بيت

See also: بیت and تيب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From root ب ي ت (b-y-t). From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajt/

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  • IPA^(key): [be̞ːt]

Noun

بَيْت • (bayt) m (plural بُيُوت (buyūt) or بُيُوتَات (buyūtāt))

1. house, building
2. tent (dwelling)
3. room, apartment, flat
4. commercial house
5. settlement, decision, scheme
6. garden bed
7. family, dynasty
8. box, case, covering, sheath

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْت (bayt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْت bayt	الْبَيْت al-bayt	بَيْت bayt
Nominative	بَيْتٌ baytun	الْبَيْتُ al-baytu	بَيْتُ baytu
Accusative	بَيْتًا baytan	الْبَيْتَ al-bayta	بَيْتَ bayta
Genitive	بَيْتٍ baytin	الْبَيْتِ al-bayti	بَيْتِ bayti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْتَيْن baytayn	الْبَيْتَيْن al-baytayn	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Nominative	بَيْتَانِ baytāni	الْبَيْتَانِ al-baytāni	بَيْتَا baytā
Accusative	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Genitive	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُيُوت‎; بُيُوتَات buyūt‎; buyūtāt	الْبُيُوت‎; الْبُيُوتَات al-buyūt‎; al-buyūtāt	بُيُوت‎; بُيُوتَات buyūt‎; buyūtāt
Nominative	بُيُوتٌ‎; بُيُوتَاتٌ buyūtun‎; buyūtātun	الْبُيُوتُ‎; الْبُيُوتَاتُ al-buyūtu‎; al-buyūtātu	بُيُوتُ‎; بُيُوتَاتُ buyūtu‎; buyūtātu
Accusative	بُيُوتًا‎; بُيُوتَاتٍ buyūtan‎; buyūtātin	الْبُيُوتَ‎; الْبُيُوتَاتِ al-buyūta‎; al-buyūtāti	بُيُوتَ‎; بُيُوتَاتِ buyūta‎; buyūtāti
Genitive	بُيُوتٍ‎; بُيُوتَاتٍ buyūtin‎; buyūtātin	الْبُيُوتِ‎; الْبُيُوتَاتِ al-buyūti‎; al-buyūtāti	بُيُوتِ‎; بُيُوتَاتِ buyūti‎; buyūtāti

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: بيت (bēt)
• Gulf Arabic: بيت (bēt)
• Hijazi Arabic: بيت (bēt)
• Maltese: bejt
• Moroccan Arabic: بيت (bīt), بيت (bayt)
• → Azerbaijani: beyt
• → Malay: bait
• → Ottoman Turkish: بیت (beyt, beyit)
  • Turkish: beyit

Noun

بَيْت • (bayt) m (plural أَبْيَات (ʔabyāt))

1. verse

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْت (bayt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْت bayt	الْبَيْت al-bayt	بَيْت bayt
Nominative	بَيْتٌ baytun	الْبَيْتُ al-baytu	بَيْتُ baytu
Accusative	بَيْتًا baytan	الْبَيْتَ al-bayta	بَيْتَ bayta
Genitive	بَيْتٍ baytin	الْبَيْتِ al-bayti	بَيْتِ bayti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْتَيْن baytayn	الْبَيْتَيْن al-baytayn	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Nominative	بَيْتَانِ baytāni	الْبَيْتَانِ al-baytāni	بَيْتَا baytā
Accusative	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Genitive	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْيَات ʔabyāt	الْأَبْيَات al-ʔabyāt	أَبْيَات ʔabyāt
Nominative	أَبْيَاتٌ ʔabyātun	الْأَبْيَاتُ al-ʔabyātu	أَبْيَاتُ ʔabyātu
Accusative	أَبْيَاتًا ʔabyātan	الْأَبْيَاتَ al-ʔabyāta	أَبْيَاتَ ʔabyāta
Genitive	أَبْيَاتٍ ʔabyātin	الْأَبْيَاتِ al-ʔabyāti	أَبْيَاتِ ʔabyāti

References

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.ja.ta/

Verb

بَيَّتَ • (bayyata) II (non-past يُبَيِّتُ (yubayyitu), verbal noun تَبْيِيت (tabyīt))

1. to brood
2. to contrive, to hatch (a plan, plot)
3. to put (someone) up for the night
4. to flunk, to fail (in school)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː.ta/

Verb

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of بَاتَ (bāta)

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Malay

Noun

بيت (plural بيت-بيت or بيت۲, informal 1st possessive بيتکو, 2nd possessive بيتمو, 3rd possessive بيتڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of bait (“house”)‎.

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ي ت
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيْت (bayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːt/, /bajt/

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Noun

بِيت or بَيْت • (bīt or bayt) m (plural بيوت (byūt) or بيوتة (byūta))

1. room

Derived terms

• بيت الخزين (bīt le-ḵzīn)
• بيت الراحة (bīt er-rāḥa)
• بيت الما (bīt el-mā)

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَّتَ (bayyata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jat/

Verb

بيت • (bayyat) II (non-past يبيت (ybayyat))

1. to put up someone for the night
2. to provide lodging

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ي ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْت (bayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːt/, [beːt]

• Audio (Amman):

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Noun

بيت • (bēt) m (plural بيوت (byūt))

1. house, home

   Synonym: دار (dār)

   صاحب البيت ― ṣāḥeb il-bēt ― the landlord (literally, “the owner of the house”)

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2. case (container)

   بيت النضارات ― bēt in-naḍḍārāt ― glasses case

   بيت مخدة ― bēt mḵadde ― pillowcase

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