بعد

See also: تغد, تعد, and ب ع د

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ع د (b-ʕ-d).

Verb

1. to be or become distant (مِنْ (min) or عَنْ (ʕan) from)
2. to die, to perish

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “بعد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بعد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

بُعْد • (buʕd) m (plural أَبْعَاد (ʔabʕād))

1. verbal noun of بَعُدَ (baʕuda) (form I)
2. distance
3. dimension
4. absence
5. death
6. interval

Declension

Declension of noun بُعْد (buʕd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُعْد buʕd	الْبُعْد al-buʕd	بُعْد buʕd
Nominative	بُعْدٌ buʕdun	الْبُعْدُ al-buʕdu	بُعْدُ buʕdu
Accusative	بُعْدًا buʕdan	الْبُعْدَ al-buʕda	بُعْدَ buʕda
Genitive	بُعْدٍ buʕdin	الْبُعْدِ al-buʕdi	بُعْدِ buʕdi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُعْدَيْن buʕdayn	الْبُعْدَيْن al-buʕdayn	بُعْدَيْ buʕday
Nominative	بُعْدَانِ buʕdāni	الْبُعْدَانِ al-buʕdāni	بُعْدَا buʕdā
Accusative	بُعْدَيْنِ buʕdayni	الْبُعْدَيْنِ al-buʕdayni	بُعْدَيْ buʕday
Genitive	بُعْدَيْنِ buʕdayni	الْبُعْدَيْنِ al-buʕdayni	بُعْدَيْ buʕday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْعَاد ʔabʕād	الْأَبْعَاد al-ʔabʕād	أَبْعَاد ʔabʕād
Nominative	أَبْعَادٌ ʔabʕādun	الْأَبْعَادُ al-ʔabʕādu	أَبْعَادُ ʔabʕādu
Accusative	أَبْعَادًا ʔabʕādan	الْأَبْعَادَ al-ʔabʕāda	أَبْعَادَ ʔabʕāda
Genitive	أَبْعَادٍ ʔabʕādin	الْأَبْعَادِ al-ʔabʕādi	أَبْعَادِ ʔabʕādi

Descendants

• Maltese: bogħod

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بعد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

بَعَد • (baʕad) m

1. verbal noun of بَعَدَ (baʕada) (form I)
2. verbal noun of بَعِدَ (baʕida) (form I)
3. distance, going to a distance
4. death

Declension

Declension of noun بَعَد (baʕad)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَعَد baʕad	الْبَعَد al-baʕad	بَعَد baʕad
Nominative	بَعَدٌ baʕadun	الْبَعَدُ al-baʕadu	بَعَدُ baʕadu
Accusative	بَعَدًا baʕadan	الْبَعَدَ al-baʕada	بَعَدَ baʕada
Genitive	بَعَدٍ baʕadin	الْبَعَدِ al-baʕadi	بَعَدِ baʕadi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بعد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 4

Preposition

بَعْدَ • (baʕda)

1. after

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					بَعْدَ (baʕda)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بَعْدِي (baʕdī)		بَعْدَنَا (baʕdanā)
Second person	بَعْدَكَ (baʕdaka)	بَعْدَكِ (baʕdaki)	بَعْدَكُمَا (baʕdakumā)	بَعْدَكُمْ (baʕdakum)	بَعْدَكُنَّ (baʕdakunna)
Third person	بَعْدَهُ (baʕdahu)	بَعْدَهَا (baʕdahā)	بَعْدَهُمَا (baʕdahumā)	بَعْدَهُمْ (baʕdahum)	بَعْدَهُنَّ (baʕdahunna)

Descendants

• → Swahili: baada

Adverb

بَعْدُ • (baʕdu)

1. after that
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 95:7:

     فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِالدِّينِ

     famā yukaḏḏibuka baʕdu bi-d-dīni

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• بَعْدَئِذٍ (baʕdaʔiḏin)
• مِنْ بَعْدُ (min baʕdu)
• أَمَّا بَعْدُ (ʔammā baʕdu)
• بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ (baʕda ẓ-ẓuhri)
• بَعْدَ غَدٍ (baʕda ḡadin)
• بَعْدَ قَلِيلِ (baʕda qalīli)
• طَوْرًا بَعْدَ طَوْرِ (ṭawran baʕda ṭawri)
• يَوْمًا بَعْدَ يَوْمِ (yawman baʕda yawmi)

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Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

بعد • (baʿd)

1. after

Derived terms

• بعدين (baʿdīn)

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North Levantine Arabic

Preposition

بعد • (baʿd)

1. after

Adverb

بعد • (baʿd)

1. (false verb, with personal suffix) still

   بعدو يحكي هالقصه؟

   baʿdu yiḥki hal-ʾuṣṣa?

   Does he still tell this story?

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَعْد (baʕd).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	b
Dari reading?	b
Iranian reading?	b
Tajik reading?	b

Adverb

1. then, after; afterwards

   Synonym: سپس (sepas)

Adjective

بعد • (ba'd)

1. next

   Synonym: آینده (âyande)

   Antonym: گذشته (gozašte, “past”)

   ماه بعد ― mâh-e ba'd ― next month

   روز بعد ― ruz-e ba'd ― the next day

Derived terms

• بعد از (ba'd az, “after”)
• بعداً (ba'dan, “later on”)
• بعدی (ba'di, “subsequent”)
• بعد‌ها (ba'd-hâ, “later on”)
• منبعد (menba'd, “henceforth”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بُعْد (buʕd).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	b
Dari reading?	b
Iranian reading?	b
Tajik reading?	b

Dari	بعد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бӯъд

Noun

بعد • (bo'd) (plural ابعاد (ab'âd) or بعدها (bo'd-hâ))

1. dimension

Derived terms

• سه‌بعدی (se-bo'di)

 

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ع د
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَعْد (baʕd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕd/, [ˈba.ʕ(ɪ)d]

• Audio (Amman):

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Preposition

بعد • (baʕd)

1. after

   Antonym: قبل (ʔabl)

2. (Galilee) still; not yet

   بكرة حفلة التخرّج وبعدنا مش مخلّصين امتحانات مدارس.

   bukra ḥaflat it-taḵarruj w-baʕᵉdna miš mḵallaṣīn imtiḥānāt madāres.

   Tomorrow is the graduation ceremony and we still haven't finished [our] school exams.

   Synonym: لسا (lissa)

See also

• بعدين (baʕdēn, “later”)