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Most common words from the same root
Noun
بَكَى in English
Verb · Form I
- to cry, to weep (over) intransitive, transitive
- to rain figurative
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَAnd neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite609–632 CE, Qur'an, 44:29
Word origin
Cognate with Akkadian 𒁀𒆪𒌑𒌝 (bakûm), Aramaic ܒܵܟ݂ܹܐ (bāḳē), Hebrew בָּכָה (bakhá) and Ge'ez በከየ (bäkäyä). Possibly related to Oromo bokkaa (“rain”).
Words from the root ب-ك-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
بَكَى
· present يَبْكِي
Form I · The plain action
to cry, to weep (over); to rain
بُكًى
بَاكٍ
مَبْكِيّ
أَبْكَى
· present يُبْكِي
Form IV · Causative
to make (someone) weep
إِبْكَاء
causing to cry
مُبْكٍ
active participle of أَبْكَى
مُبْكًى
تَبَاكَى
· present يَتَبَاكَى
Form VI · Mutual action
to pretend to weep, to feign weeping
تَبَاكٍ
مُتَبَاكٍ
بِكْيَة
manner of weeping
بَكْيَة
an instance of weeping
بَكَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | بَكَيْتُ | أَبْكِي | أَبْكِيَ | أَبْكِ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | بَكَيْتَ | تَبْكِي | تَبْكِيَ | تَبْكِ | اِبْكِ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | بَكَيْتِ | تَبْكِينَ | تَبْكِي | تَبْكِي | اِبْكِي |
| هُوَ he | بَكَى | يَبْكِي | يَبْكِيَ | يَبْكِ | — |
| هِيَ she | بَكَتْ | تَبْكِي | تَبْكِيَ | تَبْكِ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | بَكَيْتُمَا | تَبْكِيَانِ | تَبْكِيَا | تَبْكِيَا | اِبْكِيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | بَكَيَا | يَبْكِيَانِ | يَبْكِيَا | يَبْكِيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | بَكَتَا | تَبْكِيَانِ | تَبْكِيَا | تَبْكِيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | بَكَيْنَا | نَبْكِي | نَبْكِيَ | نَبْكِ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | بَكَيْتُمْ | تَبْكُونَ | تَبْكُوا | تَبْكُوا | اِبْكُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | بَكَيْتُنَّ | تَبْكِينَ | تَبْكِينَ | تَبْكِينَ | اِبْكِينَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | بَكَوْا | يَبْكُونَ | يَبْكُوا | يَبْكُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | بَكَيْنَ | يَبْكِينَ | يَبْكِينَ | يَبْكِينَ | — |
| Verbal noun | بُكَاء، بُكًى |
|---|---|
| Active participle | بَاكٍ |
| Passive participle | مَبْكِيّ |
بَكَى in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to rain
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَAnd neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite609–632 CE, Qur'an, 44:29
From a fully vowelled text
وَقَبَّلَ يَعْقُوبُ رَاحِيلَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ وَبَكَى.And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.Genesis 29:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَيًّا بِكَيٍّ، وَجُرْحًا بِجُرْحٍ، وَرَضًّا بِرَضٍّ.Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.Exodus 21:25, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَخَرَجَ بُطْرُسُ إِلَى خَارِجٍ وَبَكَى بُكَاءً مُرًّا.And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.Luke 22:62, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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