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بُوم
owl /ˈbuːm/
nounB2#3969 most common
Example sentences
هٰذا بُومٌ.
This is an owl.
البُومُ طائِرٌ يَخرُجُ لَيلًا.
The owl is a bird that comes out at night.
رَأَيتُ بُومًا فَوقَ الشَّجَرَةِ.
I saw an owl on top of the tree.
يَعتَقِدُ بَعضُ النّاسِ أَنَّ البُومَ يَجلِبُ الحَظَّ السَّيِّئَ.
Some people believe the owl brings bad luck.
انتَشَرَت أَصواتُ البُومِ في الحَديقَةِ خِلالَ اللَّيلِ.
The sound of owls spread through the garden during the night.
كانَ صَريرُ البُومِ يَتَرَدَّدُ بَينَ أَنقاضِ القَصرِ المَهجورِ، كَأَنَّهُ نَذيرُ شُؤمٍ.
The owl's screech echoed among the ruins of the abandoned palace, as if it were an omen of doom.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بُومٌ | بُوماتٌ |
| Genitive | بُومٍ | بُوماتٍ |
| Accusative | بُومًا | بُوماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا بُومُ | يا بُوماتُ |
Word family
بُومةan owl (singulative, refers to one bird)
بُوماتowls (a specific counted plural)
بَيت البُومa ruined, deserted place (literally 'the owl's house')
Etymology
Būm is an old Semitic word for the owl, built on the triliteral root b-w-m. Most linguists treat it as onomatopoeic, an attempt to capture the bird's low, hollow hoot. The word shows up with the same shape in other Semitic languages, which points to a shared ancient source rather than a recent borrowing.
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