بدو

See also: تدو

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

بَدْو • (badw) m

1. verbal noun of بَدَا (badā) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بَدْو (badw)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَدْو badw	الْبَدْو al-badw	بَدْو badw
nominative	بَدْوٌ badwun	الْبَدْوُ al-badwu	بَدْوُ badwu
accusative	بَدْوًا badwan	الْبَدْوَ al-badwa	بَدْوَ badwa
genitive	بَدْوٍ badwin	الْبَدْوِ al-badwi	بَدْوِ badwi

Etymology 2

Noun

بُدُوّ • (buduww) m

1. verbal noun of بَدَا (badā) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بُدُوّ (buduww)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُدُوّ buduww	الْبُدُوّ al-buduww	بُدُوّ buduww
nominative	بُدُوٌّ buduwwun	الْبُدُوُّ al-buduwwu	بُدُوُّ buduwwu
accusative	بُدُوًّا buduwwan	الْبُدُوَّ al-buduwwa	بُدُوَّ buduwwa
genitive	بُدُوٍّ buduwwin	الْبُدُوِّ al-buduwwi	بُدُوِّ buduwwi

Etymology 3

Noun

بَدْو • (badw) m pl

1. nomads, plural of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدْو (badw).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪w]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæd̪v]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪w]

Readings
Classical reading?	badw
Dari reading?	badw
Iranian reading?	badv
Tajik reading?	badv

Noun

بدو • (badw / badv) (Tajik spelling бадв)

1. the very beginning

   از بدو تولد

   az badv-e tavallod

   from the very moment of his birth

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “بدو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَدْو (badw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.du/, [ˈba.du]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

بدو • (badu) pl

1. plural of بدوي (badawi, “Bedouin”)

Adjective

بدو • (badu)

1. plural of بدوي (badawi, “Bedouin”)