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قِرْد
monkey /ˈqird/
nounB1#1579 most common
Also: ape
Example sentences
هٰذَا قِرْدٌ.
This is a monkey.
القِرْدُ يَأْكُلُ المَوْزَ.
The monkey eats the banana.
رَأَيْتُ قِرْداً صَغيراً في حَديقَةِ الحَيَواناتِ.
I saw a small monkey at the zoo.
يَتَسَلَّقُ القِرْدُ الشَّجَرَةَ بِسُرْعَةٍ كَبيرَةٍ.
The monkey climbs the tree very quickly.
يُقَلِّدُ القِرْدُ حَرَكاتِ الإِنْسانِ بِبَراعَةٍ مُدْهِشَةٍ.
The monkey imitates human movements with surprising skill.
تَعيشُ القُرودُ في جَماعاتٍ مُعَقَّدَةٍ لَها تَسَلْسُلٌ هَرَمِيٌّ صارِمٌ.
Monkeys live in complex groups that have a strict hierarchy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قِرْدٌ | قُرُودٌ |
| Genitive | قِرْدٍ | قُرُودٍ |
| Accusative | قِرْداً | قُرُوداً |
| Vocative | يا قِرْدُ | يا قُرُودُ |
Word family
قِرْدَةfemale monkey
قُرُودmonkeys (plural)
قُرَيْدlittle monkey (diminutive)
قِرَدَةmonkeys (alternate plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triconsonantal root q-r-d. It is the ordinary Arabic term for a monkey or ape and is attested in early Arabic, including the Quran in the plural form qiradah. The root does not derive from Proto-Indo-European.
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