بطريق

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بطريق

/bitˤ.riːq/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic פטריק / ܦܛܪܝܩ (/⁠paṭrīq⁠/), from Ancient Greek πατρίκιος (patríkios), from Latin pātricius.

In the "penguin" sense, uncertain. It's been theorized that it was transferred from the sense of "patrician" due to the perceived similarity in color of the flightless sea bird to the color and shape of the patrician's loose black robe.

noun بِطْرِيق · biṭrīq · بَطَارِيق · بَطَارِقَة · الْبِطْرِيق

patrician
Similar: بَطْرَيَرْك, بَطْرَك, بَطْرَق
military commander of the Byzantine Empire
penguin

In English

penguin flightless sea bird

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"بطريق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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بطريق. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82

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"بطريق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بطريق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}