باء

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See also: تاء and ثاء

Arabic

Root
ب و ء (b-w-ʔ)

Etymology 1

Related to Hebrew בָּא (, to come), Phoenician 𐤁𐤀 (), Ge'ez ቦአ (boʾä, to enter).

Pronunciation

Verb

بَاءَ (bāʔa) I, non-past يَبُوءُ‎ (yabūʔu)

  1. to return, come back
    Synonyms: عَادَ (ʕāda), رَجَعَ (rajaʕa)
  2. (with بِـ (bi-)) to come back with
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Noun

بَاء (bāʔf (plural بَاءَات (bāʔāt))

  1. ba’, name of the second letter of the Arabic alphabet (ب (b)).
Declension
Descendants
  • Egyptian Arabic: به (beh)
  • Maranao: ba' (?)