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باب

Signification

Concepts

(Anglais)

door, gate
opening, gateway
entrance
gullet, weasand
opportunity, a chance, opening
military tactic, maneuver, an opening to use a strategy
chapter, section, column
group, class, category
appearance of an astronomical body, a juncture, an opening to observe
(figuratively) domain, field

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/baːb/

Usually considered a borrowing from Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”), from Akkadian 𒆍 (bābum, “gate”), particularly since the Arabs, living in tents, did not need doors. However, Hans Bauer considers all of these words native, explaining the formation as an ancient univerbation of etyma equivalent to Arabic بَاءَ (bāʔa) بِ (bi) “he has entered into (the house)”.