با

See also: تا and پا

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah (“wind”) (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋 (vātō), Pashto and Persian باد (bâd)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas (“wind”) (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	ba

با (ba)

1. wind

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian *-bāg, from Old Iranian *pāka-, from the root pak- (“to cook”). Compare Sanskrit पचति (pacati, “to cook, bake”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bā
Dari reading?	bā
Iranian reading?	bâ
Tajik reading?	bo

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Suffix

با • (-bâ)

1. soup

Derived terms

• شوربا (šurbâ)
• کدوبا (kadubâ)
• ماست‌با (mâst-bâ)
• سکبا (sekbâ)
• سپیدبا (sepidbâ)

Etymology 2

From earlier ابا (abâ), from Middle Persian.

Preposition

Dari	با, کتی
Iranian Persian	با
Tajik	бо, қатӣ

با • (bâ)

1. (Iran or slightly formal) with

Usage notes

• Used in all dialects, though in Dari and Tajik it has a somewhat formal connotation and is often reserved for formal speech. In Iran, there is no formal connotation and its usage is common regardless of formality.

Etymology 3

Noun

با

1. Pronunciation spelling of بها, representing Kabuli and Hazaragi Persian.