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باء

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See also: تاء and ثاء

Arabic

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Root
ب و ء (b w ʔ)
3 terms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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بَاءَ (bāʔa) I (non-past يَبُوءُ (yabūʔu), verbal noun بَوْء (bawʔ))

  1. to return, to come back
    Synonyms: عَادَ (ʕāda), رَجَعَ (rajaʕa)
  2. to bring back [with بِ (bi) ‘something’]
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَاء (bāʔf (plural بَاءَات (bāʔāt))

  1. ba’, name of the second letter of the Arabic alphabet (ب (b)).
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Egyptian Arabic: به (beh)
  • Maranao: ba' (?)