ديرة

Arabic

Root
د و ر (d-w-r)

Noun

دِيرَة • (dīra) f (plural دِيَرَة (diyara) or دِيَر (diyar) or دِيَرَات (diyarāt))

1. (navigation) route
2. (bedouinic) neighborhood, place where one is usually around
3. (Gulf) place

Declension

Declension of noun دِيرَة (dīra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيرَة dīra	الدِّيرَة ad-dīra	دِيرَة dīrat
Nominative	دِيرَةٌ dīratun	الدِّيرَةُ ad-dīratu	دِيرَةُ dīratu
Accusative	دِيرَةً dīratan	الدِّيرَةَ ad-dīrata	دِيرَةَ dīrata
Genitive	دِيرَةٍ dīratin	الدِّيرَةِ ad-dīrati	دِيرَةِ dīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيرَتَيْن dīratayn	الدِّيرَتَيْن ad-dīratayn	دِيرَتَيْ dīratay
Nominative	دِيرَتَانِ dīratāni	الدِّيرَتَانِ ad-dīratāni	دِيرَتَا dīratā
Accusative	دِيرَتَيْنِ dīratayni	الدِّيرَتَيْنِ ad-dīratayni	دِيرَتَيْ dīratay
Genitive	دِيرَتَيْنِ dīratayni	الدِّيرَتَيْنِ ad-dīratayni	دِيرَتَيْ dīratay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَرَة‎; دِيَر‎; دِيَرَات diyara‎; diyar‎; diyarāt	الدِّيَرَة‎; الدِّيَر‎; الدِّيَرَات ad-diyara‎; ad-diyar‎; ad-diyarāt	دِيَرَة‎; دِيَر‎; دِيَرَات diyarat‎; diyar‎; diyarāt
Nominative	دِيَرَةٌ‎; دِيَرٌ‎; دِيَرَاتٌ diyaratun‎; diyarun‎; diyarātun	الدِّيَرَةُ‎; الدِّيَرُ‎; الدِّيَرَاتُ ad-diyaratu‎; ad-diyaru‎; ad-diyarātu	دِيَرَةُ‎; دِيَرُ‎; دِيَرَاتُ diyaratu‎; diyaru‎; diyarātu
Accusative	دِيَرَةً‎; دِيَرًا‎; دِيَرَاتٍ diyaratan‎; diyaran‎; diyarātin	الدِّيَرَةَ‎; الدِّيَرَ‎; الدِّيَرَاتِ ad-diyarata‎; ad-diyara‎; ad-diyarāti	دِيَرَةَ‎; دِيَرَ‎; دِيَرَاتِ diyarata‎; diyara‎; diyarāti
Genitive	دِيَرَةٍ‎; دِيَرٍ‎; دِيَرَاتٍ diyaratin‎; diyarin‎; diyarātin	الدِّيَرَةِ‎; الدِّيَرِ‎; الدِّيَرَاتِ ad-diyarati‎; ad-diyari‎; ad-diyarāti	دِيَرَةِ‎; دِيَرِ‎; دِيَرَاتِ diyarati‎; diyari‎; diyarāti

Descendants

• → Swahili: dira (“compass”)

Noun

دِيَرَة • (diyara) pl

1. plural of دَار (dār)
2. plural of دِيرَة (dīra)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دِيرَة (dīra).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /diːrə/, (construct state) /diːrət/

Noun

ديرة • (dīra) f (dual ديرتين (dīrtēn), plural ديرات (dīrāt) or دير (diyar))

1. place: a city, country, state, any place with shared culture, values, design, lifestyle etc.
   • 2018 June 17, Newspaper editor, “بهجة العيد مستمرة في ديرة الخير [Joy of Eid continues in the country of boon]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎^[1]:

     ...استمرت الأجواء الاحتفالية في ديرة الخير

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2016 November 10, خليفة مساعد الخرافي [Ḵalīfa Msāʿid il-Ḵrāfi], “يا ليت للعشاق ديرة بعيدة.. [Wish there was a city/country for lovers..]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎^[2]:

     يا ليت للعشاق ديرة بعيدة..
     أرتاح فيها مع حبيبي ليالي

     Wish there was a city/country for lovers..
     Where I can rest with my lover for nights

   • 2019 July 9, محمد توفيق [Muḥammad Tawfīq], “الكويتي «طير مسافر» من ديرة بلا سياحة! [The Kuwaiti is a «travelling bird» from a country without tourism]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]‎^[3]:

     وَهَلْ تَنْقُصُنَا الإِمْكَانَاتُ الْمَالِيَّةُ حَتَّىٰ تَتَحَوَّلَ الْكُوَيْتُ إِلَىٰ «دِيرَة سِيَاحِيَّة؟

     wahal tanquṣunā l-ʔimkānātu l-māliyyatu ḥattā tataḥawwala l-kuwaytu ʔilā “dīra siyāḥiyya?

     And do we lack the financial capabilities to transform Kuwait to a touristic state?

2. (Kuwait) (with the definite article الديرة) Kuwait City

Derived terms

• ديرة بطيخ (dīrat baṭṭiḵ)