بواب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ب و ب (b w b)
5 terms

Occupational noun of بَاب (bāb, “door”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baw.waːb/

Noun

بَوَّاب • (bawwāb) m (plural بَوَّابُونَ (bawwābūna), feminine بَوَّابَة (bawwāba))

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
Dual	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

→ Azerbaijani: bəvvab
→ English: bowab
→ Greek: μπουάπης (bouápis), μπουάπα (bouápa)
→ Ottoman Turkish: بواب (bevvab)
- Turkish: bevvab
→ Persian: بواب (bavvâb)
→ Swahili: bawabu
→ Urdu: بواب (bavvāb)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛv.ˈvaːb/

Noun

بواب • (bevvab) (plural بوابون)

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

Descendants

Turkish: bevvab

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

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

Noun


Iranian Persian	بواب
Dari	بواب
Tajik	баввоб

بواب • (bavvâb)

doorkeeper

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəʋ.ʋɑːb/
Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

بَوّاب • (bavvāb) m (Hindi spelling बव्वाब)

doorman, doorkeeper

بواب

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Ottoman Turkish

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Noun

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Persian

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Urdu

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