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Arabic
editEtymology 1
editFrom the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢃 (l, “bet”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (l, “bet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐. See also Classical Syriac ܒ (l, “bet”), Hebrew ב (l, “beth”), Ancient Greek β (b), Latin B.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editب / ب / ب / ب • (bāʔ)
- The second letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is بَاء (bāʔ) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by أ (ʔ) and followed by ت (t).
Symbol
editب / ب / ب / ب • (bāʔ)
- The second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by أ (ʔ) and followed by ج (j).
Noun
editب • (b)
- Abbreviation of باب (bāb, “chapter”).
Etymology 2
editUltimately Proto-Semitic *bV- (“with, in, at, among”) with likely interrelation with Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“site, location; nest, house”); cognates with Ugaritic 𐎁 (b), Aramaic ב־, Classical Syriac ܒ-, Hebrew בְּ־ (bə-), Ge'ez በ (bä) and Egyptian bw.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editبِـ • (bi-)
- denotes an instrument or tool, with, by (a means)
- طَرَقْتُ الْمِسْمَارَ بِمِطْرَقَةٍ
- ṭaraqtu l-mismāra bi-miṭraqatin
- I hit the nail with a hammer
- رَماهُم بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ
- ramāhum bi-l-ḥijārati
- He pelted them with stones.
- denotes the agent of unaccusative forms
- هُوَ يَتَقَوَّى بِهِ
- huwa yataqawwā bihi
- He is strengthened by it
- Coordinate term: (post-Classical) بِوَاسِطَة (biwāsiṭa, denotes the agent of passive forms)
- denotes accompaniment
- Coordinate term: مَعَ (maʕa)
- denotes proximity, with, to, next to, at (touching on, connected with, concerning)
- مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَجَرَةٍ ― marbūṭun bi-šajaratin ― tied to a tree
- لَا عَلاقةَ لَهُ بِٱلْمَوْضُوعِ ― lā ʕalāqata lahu bi-l-mawḍūʕi ― unrelated to the subject
- denotes inclusion, surrounding, or location, within (a place); in; on; at
- بِٱلْأَرْضِ ― bi-l-ʔarḍi ― on the earth/in or inside the ground
- بِٱلقَرْيةِ ― bi-l-qaryati ― in the village
- بِٱلْمَكْتَبَةِ ― bi-l-maktabati ― at the library
- بِٱلْمَكْتَبِ ― bi-l-maktabi ― at the office/in the desk
- Synonym: فِي (fī)
- denotes requital, giving or doing in return; for
- اِشْتَرَيْتُهُ بِأَلْفِ رِيَالٍ.
- ištaraytuhu bi-ʔalfi riyālin.
- I bought it for a thousand riyals.
- marks the predicate of a negative copula
- هُوَ لَيْسَ بِشَاهِدٍ وَلَا بِقَارِئٍ.
- huwa laysa bi-šāhidin wa-lā bi-qāriʔin.
- He is not one who witnessed [it] or read [it].
Inflection
editInflected forms | |||||
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Base form | بِـ (bi-) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | بِي (bī) | بِنَا (binā) | |||
Second person | بِكَ (bika) | بِكِ (biki) | بِكُمَا (bikumā) | بِكُمْ (bikum) | بِكُنَّ (bikunna) |
Third person | بِهِ (bihi) | بِهَا (bihā) | بِهِمَا (bihimā) | بِهِمْ (bihim) | بِهِنَّ (bihinna) |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Maltese: b’
Balti
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب (transliteration needed)
- The second letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب (transliteration needed)
- The fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Central Kurdish
editLetter
editب / ب / ب / ب (bā)
- The third letter of the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet. Its name is با (ba) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by ا (a) and followed by پ (pi). Equivalent to b in the Kurdo-Latin alphabet.
See also
editChinese
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب
- The second letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.
Egyptian Arabic
editPronunciation 1
editEtymology
editFrom the Ottoman Turkish convention.
Letter
editب • (be)
- The second letter of the Arabic abjad, به (be). It is preceded by ألف (alif) and followed by ته (te).
Pronunciation 2
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editبـ • (bi-)
- Used to conjugate present indicative verbs from their subjunctive forms.
