با

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See also: تا and پا

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah (“wind”) (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋 (vātō), Pashto and Persian باد (bâd)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas (“wind”) (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Northern Kurdish ba

با (ba)

  1. wind

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian *-bāg, from Old Iranian *pāka-, from the root pak- (“to cook”). Compare Sanskrit पचति (pacati, “to cook, bake”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bā
Dari reading? bā
Iranian reading? bâ
Tajik reading? bo
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Suffix

با • (-bâ)

  1. soup
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ W. Eilers, "ĀŠ § i. Etymology", Encyclopædia Iranica

Etymology 2

From earlier ابا (abâ), from Middle Persian.

Preposition

Dari با, کتی
Iranian Persian با
Tajik бо, қатӣ

با • (bâ)

  1. (Iran or slightly formal) with
Usage notes
  • Used in all dialects, though in Dari and Tajik it has a somewhat formal connotation and is often reserved for formal speech. In Iran, there is no formal connotation and its usage is common regardless of formality.

Etymology 3

Noun

با

  1. Pronunciation spelling of بها, representing Kabuli and Hazaragi Persian.
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