باء

See also: تاء and ثاء

Arabic

Etymology 1

From ب و ء (b-w-ʔ). Related to Hebrew בָּא (bá, “to come”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.ʔa/

Verb

1. to return, come back

Etymology 2

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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

Declension of noun بَاء (bāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاء bāʔ	الْبَاء al-bāʔ	بَاء bāʔ
Nominative	بَاءٌ bāʔun	الْبَاءُ al-bāʔu	بَاءُ bāʔu
Accusative	بَاءً bāʔan	الْبَاءَ al-bāʔa	بَاءَ bāʔa
Genitive	بَاءٍ bāʔin	الْبَاءِ al-bāʔi	بَاءِ bāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاءَيْن bāʔayn	الْبَاءَيْن al-bāʔayn	بَاءَيْ bāʔay
Nominative	بَاءَانِ bāʔāni	الْبَاءَانِ al-bāʔāni	بَاءَا bāʔā
Accusative	بَاءَيْنِ bāʔayni	الْبَاءَيْنِ al-bāʔayni	بَاءَيْ bāʔay
Genitive	بَاءَيْنِ bāʔayni	الْبَاءَيْنِ al-bāʔayni	بَاءَيْ bāʔay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاءَات bāʔāt	الْبَاءَات al-bāʔāt	بَاءَات bāʔāt
Nominative	بَاءَاتٌ bāʔātun	الْبَاءَاتُ al-bāʔātu	بَاءَاتُ bāʔātu
Accusative	بَاءَاتٍ bāʔātin	الْبَاءَاتِ al-bāʔāti	بَاءَاتِ bāʔāti
Genitive	بَاءَاتٍ bāʔātin	الْبَاءَاتِ al-bāʔāti	بَاءَاتِ bāʔāti