بقا

Arabic

Verb

بَقَا • (baqā) m

1. misspelling of بَقَى (baqā)

Egyptian Arabic

Adverb

بقا • (baʔa)

1. modal particle used for focus; often used at the end of questions, or to express an objection or contrast, as well as other contexts

   ايه ده بقا؟

   ē da baʔa?

   So what’s that? / What’s that, huh?

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Probably from Arabic بَقَى (baqā, “to remain, stay”, verb) crystallizing in the third-person masculine past conjugation, even though the verb itself mostly has the voweling بِقِي (biʔi) in the vernacular. For the crystallization, compare قام (ʔām, “up and”), قال (ʔāl, “apparently”), ما عاد (ma ʕād, “no longer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʔa/ [bæʔæ], [baʔa]; /baʔˤa/ [bɑʔɑ]

Adverb

بقا • (baʔa, baʔ̣a)

1. ...already! (expresses exasperation)

   يلّا انتوق بقا ― yaḷḷa ntōʔ baʔa ― C'mon, spit it out already

   هالشعب حلو يقوم بقا

   haš-šaʕb ḥallo yʔūm baʔa

   This nation is long past due to rise up already

   خَلّصِيني بقا موّتّيني

   ḵallṣīni baʔa mawwattīni

   Hurry up already, you've kept me waiting forever

2. so, so then, and then

   Synonyms: بعدين (baʕdēn), فـ (fa)

   قلتلو يلاقيني بس يخلص الصف بقا التقينا

   ʔiltillo ylāʔīni bas yiḵlaṣ ṣ-ṣaff baʔa ltaʔayna

   I told him to meet me once his class was over, so then we met

3. anymore, any more, remaining

   ما عنا خضرة بقا ― ma ʕinna ḵuḍra baʔa ― We don't have any vegetables left

Derived terms

• ما بقا (ma baʔa, ma baʔ̣a, “no longer, not anymore”)

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ)bor.

Persian بَقَا

Borrowed from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈqaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.qɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.qɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.qɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.qɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.ʁɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.qɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	baqā
Dari reading?	baqā
Iranian reading?	baġâ
Tajik reading?	baqo

Noun

بقا • (baqā / baġâ) (Tajik spelling бақо)

1. survival

   Synonym: زنده‌مانی (zinda-mānī / zende-mâni)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ)bor.

Classical Persian بَقَا (baqā)bor.

Urdu بَقَا

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَقَا (baqā), borrowed from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.qɑː/

Noun

بَقَا • (baqā) f (Hindi spelling बक़ा)

1. survival
2. continuation