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بَقِيَّة
remainder, the rest (of something) /baˈqij.ja/
nounA1#669 most common
Also: remnant, remains, residue
Example sentences
أَكَلْتُ بَقِيَّةَ الطَّعامِ.
I ate the rest of the food.
أَيْنَ بَقِيَّةُ المالِ؟
Where is the rest of the money?
سَأُنهي بَقِيَّةَ الواجِبِ بَعدَ العَشاءِ.
I will finish the rest of the homework after dinner.
قَضَيْنا بَقِيَّةَ اليَومِ نَتَمَشّى عَلى الشّاطِئِ.
We spent the rest of the day walking on the beach.
احْتَفَظَ بِبَقِيَّةٍ مِنَ الأَمَلِ رَغمَ كُلِّ الخَساراتِ.
He held on to a remnant of hope despite all the losses.
في أُولئِكَ القَومِ بَقِيَّةٌ مِنْ حِكمَةٍ تَنهاهُم عَنِ الفَسادِ.
In those people there remains a trace of wisdom that restrains them from corruption.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَقِيَّةٌ | بَقايا |
| Genitive | بَقِيَّةٍ | بَقايا |
| Accusative | بَقِيَّةً | بَقايا |
| Vocative | يا بَقِيَّةُ | يا بَقايا |
Word family
بَقِيَto remain, stay
الباقيthe rest, the remainder
بَقاءsurvival, continuanceأَبقىto keep, preserve, leave
بَقاياremnants, remains
Etymology
بَقِيَّة comes from the Semitic root b-q-y, meaning to remain or be left over. It is built on the faʿīla noun pattern and names what is left after the rest is gone. The same root gives the verb بَقِيَ, to stay, and the noun بَقاء, survival.
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