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باقِي
the rest, the remainder /ˈbaːqiː/
nounA2#1029 most common
Also: the change (money returned after paying), the remaining amount, the balance
Example sentences
أين الباقي؟
Where is the change?
خذ الباقي من فضلك.
Take the change, please.
أكلتُ نصف التفاحة وتركتُ الباقي.
I ate half the apple and left the rest.
دفعتُ الحساب فأعطاني البائع الباقي.
I paid the bill, so the seller gave me the change.
وزّع المعلّم باقي الكتب على الطلاب قبل نهاية الدرس.
The teacher handed out the rest of the books to the students before the end of the lesson.
بعد تسديد ديونه، تبرّع بباقي ثروته لدور الأيتام.
After settling his debts, he donated the rest of his fortune to orphanages.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | الباقي | البواقي |
| Genitive | الباقي | البواقي |
| Accusative | الباقيَ | البواقي |
| Vocative | يا باقي | يا بواقي |
Word family
بَقِيَto remain, to stay
بَقاءpermanence, survivalبَقِيَّةremainder, remnant
باقِيَةremaining, lasting (feminine)
مُتَبَقّيremaining, leftover
Etymology
باقي is the active participle of the verb بَقِيَ, meaning 'to remain.' It names what is left after part of something is taken or used. The root ب-ق-ي runs through a family of words about staying and permanence, such as بَقاء, 'survival.'
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