بعل

See also: تغل and تعل

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕl/

Noun

بَعْل • (baʕl) m (plural بُعُول (buʕūl) or بُعُولَة (buʕūla) or بِعَال (biʕāl))

1. husband

   Synonym: زَوْج (zawj)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:128:

     وَإِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا ۚ وَٱلصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ ۗ

     wa-ʔini mraʔatun ḵāfat min baʕlihā nušūzan ʔaw ʔiʕrāḍan fa-lā junāḥa ʕalayhimā ʔan yuṣliḥā baynahumā ṣulḥan waṣ-ṣulḥu ḵayrun

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2. (obsolete) unirrigated land or plants thriving on a natural water supply

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْل (baʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْل baʕl	الْبَعْل al-baʕl	بَعْل baʕl
Nominative	بَعْلٌ baʕlun	الْبَعْلُ al-baʕlu	بَعْلُ baʕlu
Accusative	بَعْلًا baʕlan	الْبَعْلَ al-baʕla	بَعْلَ baʕla
Genitive	بَعْلٍ baʕlin	الْبَعْلِ al-baʕli	بَعْلِ baʕli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعْلَيْن baʕlayn	الْبَعْلَيْن al-baʕlayn	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Nominative	بَعْلَانِ baʕlāni	الْبَعْلَانِ al-baʕlāni	بَعْلَا baʕlā
Accusative	بَعْلَيْنِ baʕlayni	الْبَعْلَيْنِ al-baʕlayni	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Genitive	بَعْلَيْنِ baʕlayni	الْبَعْلَيْنِ al-baʕlayni	بَعْلَيْ baʕlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُعُول‎; بُعُولَة‎; بِعَال buʕūl‎; buʕūla‎; biʕāl	الْبُعُول‎; الْبُعُولَة‎; الْبِعَال al-buʕūl‎; al-buʕūla‎; al-biʕāl	بُعُول‎; بُعُولَة‎; بِعَال buʕūl‎; buʕūlat‎; biʕāl
Nominative	بُعُولٌ‎; بُعُولَةٌ‎; بِعَالٌ buʕūlun‎; buʕūlatun‎; biʕālun	الْبُعُولُ‎; الْبُعُولَةُ‎; الْبِعَالُ al-buʕūlu‎; al-buʕūlatu‎; al-biʕālu	بُعُولُ‎; بُعُولَةُ‎; بِعَالُ buʕūlu‎; buʕūlatu‎; biʕālu
Accusative	بُعُولًا‎; بُعُولَةً‎; بِعَالًا buʕūlan‎; buʕūlatan‎; biʕālan	الْبُعُولَ‎; الْبُعُولَةَ‎; الْبِعَالَ al-buʕūla‎; al-buʕūlata‎; al-biʕāla	بُعُولَ‎; بُعُولَةَ‎; بِعَالَ buʕūla‎; buʕūlata‎; biʕāla
Genitive	بُعُولٍ‎; بُعُولَةٍ‎; بِعَالٍ buʕūlin‎; buʕūlatin‎; biʕālin	الْبُعُولِ‎; الْبُعُولَةِ‎; الْبِعَالِ al-buʕūli‎; al-buʕūlati‎; al-biʕāli	بُعُولِ‎; بُعُولَةِ‎; بِعَالِ buʕūli‎; buʕūlati‎; biʕāli

Proper noun

بَعْل • (baʕl) m

1. the idol baal
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:125:

     أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِينَ

     ʔatadʕūna baʕlan wataḏarūna ʔaḥsana l-ḵāliqīna

     Do ye call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—

Declension

Declension of noun بَعْل (baʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	بَعْل baʕl	—
Nominative	—	بَعْلٌ baʕlun	—
Accusative	—	بَعْلًا baʕlan	—
Genitive	—	بَعْلٍ baʕlin	—

Related terms

• بَعْلَة (baʕla)
• بَعْلِيّ (baʕliyy, “unwatered”)

Descendants

• → Persian: بعل (ba'l)
• → Urdu: بعل (ba'l)
• → Uzbek: Baʼl

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic بَعْل (baʕl), from Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [baʔl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäʔl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäʔl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæʔl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäʔl]

Readings
Classical reading?	ba'l
Iranian reading?	ba'l
Tajik reading?	baʾl

Proper noun

Dari	بعل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Баъл

بعل • (ba'l)

1. Baal

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَعْل (baʕl), from Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

Proper noun

بعل • (ba'l) m

1. Baal