بابا
Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
بَابَا • (bābā) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābawāt) or بَابَاوَات (bābāwāt))
Usage notes
- The Bishop of Rome is often specified as بَابَا ٱلْفاتِيكان (bābā l-fātīkān, literally “Pope of the Vatican”) to distinguish him from the Coptic pope.
Declension
Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)
Singular | singular invariable | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Nominative | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Accusative | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Genitive | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَابَاوَيْن bābāwayn |
الْبَابَاوَيْن al-bābāwayn |
بَابَاوَيْ bābāway |
Nominative | بَابَاوَانِ bābāwāni |
الْبَابَاوَانِ al-bābāwāni |
بَابَاوَا bābāwā |
Accusative | بَابَاوَيْنِ bābāwayni |
الْبَابَاوَيْنِ al-bābāwayni |
بَابَاوَيْ bābāway |
Genitive | بَابَاوَيْنِ bābāwayni |
الْبَابَاوَيْنِ al-bābāwayni |
بَابَاوَيْ bābāway |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَابَوَات; بَابَاوَات bābawāt; bābāwāt |
الْبَابَوَات; الْبَابَاوَات al-bābawāt; al-bābāwāt |
بَابَوَات; بَابَاوَات bābawāt; bābāwāt |
Nominative | بَابَوَاتٌ; بَابَاوَاتٌ bābawātun; bābāwātun |
الْبَابَوَاتُ; الْبَابَاوَاتُ al-bābawātu; al-bābāwātu |
بَابَوَاتُ; بَابَاوَاتُ bābawātu; bābāwātu |
Accusative | بَابَوَاتٍ; بَابَاوَاتٍ bābawātin; bābāwātin |
الْبَابَوَاتِ; الْبَابَاوَاتِ al-bābawāti; al-bābāwāti |
بَابَوَاتِ; بَابَاوَاتِ bābawāti; bābāwāti |
Genitive | بَابَوَاتٍ; بَابَاوَاتٍ bābawātin; bābāwātin |
الْبَابَوَاتِ; الْبَابَاوَاتِ al-bābawāti; al-bābāwāti |
بَابَوَاتِ; بَابَاوَاتِ bābawāti; bābāwāti |
Related terms
- بَابَوِيّ (bābawiyy)
- بَابَوِيَّة (bābawiyya)
Etymology 2
From baby talk.
Noun
بَابَا • (bābā) m
Declension
Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From baby talk.
Pronunciation
Noun
بابا • (bāba) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābāwāt) or بَابَهات (bābāhāt))
Usage notes
The mentioned plurals are rarely used, while the most common plural is أَبَّهات (abbahāt) which stems from the Classical Arabic word أَبْ (ʔab).
Ottoman Turkish
Noun
بابا • (baba)
Declension
declension of بابا
singular (مفرد) | plural (جمع) | |
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nominative | بابا (baba) | بابالر (babalar) |
genitive | بابانڭ (babanıñ) | بابالرڭ (babalarıñ) |
dative | بابایه (babaya) | بابالره (babalara) |
definite accusative | بابایی (babayı) | بابالری (babaları) |
locative | باباده (babada) | بابالرده (babalarda) |
ablative | بابادن (babadan) | بابالردن (babalardan) |
Descendants
- Turkish: baba
- → German: baba
- → Albanian: baba
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Pashto
Pronunciation
Noun
بابا • (bâbâ) m
Declension
declension of بابا
Synonyms
- (father): پلار
Persian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Readings | |
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Classical reading? | b |
Dari reading? | b |
Iranian reading? | b |
Tajik reading? | b |
Audio: (file)
Noun
Dari | بابا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бобо |
بابا • (bâbâ)
- (colloquial) dad, daddy, father
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1174:
- (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather
- (colloquial) fellow
Derived terms
South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- يابا (yāba)
Etymology
From baby talk.
Pronunciation
Noun
بابا • (ḅāḅa) m
See also
Urdu
Noun
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