣilatayn‎; al-bawṣalatayn 		بُوصُلَتَيْ‎; بُوصِلَتَيْ‎; بَوْصَلَتَيْ
būṣulatay‎; būṣilatay‎; bawṣalatay
Nominative بُوصُلَتَانِ‎; بُوصِلَتَانِ‎; بَوْصَلَتَانِ
būṣulatāni‎; būṣilatāni‎; bawṣalatāni 		الْبُوصُلَتَانِ‎; الْبُوصِلَتَانِ‎; الْبَوْصَلَتَانِ
al-būṣulatāni‎; al-būṣilatāni‎; al-bawṣalatāni 		بُوصُلَتَا‎; بُوصِلَتَا‎; بَوْصَلَتَا
būṣulatā‎; būṣilatā‎; bawṣalatā
Accusative بُوصُلَتَيْنِ‎; بُوصِلَتَيْنِ‎; بَوْصَلَتَيْنِ
būṣulatayni‎; būṣilatayni‎; bawṣalatayni 		الْبُوصُلَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُوصِلَتَيْنِ‎; الْبَوْصَلَتَيْنِ
al-būṣulatayni‎; al-būṣilatayni‎; al-bawṣalatayni 		بُوصُلَتَيْ‎; بُوصِلَتَيْ‎; بَوْصَلَتَيْ
būṣulatay‎; būṣilatay‎; bawṣalatay
Genitive بُوصُلَتَيْنِ‎; بُوصِلَتَيْنِ‎; بَوْصَلَتَيْنِ
būṣulatayni‎; būṣilatayni‎; bawṣalatayni 		الْبُوصُلَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُوصِلَتَيْنِ‎; الْبَوْصَلَتَيْنِ
al-būṣulatayni‎; al-būṣilatayni‎; al-bawṣalatayni 		بُوصُلَتَيْ‎; بُوصِلَتَيْ‎; بَوْصَلَتَيْ
būṣulatay‎; būṣilatay‎; bawṣalatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بُوصُلَات‎; بُوصِلَات‎; بَوْصَلَات
būṣulāt‎; būṣilāt‎; bawṣalāt 		الْبُوصُلَات‎; الْبُوصِلَات‎; الْبَوْصَلَات
al-būṣulāt‎; al-būṣilāt‎; al-bawṣalāt 		بُوصُلَات‎; بُوصِلَات‎; بَوْصَلَات
būṣulāt‎; būṣilāt‎; bawṣalāt
Nominative بُوصُلَاتٌ‎; بُوصِلَاتٌ‎; بَوْصَلَاتٌ
būṣulātun‎; būṣilātun‎; bawṣalātun 		الْبُوصُلَاتُ‎; الْبُوصِلَاتُ‎; الْبَوْصَلَاتُ
al-būṣulātu‎; al-būṣilātu‎; al-bawṣalātu 		بُوصُلَاتُ‎; بُوصِلَاتُ‎; بَوْصَلَاتُ
būṣulātu‎; būṣilātu‎; bawṣalātu
Accusative بُوصُلَاتٍ‎; بُوصِلَاتٍ‎; بَوْصَلَاتٍ
būṣulātin‎; būṣilātin‎; bawṣalātin 		الْبُوصُلَاتِ‎; الْبُوصِلَاتِ‎; الْبَوْصَلَاتِ
al-būṣulāti‎; al-būṣilāti‎; al-bawṣalāti 		بُوصُلَاتِ‎; بُوصِلَاتِ‎; بَوْصَلَاتِ
būṣulāti‎; būṣilāti‎; bawṣalāti
Genitive بُوصُلَاتٍ‎; بُوصِلَاتٍ‎; بَوْصَلَاتٍ
būṣulātin‎; būṣilātin‎; bawṣalātin 		الْبُوصُلَاتِ‎; الْبُوصِلَاتِ‎; الْبَوْصَلَاتِ
al-būṣulāti‎; al-būṣilāti‎; al-bawṣalāti 		بُوصُلَاتِ‎; بُوصِلَاتِ‎; بَوْصَلَاتِ
būṣulāti‎; būṣilāti‎; bawṣalāti

References

  • “بوصلة” in Almaany
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “بوصلة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 128
  • Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, pages 127–130
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “بوصلة”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 63
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “بوصلة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 123
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