بواب

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ب و ب (b w b)
5 terms

Occupational noun of بَاب (bāb, door).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَوَّاب (bawwābm (plural بَوَّابُونَ (bawwābūna), feminine بَوَّابَة (bawwāba))

  1. doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper
    Synonym: (obsolete) فَيْتَق (faytaq)

Declension

Declension of noun بَوَّاب (bawwāb)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal بَوَّاب
bawwāb
الْبَوَّاب
al-bawwāb
بَوَّاب
bawwāb
بَوَّابَة
bawwāba
الْبَوَّابَة
al-bawwāba
بَوَّابَة
bawwābat
nominative بَوَّابٌ
bawwābun
الْبَوَّابُ
al-bawwābu
بَوَّابُ
bawwābu
بَوَّابَةٌ
bawwābatun
الْبَوَّابَةُ
al-bawwābatu
بَوَّابَةُ
bawwābatu
accusative بَوَّابًا
bawwāban
الْبَوَّابَ
al-bawwāba
بَوَّابَ
bawwāba
بَوَّابَةً
bawwābatan
الْبَوَّابَةَ
al-bawwābata
بَوَّابَةَ
bawwābata
genitive بَوَّابٍ
bawwābin
الْبَوَّابِ
al-bawwābi
بَوَّابِ
bawwābi
بَوَّابَةٍ
bawwābatin
الْبَوَّابَةِ
al-bawwābati
بَوَّابَةِ
bawwābati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal بَوَّابَيْن
bawwābayn
الْبَوَّابَيْن
al-bawwābayn
بَوَّابَيْ
bawwābay
بَوَّابَتَيْن
bawwābatayn
الْبَوَّابَتَيْن
al-bawwābatayn
بَوَّابَتَيْ
bawwābatay
nominative بَوَّابَانِ
bawwābāni
الْبَوَّابَانِ
al-bawwābāni
بَوَّابَا
bawwābā
بَوَّابَتَانِ
bawwābatāni
الْبَوَّابَتَانِ
al-bawwābatāni
بَوَّابَتَا
bawwābatā
accusative بَوَّابَيْنِ
bawwābayni
الْبَوَّابَيْنِ
al-bawwābayni
بَوَّابَيْ
bawwābay
بَوَّابَتَيْنِ
bawwābatayni
الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ
al-bawwābatayni
بَوَّابَتَيْ
bawwābatay
genitive بَوَّابَيْنِ
bawwābayni
الْبَوَّابَيْنِ
al-bawwābayni
بَوَّابَيْ
bawwābay
بَوَّابَتَيْنِ
bawwābatayni
الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ
al-bawwābatayni
بَوَّابَتَيْ
bawwābatay
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal بَوَّابِين
bawwābīn
الْبَوَّابِين
al-bawwābīn
بَوَّابِي
bawwābī
بَوَّابَات
bawwābāt
الْبَوَّابَات
al-bawwābāt
بَوَّابَات
bawwābāt
nominative بَوَّابُونَ
bawwābūna
الْبَوَّابُونَ
al-bawwābūna
بَوَّابُو
bawwābū
بَوَّابَاتٌ
bawwābātun
الْبَوَّابَاتُ
al-bawwābātu
بَوَّابَاتُ
bawwābātu
accusative بَوَّابِينَ
bawwābīna
الْبَوَّابِينَ
al-bawwābīna
بَوَّابِي
bawwābī
بَوَّابَاتٍ
bawwābātin
الْبَوَّابَاتِ
al-bawwābāti
بَوَّابَاتِ
bawwābāti
genitive بَوَّابِينَ
bawwābīna
الْبَوَّابِينَ
al-bawwābīna
بَوَّابِي
bawwābī
بَوَّابَاتٍ
bawwābātin
الْبَوَّابَاتِ
al-bawwābāti
بَوَّابَاتِ
bawwābāti

Descendants

Further reading

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

بواب (bevvab) (plural بوابون)

  1. a gate-keeper, a porter; an usher or chamberlain; especially, an usher or chamberlain in a royal palace
    Synonym: قپوجی
  2. the opening of the stomach into the bowel, the pylorus

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bawwāb
Dari reading? bawwāb
Iranian reading? baw-vâb
Tajik reading? bavvob

Noun

Dari بواب
Iranian Persian
Tajik баввоб

بواب (bavvâb)

  1. doorkeeper

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَوّاب (bavvābm (Hindi spelling बव्वाब)

  1. doorman, doorkeeper

Further reading

  • بواب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بواب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.