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North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From a diminutive of Arabic أَب (ʔab). Compare also North Levantine Arabic خي (ḵayy, “brother”) vis-à-vis Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ).
Pronunciation
Noun
بي • (bayy) m (plural بيات (bayyāt))
- (Lebanon) father
- Synonym: أب (ʔabb) (Syria)
- Coordinate term: إم (ʔimm, “mother”)