Contionary:بعير

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Syrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بعير (baʕīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /beˈiːr/ (standard)
  • IPA: [be̞ˈ(j)ɪːɾ], [bɪːɾ] (northern)
  • IPA: [be̞ˈ(j)i(ː)ɾ], [be̞ˈħi(ː)ɾ] (southern)

Noun

بعير (be'îrf (dual بعيري, plural بعيرا)

  1. (rare) camel
    Synonyms: اشطر (ošṭar), (archaic) جمل (jemel)
  2. (collective) livestock
  3. (vulgar, derogatory) dumbass, idiot, useless, good-for-nothing
    Synonyms: (vulgar) گوط (gawṭ), احمگ (eḵmeg)

Inflection