ب

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /baːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ب • (b)

1. The second letter of the Arabic alphabet, called بَاء (bāʔ) and written in the Arabic script.

Symbol

ب • (b)

1. 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

ب • (b)

1. Abbreviation of باب (bāb, “chapter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi/

Preposition

بِـ • (bi-)

1. 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.

2. 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)

3. denotes accompaniment

   Coordinate term: مَعَ (maʕa)

   1. with (a component)

      قَهْوةٌ بِٱلْحَلِيبِ ― qahwatun bi-l-ḥalībi ― coffee with milk

   2. with (a quality); in (a state)

      بِسُرُورٍ ― bi-surūrin ― with pleasure

      بِٱمْتِيازٍ ― bi-mtiyāzin ― with success and distinction

4. 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

5. 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)

6. denotes requital, giving or doing in return; for

   اِشْتَرَيْتُهُ بِأَلْفِ رِيَالٍ.

   ištaraytuhu bi-ʔalfi riyālin.

   I bought it for a thousand riyals.

7. 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].

Forms

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ڗ, ژ, س, ش, ݜ, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, کٔ, گ, ل, م, ن, ݨ, ݩ, و, ہ, ھ, ی, ے ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, ڷ, م, ن, ں, ہ, ھ, ء, و, ی, ے ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ݳ‎, ݴ‎, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, ݼ, خ, څ, د, ڈ, ذ, ڎ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ݽ, ص, ض, ڞ, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, ݣ, گ, ل, م, ن, ں, و, ݸ, ݹ, ہ, ھ, ݷ, ئ, ی, ݵ, ݶ, ے, ݺ, ݻ ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters: پیت (pît) (script appendix): ئـ, ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ر, ڕ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ع, غ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, گ, ل, ڵ, م, ن, ھ, ہ, و, وو, ۆ, ى, ێ ^[edit]

Forms

Etymology

From the Ottoman Turkish convention.

Letter

ب • (b)

1. The second letter of the Egyptian Arabic alphabet, called به and written in the Arabic script.

Forms

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic بِـ (bi-).

See also

پ (be be-talat noʔaṭ)

Forms

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, ࣇ, م, ن, ݨ, ں, و, ہ, ھ, ء, ی, ے ^[edit]

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ˈbaːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ب • (b)

1. The second letter of the Hijazi Arabic alphabet, called بَاء and written in the Arabic script.

See also

• پ (pāʔ)
• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي ^[edit]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi/

Preposition

بِـ • (bi)

2. -ing (prefix indicating the present continuous tense)

   بِيِتْكَلَّم ― biyitkallam ― he is speaking

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi/

Preposition

بِـ • (bi)

1. with, by (a means)

   بِالْمِطْرَقة ― bi-l-miṭraga ― with a mallet

Forms

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, و, ھ, ے ^[edit]

Forms

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• Arabic script letters: әріптер (ärıpter) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, ݮ, چ, ݯ, ح, خ, څ, ځ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, ݱ, س, ش, ݰ, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, و, ہ, ھ, ی, ے, ئ, ؤ, ء ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters: тамгалар (tamgalar) (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ﻥ, ﺕ, ﺝ, ﭺ, ﺡ, ﻑ, ﻕ, ﻉ, ك, گ, ڭ, ﻝ, ﻡ, و, ۅ, ۉ, ﯗ, ﯞ, ﺱ, ﺵ, ﺩ, ﺭ, ﺯ, ﻩ, ﻯ, ﺀ, ﺋ, ﻲ, ﻯ, ء, ۋ, ﻻ ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ء, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ڬ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, و, ه, ی ^[edit]

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• Shahmukhi script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, ࣇ, م, ن, ݨ, ں, و, ہ, ھ, ء, ی, ے ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ټ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, څ, ځ, د, ډ, ذ, ر, ړ, ز, ژ, ږ, س, ش, ښ, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, ګ, ل, م, ن, ڼ, ں, و, ه, ۀ, ي, ې, ی, ۍ, ئ ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters: حروف (horuf) (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, و, ه, ی ^[edit]

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• Shahmukhi script letters: اکّھر (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, ࣇ, م, ن, ݨ, ں, ہ, و, ی, ے ^[edit]

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• Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي ^[edit]

Inflection

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• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (hurūf) (script appendix): ا (آ, أ, إ), ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, ں, ہ, ھ, و, ی, ے, ء (ئ, ؤ, هٔ, أ, إ), ◌ٰ ^[edit]

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