بطريق

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic פטריק / ܦܛܪܝܩ (/⁠paṭrīq⁠/), from Ancient Greek πατρίκιος (patríkios), from Latin pātricius.

Noun

بِطْرِيق • (biṭrīq) m (plural بَطَارِيق (baṭārīq) or بَطَارِقَة (baṭāriqa))

1. patrician
2. military commander of the Byzantine Empire
3. penguin

Declension

Declension of noun بِطْرِيق (biṭrīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطْرِيق biṭrīq	الْبِطْرِيق al-biṭrīq	بِطْرِيق biṭrīq
Nominative	بِطْرِيقٌ biṭrīqun	الْبِطْرِيقُ al-biṭrīqu	بِطْرِيقُ biṭrīqu
Accusative	بِطْرِيقًا biṭrīqan	الْبِطْرِيقَ al-biṭrīqa	بِطْرِيقَ biṭrīqa
Genitive	بِطْرِيقٍ biṭrīqin	الْبِطْرِيقِ al-biṭrīqi	بِطْرِيقِ biṭrīqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطْرِيقَيْن biṭrīqayn	الْبِطْرِيقَيْن al-biṭrīqayn	بِطْرِيقَيْ biṭrīqay
Nominative	بِطْرِيقَانِ biṭrīqāni	الْبِطْرِيقَانِ al-biṭrīqāni	بِطْرِيقَا biṭrīqā
Accusative	بِطْرِيقَيْنِ biṭrīqayni	الْبِطْرِيقَيْنِ al-biṭrīqayni	بِطْرِيقَيْ biṭrīqay
Genitive	بِطْرِيقَيْنِ biṭrīqayni	الْبِطْرِيقَيْنِ al-biṭrīqayni	بِطْرِيقَيْ biṭrīqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَطَارِيق‎; بَطَارِقَة baṭārīq‎; baṭāriqa	الْبَطَارِيق‎; الْبَطَارِقَة al-baṭārīq‎; al-baṭāriqa	بَطَارِيق‎; بَطَارِقَة baṭārīq‎; baṭāriqat
Nominative	بَطَارِيقُ‎; بَطَارِقَةٌ baṭārīqu‎; baṭāriqatun	الْبَطَارِيقُ‎; الْبَطَارِقَةُ al-baṭārīqu‎; al-baṭāriqatu	بَطَارِيقُ‎; بَطَارِقَةُ baṭārīqu‎; baṭāriqatu
Accusative	بَطَارِيقَ‎; بَطَارِقَةً baṭārīqa‎; baṭāriqatan	الْبَطَارِيقَ‎; الْبَطَارِقَةَ al-baṭārīqa‎; al-baṭāriqata	بَطَارِيقَ‎; بَطَارِقَةَ baṭārīqa‎; baṭāriqata
Genitive	بَطَارِيقَ‎; بَطَارِقَةٍ baṭārīqa‎; baṭāriqatin	الْبَطَارِيقِ‎; الْبَطَارِقَةِ al-baṭārīqi‎; al-baṭāriqati	بَطَارِيقِ‎; بَطَارِقَةِ baṭārīqi‎; baṭāriqati

References

• “pṭryq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 279
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis‎^[1] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 12
• Freytag, Georg (1830) “بطريق”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 131
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “بطريق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 217
• Růžička, Rudolf (1909) “Konsonantische Dissimilation in den semitischen Sprachen”, in Beiträge zur Assyriologie und semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[4] (in German), volume VI, number 4, Leipzig · Baltimore: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung · The Johns Hopkins Press, pages 10–11
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “بطريق”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 95

Hijazi Arabic

بَطْريق

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِطْرِيق (biṭrīq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batˤˈriːɡ/, [batˤˈriːq] ([q] pronunciation)

Noun

بَطْريق • (baṭrīg) m (plural بَطَاريق (baṭārīg))

1. penguin

Usage notes

Both pronunciations can be used but [q] is more common.