بكين

Arabic

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• پِكِين (pikīn) — rare

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.kiːn/
• IPA^(key): /pi.kiːn/

Proper noun

بِكِين • (bikīn or pikīn) f

1. Beijing (the capital city of China)

   Synonyms: بِيجِينْغ (bijīnḡ), بِيجِين (bijīn)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بكين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

بَكَيْنَ • (bakayna) (form I)

1. third-person feminine plural past active of بَكَى (bakā)

Verb

بُكِينَ • (bukīna) (form I)

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of بَكَى (bakā)