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بُكاء
crying /buˈkaːʔ/
nounB1#1990 most common
Also: weeping, tears, wailing
Example sentences
سمعت بُكاء.
I heard crying.
بُكاء الطفل عالٍ.
The child's crying is loud.
لم أستطع إيقاف بُكائها.
I could not stop her crying.
بدأ البُكاء عندما رأى الصورة القديمة.
The crying began when he saw the old photo.
كان بُكاء الأم في الجنازة يكسر القلب.
The mother's weeping at the funeral was heartbreaking.
لا يجدي البُكاء نفعاً بعد أن فات الأوان ووقع ما لا يمكن تداركه.
Crying is of no use after the moment has passed and the irreparable has happened.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بُكاءٌ | — |
| Genitive | بُكاءٍ | — |
| Accusative | بُكاءً | — |
| Vocative | يا بُكاءُ | — |
Word family
بكىto cry
باكٍcrying, weeping
بكّاءgiven to much weeping
أبكىto make someone cry
مبكىa cause or place of weeping
Etymology
بُكاء is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb بكى, meaning to cry or weep. It is built on the triliteral root ب-ك-ي, which carries the core sense of shedding tears. The pattern fuʿāl often marks sounds or states, here the act and sound of weeping.
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