Etymology 2
editInherited from Arabic بِـ (bi-).
Preposition
editبـ • (bi-)
See also
editپ (be be-talat noʔaṭ)
Gujarati
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (be)
- The second letter of the Lisan ud-Dawat abjad, equivalent to the Gujarati letter બ (ba).
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editHijazi Arabic
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (bāʔ)
- The second letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is بَاء (bāʔ), and is preceded by أ (ʔalif) and followed by ت (tāʔ).
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
edit- پ (pāʔ)
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕēn), غ (ḡēn), ف (fāʔ), ق (gāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), هـ (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
Etymology 2
editProbably from a shortened form of Arabic بَغْيْ (baḡy, “to want”).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editبِـ • (bi)
- -ing (prefix indicating the present continuous tense)
- بِيِتْكَلَّم
- biyitkallam
- he is speaking
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editPreposition
editبِـ • (bi)
Kashmiri
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (b)
- The second letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editKazakh
editAlternative scripts | |
---|---|
Arabic | ب |
Cyrillic | Б, б |
Latin | B, b |
Yañalif | B, ʙ |
Pronunciation
editLetter
editب • (b)
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editKhowar
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب (be)
- The second letter of the Khowar abjad.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editKyrgyz
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (be)
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editMalay
editPronunciation
edit- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [bɐ]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [b]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [p̚]
Letter
editب / ب / ب / ب
- The second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
See also
editNorthern Kurdish
editPreposition
editب (bi)
- Arabic spelling of bi (“by”)
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic and Persian.
Letter
editب • (be)
- The second letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Its name is با (ba, be).
Preposition
editب • (be or bi)
References
edit- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 229
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 313
Pahari-Potwari
editAlternative forms
edit- (letter name): بے (be)
Pronunciation
editLetter
editب (be)
- The second letter of Pahari-Pothwari in the Shahmukhi script.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editPashto
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (be)
- The second letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editPersian
editPronunciation
edit- (phoneme, all dialects) IPA(key): /b/
- (Early Classical Persian, after a vowel) IPA(key): [β]
- (Early Classical Persian, between vowels) IPA(key): [β], [w]
- The phonemes /b/ and /w/ were not strongly distinguished inter-vocally until late Classical Persian.
- (letter name)
Letter
editب / ب / ب / ب • (be)
- The second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Its name is به (be) or بِ (be).
Punjabi
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (be)
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
edit- Previous letter: ا (alif)
- Next letter: پ (pe)
- (Shahmukhi script letters) ا, ب (b), پ (p), ت (t), ٹ (ṭ), ث (s̱), ج (j), چ (c), ح (ḥ), خ (x), د (d), ڈ (ḍ), ذ (ẕ), ر (r), ڑ (ṛ), ز (z), ژ (ž), س (s), ش (ś), ص (ṣ), ض (ẓ), ط (t̤), ظ (z̤), ع (ʻ), غ (ġ), ف (f), ق (q), ک (k), گ (g), ل (l), ࣇ (ḷ), م (m), ن (n), ݨ (ṇ), ں (ṉ), ہ (h), و (v), ی (y), ے (e) (Category: Punjabi letters)
Sindhi
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (be)
- The second letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editSouth Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
editPronunciation
editPreposition
editبـ • (bi-)
Particle
editبـ • (b-)
- prefix indicating the present tense
Tunisian Arabic
editEtymology
editPreposition
editب (b)
- with
- نحب قهوة بالحليب ― nḥib qahwa b-li-ḥlīb ― I like coffee with milk
- ترعش بالخوف ― turʕuš bi-l-ḵūf ― She is shaking with fear
Inflection
editinflected forms of ب | |||||
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Base form | ب (b) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | بي (biyya) | بينا (bīna) | |||
2nd person | بيك (bīk) | بيكم (bīkum) | |||
3rd person | بيه (bīh) | بيها (bīha) | بيهم (bīhum) |
Urdu
editPronunciation
edit- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /beː/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /b/
Letter
editب • (be)
- The second letter of the Urdu abjad.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editUyghur
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب • (be)
- The third letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
See also
editYoruba
editPronunciation
editLetter
editب (b)
Forms
editIsolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ |
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