cow in Arabic: بقرة (baqarah) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

The word 'baqarah' (بقرة) specifically refers to a female bovine animal, a cow. The male is called 'thawr' (ثور). Cows are important farm animals, primarily raised for milk and meat.

Example sentences

البَقَرَةُ تُعْطِينَا الحَلِيبَ.

al-baqarah tuʿṭīnā al-ḥalība.

The cow gives us milk.
رَأَيْتُ بَقَرَةً فِي الحَقْلِ.

ra'aytu baqarah fī al-ḥaqli.

I saw a cow in the field.
هَذِهِ بَقَرَةٌ سَمِينَةٌ.

hādhihi baqarah samīnah.

This is a fat cow.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

A cow gives us milk.

البقرة تعطينا الحليب.

Why are you kissing that fat cow?

لم تقبّل تلك البقرة السّمينة؟

The Lingering Shadow of Mad Cow Disease

شبح مرض جنون البقر

Finally found a cow -- and did find chicken.

وأخيرا وجدت بقرة -- و وجدت الدجاج.

This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers.

برنامج aptitude هذا ليست له قوى البقرة الخارقة.

rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

وجلود كباش محمّرة وجلود تخس وخشب سنط

What I see is a cow about to eat something delicious. What is that cow eating?

ولكن ما أراه هو بقرة على وشك أكل شيء ما لذيذ. والسؤال ما الذي سوف تأكله البقرة؟

Or Buddha -- if he saw the same cow, he would say, "Asking this question denies your own nature [as a] cow."

أو بوذا. لو رأى نفس البقرة لقال, " طرحك لهذا السؤال ينفى كونك بقرة."

A somatic cell, a body cell, was taken from its body, gestated in the ovum of a cow, and then that cow gave birth to a guar.

خلية جسدية، خلية جسمية، تم أخذها من جسده، وتحميلها في بويضة بقرة، ثم أنجبت البقرة غارا.

If we ask Einstein, he would say, "Whether the cow crossed the road, or the road moved underneath the cow, depends on your frame of reference."

لو سألنا آينشتاين, كان سيقول " سواء البقرة عبرت الطريق, أو الطريق تحرك من تحت البقرة, ذلك يعتمد على وجهة نظرك النسبية "

== Characteristics ==The cow weighs 450 to 500 kg, slightly more than the average weight of the Jersey cow which is around 450 kg (1000 pounds).

تزن البقرة ما بين 450 إلى 500 كيلو جرام، أكثر بقليل من الوزن المتوسط لـبقرة جيرسي التي تزن حوالي 450 كيلو جرام (1000 رطل).

He would definitely say, "God came down from heaven, and he said unto the cow, 'Thou shalt cross the road.' And cow crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing as a holy cow."

حتماً كان سيقول, " إن الله تجلى من السماء, و قال للبقرة, 'أنتِ أعبري الطريق.' و البقرة اجتازت الطريق, و كانت هناك غبطة كبيرة كونها بقرة مقدسة."

Questions and answers

What is the difference between 'baqarah' and 'baqar'?

'Baqarah' (بقرة) is the singular feminine noun for 'cow'. 'Baqar' (بقر) is the plural noun, meaning 'cattle' or 'cows' collectively.

Are there other words for cow in Arabic?

While 'baqarah' is the standard and most common word, dialectal variations might exist. However, for Modern Standard Arabic, 'baqarah' is the correct term.

Related words and expressions

cow leather جلد البقر