بياع

Arabic

Etymology

Occupational noun from the root ب ي ع (b-y-ʕ)

Noun

بَيَّاع • (bayyāʕ) m (plural بَيَّاعُون (bayyāʕūn), feminine بَيَّاعَة (bayyāʕa))

1. salesman
2. (figuratively) sellout, traitor

Declension

Declension of noun بَيَّاع (bayyāʕ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيَّاع bayyāʕ	الْبَيَّاع al-bayyāʕ	بَيَّاع bayyāʕ	بَيَّاعَة bayyāʕa	الْبَيَّاعَة al-bayyāʕa	بَيَّاعَة bayyāʕat
Nominative	بَيَّاعٌ bayyāʕun	الْبَيَّاعُ al-bayyāʕu	بَيَّاعُ bayyāʕu	بَيَّاعَةٌ bayyāʕatun	الْبَيَّاعَةُ al-bayyāʕatu	بَيَّاعَةُ bayyāʕatu
Accusative	بَيَّاعًا bayyāʕan	الْبَيَّاعَ al-bayyāʕa	بَيَّاعَ bayyāʕa	بَيَّاعَةً bayyāʕatan	الْبَيَّاعَةَ al-bayyāʕata	بَيَّاعَةَ bayyāʕata
Genitive	بَيَّاعٍ bayyāʕin	الْبَيَّاعِ al-bayyāʕi	بَيَّاعِ bayyāʕi	بَيَّاعَةٍ bayyāʕatin	الْبَيَّاعَةِ al-bayyāʕati	بَيَّاعَةِ bayyāʕati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيَّاعَيْن bayyāʕayn	الْبَيَّاعَيْن al-bayyāʕayn	بَيَّاعَيْ bayyāʕay	بَيَّاعَتَيْن bayyāʕatayn	الْبَيَّاعَتَيْن al-bayyāʕatayn	بَيَّاعَتَيْ bayyāʕatay
Nominative	بَيَّاعَانِ bayyāʕāni	الْبَيَّاعَانِ al-bayyāʕāni	بَيَّاعَا bayyāʕā	بَيَّاعَتَانِ bayyāʕatāni	الْبَيَّاعَتَانِ al-bayyāʕatāni	بَيَّاعَتَا bayyāʕatā
Accusative	بَيَّاعَيْنِ bayyāʕayni	الْبَيَّاعَيْنِ al-bayyāʕayni	بَيَّاعَيْ bayyāʕay	بَيَّاعَتَيْنِ bayyāʕatayni	الْبَيَّاعَتَيْنِ al-bayyāʕatayni	بَيَّاعَتَيْ bayyāʕatay
Genitive	بَيَّاعَيْنِ bayyāʕayni	الْبَيَّاعَيْنِ al-bayyāʕayni	بَيَّاعَيْ bayyāʕay	بَيَّاعَتَيْنِ bayyāʕatayni	الْبَيَّاعَتَيْنِ al-bayyāʕatayni	بَيَّاعَتَيْ bayyāʕatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيَّاعِين bayyāʕīn	الْبَيَّاعِين al-bayyāʕīn	بَيَّاعِي bayyāʕī	بَيَّاعَات bayyāʕāt	الْبَيَّاعَات al-bayyāʕāt	بَيَّاعَات bayyāʕāt
Nominative	بَيَّاعُونَ bayyāʕūna	الْبَيَّاعُونَ al-bayyāʕūna	بَيَّاعُو bayyāʕū	بَيَّاعَاتٌ bayyāʕātun	الْبَيَّاعَاتُ al-bayyāʕātu	بَيَّاعَاتُ bayyāʕātu
Accusative	بَيَّاعِينَ bayyāʕīna	الْبَيَّاعِينَ al-bayyāʕīna	بَيَّاعِي bayyāʕī	بَيَّاعَاتٍ bayyāʕātin	الْبَيَّاعَاتِ al-bayyāʕāti	بَيَّاعَاتِ bayyāʕāti
Genitive	بَيَّاعِينَ bayyāʕīna	الْبَيَّاعِينَ al-bayyāʕīna	بَيَّاعِي bayyāʕī	بَيَّاعَاتٍ bayyāʕātin	الْبَيَّاعَاتِ al-bayyāʕāti	بَيَّاعَاتِ bayyāʕāti

Descendants

• Maltese: bejjiegħ

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَيَّاع (bayyāʕ).

Noun

بياع • (bayyā́ʕ) m (plural بياعين (bayyaʕī́n))

1. salesman

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ي ع
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَيَّاع (bayyāʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bij.jaːʕ/

Noun

بياع • (biyyāʕ) m (plural بياعة (biyyāʕa), feminine بياعة (biyyāʕa))

1. salesman, seller
2. (figuratively) sellout, traitor

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ي ع
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَيَّاع (bayyāʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jaːʕ/, [bajˈjæːʕ]

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Noun

بيّاع • (bayyāʕ) m (plural بيّاعين (bayyāʕīn), feminine بيّاعة (bayyāʕe))

1. salesman, seller, merchant

See also

• زبون (zbūn, “customer, client”)