Gulf Arabic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).
Pronunciation[edit]
بچى • (biča) I (non-past يِبْچي (yibči) or يَبْچي (yabči))
- to cry, to weep (over), to lament
Related terms[edit]
- بَچّى (bačča, “to cause to cry, to make sone cry”)
- بَچي (bači, “cry”, noun)
- بَچّاي (baččay, “someone who cries a lot, a crier”)