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بُرْتُقال
orange (the citrus fruit) /bʊr.tʊˈqaːl/
nounB2#3580 most common
Also: oranges (collective)
Example sentences
أنا أحب البرتقال.
I love oranges.
اشتريتُ كيلو برتقال من السوق.
I bought a kilo of oranges from the market.
عصير البرتقال مفيد لصحة الجسم.
Orange juice is good for the body's health.
تشتهر مصر بزراعة البرتقال ذي الجودة العالية.
Egypt is known for growing high-quality oranges.
يحتوي البرتقال على نسبة عالية من فيتامين سي مما يعزز مناعة الجسم.
Oranges contain a high proportion of vitamin C, which boosts the body's immunity.
على الرغم من أن اسم البرتقال مشتق من كلمة "البرتغال"، فإن أصل هذه الفاكهة يعود إلى جنوب شرق آسيا.
Although the word "burtuqāl" derives from the name "Portugal," the fruit itself originally came from Southeast Asia.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بُرْتُقالٌ | بُرْتُقالاتٌ |
| Genitive | بُرْتُقالٍ | بُرْتُقالاتٍ |
| Accusative | بُرْتُقالاً | بُرْتُقالاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا بُرْتُقالُ | يا بُرْتُقالاتُ |
Word family
بُرْتُقالةa single orange (singulative form)
بُرْتُقاليorange-colored
بُرْتُقالاتoranges (countable varieties or pieces)
البرتغالPortugal (the country)
Etymology
The word comes from the name of the country Portugal, not from a native Arabic root. Portuguese merchants introduced the sweet orange to the eastern Mediterranean in the 15th and 16th centuries, and traders in the region started naming the fruit after its source. The same pattern shows up across a wide belt of languages from the Balkans to Persia and the Caucasus.
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