باء

See also: تاء and ثاء

Arabic

Root
ب و ء (b-w-ʔ)

Etymology 1

Related to Hebrew בָּא (, to come), Phoenician 𐤁𐤀 (), Ge'ez ቦአ (boʾä, to enter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baː.ʔa/

Verb

بَاءَ • (bāʔa) I, non-past يَبُوءُ‎ (yabūʔu)

  1. to return, come back
    Synonyms: عَادَ (ʕāda), رَجَعَ (rajaʕa)
  2. (with بِـ (bi-)) to come back with
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːʔ/

Noun

بَاء • (bāʔ) f (plural بَاءَات (bāʔāt))

  1. ba’, name of the second letter of the Arabic alphabet (ب (b)).
Declension
Descendants
  • Egyptian Arabic: به (beh)
  • Maranao: ba' (?)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.