بابا

See also: بابو‎ and پاپا‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.baː/

Etymology 1

From Latin pāpa.

Noun

بَابَا • (bābā) m (plural بَابَوَات‎ (bābawāt) or بَابَاوَات‎ (bābāwāt))

1. (Christianity) pope, patriarch

Usage notes

• The Bishop of Rome is often specified as بَابَا ٱلْفاتِيكان‎ (bābā l-fātīkān, literally “Pope of the Vatican”) to distinguish him from the Coptic pope.

Declension

Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Nominative	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Accusative	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Genitive	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَابَاوَيْن‎ bābāwayn	الْبَابَاوَيْن‎ al-bābāwayn	بَابَاوَيْ‎ bābāway
Nominative	بَابَاوَانِ‎ bābāwāni	الْبَابَاوَانِ‎ al-bābāwāni	بَابَاوَا‎ bābāwā
Accusative	بَابَاوَيْنِ‎ bābāwayni	الْبَابَاوَيْنِ‎ al-bābāwayni	بَابَاوَيْ‎ bābāway
Genitive	بَابَاوَيْنِ‎ bābāwayni	الْبَابَاوَيْنِ‎ al-bābāwayni	بَابَاوَيْ‎ bābāway
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَابَوَات‎‎; بَابَاوَات‎ bābawāt‎; bābāwāt	الْبَابَوَات‎‎; الْبَابَاوَات‎ al-bābawāt‎; al-bābāwāt	بَابَوَات‎‎; بَابَاوَات‎ bābawāt‎; bābāwāt
Nominative	بَابَوَاتٌ‎‎; بَابَاوَاتٌ‎ bābawātun‎; bābāwātun	الْبَابَوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَابَاوَاتُ‎ al-bābawātu‎; al-bābāwātu	بَابَوَاتُ‎‎; بَابَاوَاتُ‎ bābawātu‎; bābāwātu
Accusative	بَابَوَاتٍ‎‎; بَابَاوَاتٍ‎ bābawātin‎; bābāwātin	الْبَابَوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَابَاوَاتِ‎ al-bābawāti‎; al-bābāwāti	بَابَوَاتِ‎‎; بَابَاوَاتِ‎ bābawāti‎; bābāwāti
Genitive	بَابَوَاتٍ‎‎; بَابَاوَاتٍ‎ bābawātin‎; bābāwātin	الْبَابَوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَابَاوَاتِ‎ al-bābawāti‎; al-bābāwāti	بَابَوَاتِ‎‎; بَابَاوَاتِ‎ bābawāti‎; bābāwāti

Related terms

• بَابَوِيّ‎ (bābawiyy)
• بَابَوِيَّة‎ (bābawiyya)

Etymology 2

From baby talk.

Noun

بَابَا • (bābā) m

1. (childish) papa, daddy, father

Declension

Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Nominative	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Accusative	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā
Genitive	بَابَا bābā	الْبَابَا‎ al-bābā	بَابَا bābā

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.ba/, [bɑː.bɑ]

Noun

بابا • (bāba) m (plural بَابَوَات‎ (bābāwāt) or بَابَهات‎ (bābāhāt))

1. papa, daddy, father

   Synonyms: أبو‎ (abu), والد‎ (wālid)

Usage notes

The mentioned plurals are rarely used, while the most common plural is أَبَّهات‎ (abbahāt) which stems from the Classical Arabic word أَبْ‎ (ʔab).

Khalaj

Noun

بابا (bâbâ) (definite accusative بابانؽ‎, plural بابالار‎)

1. Arabic spelling of bâbâ (“father”)

Declension

Declension of بابا

	singular	plural
nominative	بابا	بابالار‎
genitive	باباین‎	بابالارؽین‎
dative	باباقا‎	بابالارقا‎
definite accusative	بابانؽ‎	بابالارؽ‎
locative	باباچا‎	بابالارچا‎
ablative	بابادا‎	بابالاردا‎
instrumental	بابالا‎	بابالارلا‎
equative	باباوارا‎	بابالاروارا‎
quantitative	باباقَدَر‎	بابالارقَدَر‎

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

بابا • (baba)

1. papa, daddy, father

   Synonyms: پدر‎ (peder), والد‎ (vâlid)

Declension

declension of بابا

	singular (مفرد‎)	plural (جمع‎)
nominative	بابا (baba)	بابالر‎ (babalar)
genitive	بابانڭ‎ (babanıñ)	بابالرڭ‎ (babalarıñ)
dative	بابایه‎ (babaya)	بابالره‎ (babalara)
definite accusative	بابایی‎ (babayı)	بابالری‎ (babaları)
locative	باباده‎ (babada)	بابالرده‎ (babalarda)
ablative	بابادن‎ (babadan)	بابالردن‎ (babalardan)

Related terms

• انا‎ (ana, “mother”)

Descendants

• Turkish: baba
  • → German: baba
• → Albanian: baba
• → Armenian: (Constantinople) պապա (papa), (Van) բաբա (baba)

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈbɑ/

Noun

بابا • (bâbâ) m

1. (informal) dad, daddy
2. grandfather

Declension

declension of بابا

	singular		plural
direct	بابا (bâbâ)		باباګان‎ (bâbâgân)
oblique	بابا (bâbâ)		باباګانو‎ (bâbâgâno)
vocative	بابا (bâbâ)		باباګانو‎ (bâbâgâno)

Synonyms

• (father): پلار‎

Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian pāpa, linguistically related to the common European word papa and the word pope, having the same Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bɑːˈbɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /bɑːˈbɑː(j)/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bɒːˈbɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /bɔˈbɔ/

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Noun

Dari	بابا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бобо (bobo)

بابا • (bâbâ)

1. (colloquial) dad, daddy, father

   Synonyms: پاپا‎ (pâpâ), پدر‎ (pedar, “father”)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1174:

     ‏بعد از آن گفتند ای مادر بیا / گور بابا کو تو ما را ره نما‎‎

     ba'd az ân goftand ey mâdar biy-â / gur-e bâbâ ku to mâ râ rah namâ

     Afterwards they said, "Come, O mother, where is our father's grave? Do thou show us the way."

2. (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather

   Synonyms: بابابزرگ‎ (bâbâ-bozorg), پدربزرگ‎ (pedar-bozorg, “grandfather”)

3. (colloquial) fellow

Derived terms

• ای بابا‎ (ey bâbâ)
• بابا نوئل‎ (Bâbâ No'el)
• بابابزرگ‎ (bâbâ-bozorg)

 

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• يابا‎ (yāba)

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˤaː.bˤa/, [ˈbɑˤː.bˤɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

بابا • (ḅāḅa) m

1. dad, papa
2. an affectionate form of address used by a father to his child

See also

• أب‎ (ʔabb, “father”)
• ماما‎ (ṃāṃa, “mom”)

Urdu

Noun

بابا • (bābā) m (Hindi spelling बाबा)

1. papa, daddy, father

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto بابا‎ (bābā).

Noun

بابا (bābā)

1. elder, grandfather