ب

Character	ب
Unicode name	ARABIC LETTER BEH
Arabic	U+0628

Arabic

Letter

ﺏ / ﺑ / ﺒ / ﺐ (bā’)

1. The second letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is باء (bā’) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by أ and followed by ت.

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet

Number

ب

1. The second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by أ and followed by ج.

Preposition

ب (bi-)

1. A prefix meaning at, by, in, or with.

Inflection

    Inflected forms

Base form					بِ (bi)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بِي (bī)			بِنَا (bínā)
Second person	بِكَ (bíka)	بِكِ (bíki)	بِكُمَا (bikumā)	بِكُم (bíkum)	بِكُنّ (bikúnna)
Third person	بِهِ (bíhi)	بِهَا (bíhā)	بِهِمَا (bihimā)	بِهِم (bíhim)	بِهِنّ (bihínna)

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حرف; ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي
• ב-

Abbreviation

ب (b. = باب, bāb)

1. chapter.

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Kurdish

Letter

ﺏ / ﺑ / ﺒ / ﺐ (bā’)

1. The second letter of the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet. Its name is با (bā) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Equivalent to b in the Kurdo-Latin alphabet.

Preposition

ب

1. by

See also

• bi Kurdo-Latin alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ب

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Malay

Wikipedia ^ms

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA: [bɐ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA: [b]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA: [p̚]

Letter

ﺏ / ﺑ / ﺒ / ﺐ

1. The second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /be/
• (phoneme): IPA: /b/

Letter

ب (be)

1. The second letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ب	ـب	ـبـ	بـ

See also

• Previous letter: ا
• Next letter: پ

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Persian

Pronunciation

• audio

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Letter

ﺏ / ﺑ‍ / ﺒ / ‍ﺐ (be)

1. The second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Its name is به or بِ.

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Tunisian Arabic

Preposition

بـ (b)

1. with

   • نْحِبْ قَهْوَة بِالْحْلِيبْ (nḥib qahwa bilḥlīb) — I like coffee with milk
   • تُرْعُشْ بِالْخُوفْ (turʿuš bilḫūf) - She is shaking with fear

Inflection

    Inflected forms

Base form				بِيـ
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بِيَّا		بِينَا
Second person	بِيكْ		بِيكُم
Third person	بِيهْ	بِيهَا	بِيهُم