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طائِر
bird /ˈtˤaː.ʔir/
nounB1#1625 most common
Also: flying creature, fowl
Example sentences
الطّائِر صَغير.
The bird is small.
رَأَيْتُ طائِراً جَميلاً في الحَديقة.
I saw a beautiful bird in the garden.
يُحَلِّقُ الطّائِر فَوْقَ الأَشجار العالِية.
The bird soars above the tall trees.
بَنى الطّائِر عُشَّهُ في الفَرْعِ القَريب مِنَ النّافِذة.
The bird built its nest in the branch near the window.
كانَ الطّائِر يُهاجِرُ آلافَ الكيلومتِرات بَحْثاً عَنِ الدِّفء.
The bird would migrate thousands of kilometers in search of warmth.
يُقالُ إنَّ الطّائِرَ الحُرَّ لا يَأْلَفُ القَفَص مَهْما زُيِّنَ لَهُ.
It is said that the free bird never grows fond of the cage, however it is adorned for it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طائِرٌ | طُيُورٌ |
| Genitive | طائِرٍ | طُيُورٍ |
| Accusative | طائِراً | طُيُوراً |
| Vocative | يا طائِرُ | يا طُيُورُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root ط-ي-ر (ṭ-y-r), meaning to fly. طائِر is the active participle of the verb طارَ, so it literally names the one that flies. Over time it settled as the ordinary noun for a bird.
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