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بَرْد
cold /ˈbard/
nounB1#2269 most common
Also: coldness, chill, the cold
Example sentences
الْبَرْدُ شَديد.
The cold is severe.
أُحِبُّ الْبَرْدَ.
I like the cold.
أَشْعُرُ بِالْبَرْدِ الْيَوْمَ.
I feel the cold today.
في الشِّتاءِ بَرْدٌ كَثير.
In winter there is a lot of cold.
لا أَسْتَطيعُ النَّوْمَ مِنَ الْبَرْدِ.
I cannot sleep because of the cold.
اِرْتَعَشَ جِسْمُهُ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْبَرْدِ في الصَّباحِ الباكِر.
His body shivered from the intensity of the cold in the early morning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَرْدٌ | بُرودٌ |
| Genitive | بَرْدٍ | بُرودٍ |
| Accusative | بَرْداً | بُروداً |
| Vocative | يا بَرْدُ | يا بُرودُ |
Word family
بَرَدَto become cold
بارِدcoldتَبْريدcooling, refrigeration
بَرّادةrefrigerator
مُبَرِّدcooler, air conditioner
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root b-r-d, which carries the sense of coldness. The verb بَرَدَ means to grow cold, and بَرْد is its verbal noun. The same root gives the adjective بارِد, meaning cold, and the noun for hail, بَرَد.
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