"بوقال" meaning in Moroccan Arabic

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Noun

IPA: /buː.qaːl/ Forms: būqāl [romanization], بواقل [plural]
Etymology: From Maghrebi Arabic بُوقَال (būqāl), from Ancient Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis). Cognate with Maltese buqar. Etymology templates: {{inh|ary|ar|بُوقَال}} Arabic بُوقَال (būqāl), {{der|ary|grc|βαύκαλις}} Ancient Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis), {{cog|mt|buqar}} Maltese buqar Head templates: {{ary-noun|g=m|pl=بواقل|pltr=bwāqil|tr=būqāl}} بوقال • (būqāl) m (plural بواقل (bwāqil))
  1. bucket in a waterwheel Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-بوقال-ary-noun-IFjS8CiU Categories (other): Moroccan Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Moroccan Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. a person with an oblong head Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-بوقال-ary-noun-yYdtVIgi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: بوقالة (būqāla), بوقل (bawqal)
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From Maghrebi Arabic بُوقَال (būqāl), from Ancient Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis). Cognate with Maltese buqar.",
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      "form": "būqāl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بواقل",
      "roman": "bwāqil",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "66 34",
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          "name": "Moroccan Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        "bucket in a waterwheel"
      ],
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          "bucket",
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        ],
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          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buː.qaːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "بوقال"
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    "Moroccan Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Moroccan Arabic lemmas",
    "Moroccan Arabic masculine nouns",
    "Moroccan Arabic nouns",
    "Moroccan Arabic terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Moroccan Arabic terms derived from Arabic",
    "Moroccan Arabic terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Moroccan Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries"
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    },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Maltese buqar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Maghrebi Arabic بُوقَال (būqāl), from Ancient Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis). Cognate with Maltese buqar.",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "bwāqil",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "pltr": "bwāqil",
        "tr": "būqāl"
      },
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      "glosses": [
        "bucket in a waterwheel"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
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          "waterwheel"
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      ]
    },
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        "a person with an oblong head"
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buː.qaːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "بوقال"
}

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