برنيق

See also: برنیق

Arabic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /bir.niːq/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /bar.niːq/

Noun

بِرْنِيق • (birnīq) m (plural بِرْنِيقَات (birnīqāt))

river horse, i.e. hippopotamus
Synonyms: فَرَس الْبَحْر (faras al-baḥr), حِصَان الْبَحْر (ḥiṣān al-baḥr), فَرَس النَّهْر (faras an-nahr), (Nubia) إِرْد (ʔird)

Declension

Declension of noun **بِرْنِيق** (birnīq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِرْنِيق birnīq	الْبِرْنِيق al-birnīq	بِرْنِيق birnīq
nominative	بِرْنِيقٌ birnīqun	الْبِرْنِيقُ al-birnīqu	بِرْنِيقُ birnīqu
accusative	بِرْنِيقًا birnīqan	الْبِرْنِيقَ al-birnīqa	بِرْنِيقَ birnīqa
genitive	بِرْنِيقٍ birnīqin	الْبِرْنِيقِ al-birnīqi	بِرْنِيقِ birnīqi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِرْنِيقَيْن birnīqayn	الْبِرْنِيقَيْن al-birnīqayn	بِرْنِيقَيْ birnīqay
nominative	بِرْنِيقَانِ birnīqāni	الْبِرْنِيقَانِ al-birnīqāni	بِرْنِيقَا birnīqā
accusative	بِرْنِيقَيْنِ birnīqayni	الْبِرْنِيقَيْنِ al-birnīqayni	بِرْنِيقَيْ birnīqay
genitive	بِرْنِيقَيْنِ birnīqayni	الْبِرْنِيقَيْنِ al-birnīqayni	بِرْنِيقَيْ birnīqay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِرْنِيقَات birnīqāt	الْبِرْنِيقَات al-birnīqāt	بِرْنِيقَات birnīqāt
nominative	بِرْنِيقَاتٌ birnīqātun	الْبِرْنِيقَاتُ al-birnīqātu	بِرْنِيقَاتُ birnīqātu
accusative	بِرْنِيقَاتٍ birnīqātin	الْبِرْنِيقَاتِ al-birnīqāti	بِرْنِيقَاتِ birnīqāti
genitive	بِرْنِيقَاتٍ birnīqātin	الْبِرْنِيقَاتِ al-birnīqāti	بِرْنِيقَاتِ birnīqāti

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ورنیك (vernik).

Noun

بَرْنِيق • (barnīq) m

alternative form of وَرْنِيش (warnīš)

Declension

Declension of noun **بَرْنِيق** (barnīq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرْنِيق barnīq	الْبَرْنِيق al-barnīq	بَرْنِيق barnīq
nominative	بَرْنِيقٌ barnīqun	الْبَرْنِيقُ al-barnīqu	بَرْنِيقُ barnīqu
accusative	بَرْنِيقًا barnīqan	الْبَرْنِيقَ al-barnīqa	بَرْنِيقَ barnīqa
genitive	بَرْنِيقٍ barnīqin	الْبَرْنِيقِ al-barnīqi	بَرْنِيقِ barnīqi

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē). Upon the marriage of Ptolemy III of the Ptolemaic Kingdom to Berenice II of Egypt who latter had born in the region the Pentapolis of the later Libya superior was refounded and the city formerly called Εὐεσπερίδες (Euesperídes) was renamed to this name and relocated to its current centre.

Proper noun

بَرْنِيق • (barnīq) f

Berenice (a city in Cyrenaica, Libya), historical name / synonym of بَنْغَازِيّ (banḡāziyy)

Declension

Declension of noun **بَرْنِيق** (barnīq)
singular	basic singular diptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	بَرْنِيق barnīq	—
nominative	—	بَرْنِيقُ barnīqu	—
accusative	—	بَرْنِيقَ barnīqa	—
genitive	—	بَرْنِيقَ barnīqa	—