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بارَى
to compete with, to vie with /baːˈraː/
verbB1#2119 most common
Also: to rival, to match, to contend with, to keep pace with
Example sentences
بارَى الوَلَدُ صَديقَهُ.
The boy competed with his friend.
أُبارِي أَخي في السِّباحَةِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
I compete with my brother in swimming every day.
يُبارِي فَريقُنا الفَريقَ الآخَرَ اليَوْمَ.
Our team plays against the other team today.
بارَتْ سارَة زَميلاتِها في المُسابَقَةِ وَفازَتْ.
Sara competed with her classmates in the contest and won.
لَنْ أُبارِيَ أَحَداً في هذا المَجالِ لِأَنَّني لَستُ خَبيراً فيهِ.
I will not compete with anyone in this field because I am not an expert in it.
بارَى الشاعِرُ أَقرانَهُ في البَلاغَةِ حَتّى فاقَهُم جَميعاً.
The poet vied with his peers in eloquence until he surpassed them all.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُبارِي | بارَيْتُ | سَأُبارِي |
| 2sg | تُبارِي | بارَيْتَ | سَتُبارِي |
| 3sg | يُبارِي | بارَى | سَيُبارِي |
| 1pl | نُبارِي | بارَيْنا | سَنُبارِي |
| 2pl | تُبارُونَ | بارَيْتُمْ | سَتُبارُونَ |
| 3pl | يُبارُونَ | بارَوْا | سَيُبارُونَ |
Word family
مُباراةmatch, contest
تَبارىto compete with one another
مُبارٍcompetitor, contestant
بَرىto sharpen, to whittle
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ب-ر-ي (b-r-y), whose Form I sense is to sharpen or whittle, as with a reed pen. The Form III pattern فاعَل adds a long vowel after the first radical to mark a mutual or contending action, so the meaning shifts to measuring oneself against another. From the same root Arabic built مُباراة, the ordinary word for a sports match.
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