باب

See also: تأت, پاپ, بات, تاب, تأب, and باپ

Arabic

Etymology

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”), Akkadian 𒆍 (bābum [KA₂], “gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːb/
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Noun

بَاب • (bāb) m (plural أَبْوَاب (ʔabwāb) or بِيبَان (bībān))

1. door
2. gate
3. opening, gateway
4. entrance
5. chapter, section, column
6. group, class, category
7. (figurative) domain, field

Declension

Declension of noun بَاب (bāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاب bāb	الْبَاب al-bāb	بَاب bāb
Nominative	بَابٌ bābun	الْبَابُ al-bābu	بَابُ bābu
Accusative	بَابًا bāban	الْبَابَ al-bāba	بَابَ bāba
Genitive	بَابٍ bābin	الْبَابِ al-bābi	بَابِ bābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَابَيْن bābayn	الْبَابَيْن al-bābayn	بَابَيْ bābay
Nominative	بَابَانِ bābāni	الْبَابَانِ al-bābāni	بَابَا bābā
Accusative	بَابَيْنِ bābayni	الْبَابَيْنِ al-bābayni	بَابَيْ bābay
Genitive	بَابَيْنِ bābayni	الْبَابَيْنِ al-bābayni	بَابَيْ bābay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْوَاب‎; بِيبَان ʔabwāb‎; bībān	الْأَبْوَاب‎; الْبِيبَان al-ʔabwāb‎; al-bībān	أَبْوَاب‎; بِيبَان ʔabwāb‎; bībān
Nominative	أَبْوَابٌ‎; بِيبَانٌ ʔabwābun‎; bībānun	الْأَبْوَابُ‎; الْبِيبَانُ al-ʔabwābu‎; al-bībānu	أَبْوَابُ‎; بِيبَانُ ʔabwābu‎; bībānu
Accusative	أَبْوَابًا‎; بِيبَانًا ʔabwāban‎; bībānan	الْأَبْوَابَ‎; الْبِيبَانَ al-ʔabwāba‎; al-bībāna	أَبْوَابَ‎; بِيبَانَ ʔabwāba‎; bībāna
Genitive	أَبْوَابٍ‎; بِيبَانٍ ʔabwābin‎; bībānin	الْأَبْوَابِ‎; الْبِيبَانِ al-ʔabwābi‎; al-bībāni	أَبْوَابِ‎; بِيبَانِ ʔabwābi‎; bībāni

Derived terms

• مَقْبِض الْبَاب (maqbiḍ al-bāb, “doorknob”)

Related terms

• بَابَة (bāba)
• بَوّاب (bawwāb)
• بَوَّابَة (bawwāba)
• تَبْوِيب (tabwīb)
• مبوب

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “باب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

1. door (portal of entry into a building or room)

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Persian

Etymology 1

Adjective

باب • (bâb)

1. appropriate

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic بَاب (bāb).

Noun

باب • (bâb) (plural باب‌ها (bâb-hâ))

1. door
2. gate
3. chapter

Proper noun

باب • (Bâb)

1. the Báb

Related terms

• بابی (bâbi)

Etymology 3

Noun

باب • (bâb)

1. (archaic) father

Etymology 4

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English Bob.

Proper noun

باب • (Bâb)

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name, Bob

   باب اسفنجی ― Bâb Esfanji ― SpongeBob

   باب دیلن ― Bâb Dilen ― Bob Dylan