باعث

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Arabic

Root
ب ع ث (b ʕ ṯ)
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَعَثَ (baʕaṯa).

Pronunciation

Participle

بَاعِث (bāʕiṯ) (form I)

  1. active participle of بَعَثَ (baʕaṯa, to raise, to resurrect)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: bais
    • Udi: байис (bajis), вайис (vajis)
  • Talysh: bais
  • Persian: باعِث (bâ'es)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاعِث (bāʕiṯ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bā'is
Dari reading? bā'is
Iranian reading? bâ'es
Tajik reading? boʾis

Noun

باعِث (bâ'es)

  1. cause, motive
    سیگار باعث سرطان می‌شود.
    sigâr bâ'es-e saratân mi-šavad.
    Smoking causes cancer.
    (literally, “Smoking becomes the cause of cancer.”)

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian باعث (bā'is), from Arabic بَاعِث (bāʕiṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

باعِث (bā'ism (Hindi spelling बाइस)

  1. cause, reason
  2. root, origin, basis

References

  • باعث”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • باعث”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.