ب

Meaning

Character

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

Symbol

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

abbreviation of باب (bāb, “chapter”)

Prep

1. denotes an instrument or tool, with, by (a means)
2. denotes the agent of unaccusative forms
3. denotes accompaniment
4. denotes accompaniment
5. denotes proximity, with, to, next to, at (touching on, connected with, concerning)
6. denotes inclusion, surrounding, or location, within (a place); in; on; at
7. denotes requital, giving or doing in return; for
8. marks the predicate of a negative copula
9. with كَفَى (kafā)
10. with exclamation imperative

Concepts

with

N

Nov.

by

in

Synonyms

ن

ت

ن

ت

ت

ت

ت

مع

في

Translations

avec

N

NV

N

N

N

cum

N

Ν

mit

N

N

n

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baːʔ/

Etymology

From 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.