بيعة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the verb بايع :to give alliance to, from root ب ي ع (b-y-ʕ).

Noun

بِيعَة • (bīʕa) f (plural بِيَع (biyaʕ))

1. mode or manner of selling

Declension

Declension of noun بِيعَة (bīʕa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَة bīʕa	الْبِيعَة al-bīʕa	بِيعَة bīʕat
Nominative	بِيعَةٌ bīʕatun	الْبِيعَةُ al-bīʕatu	بِيعَةُ bīʕatu
Accusative	بِيعَةً bīʕatan	الْبِيعَةَ al-bīʕata	بِيعَةَ bīʕata
Genitive	بِيعَةٍ bīʕatin	الْبِيعَةِ al-bīʕati	بِيعَةِ bīʕati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَتَيْن bīʕatayn	الْبِيعَتَيْن al-bīʕatayn	بِيعَتَيْ bīʕatay
Nominative	بِيعَتَانِ bīʕatāni	الْبِيعَتَانِ al-bīʕatāni	بِيعَتَا bīʕatā
Accusative	بِيعَتَيْنِ bīʕatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ al-bīʕatayni	بِيعَتَيْ bīʕatay
Genitive	بِيعَتَيْنِ bīʕatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ al-bīʕatayni	بِيعَتَيْ bīʕatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيَع biyaʕ	الْبِيَع al-biyaʕ	بِيَع biyaʕ
Nominative	بِيَعٌ biyaʕun	الْبِيَعُ al-biyaʕu	بِيَعُ biyaʕu
Accusative	بِيَعًا biyaʕan	الْبِيَعَ al-biyaʕa	بِيَعَ biyaʕa
Genitive	بِيَعٍ biyaʕin	الْبِيَعِ al-biyaʕi	بِيَعِ biyaʕi

Noun

بَيْعَة • (bayʕa) f

1. a striking together the hands as a sign that a bargain has been made, as a sign of allegiance or loyalty, and the obedience to such a contract itself

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْعَة (bayʕa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْعَة bayʕa	الْبَيْعَة al-bayʕa	بَيْعَة bayʕat
Nominative	بَيْعَةٌ bayʕatun	الْبَيْعَةُ al-bayʕatu	بَيْعَةُ bayʕatu
Accusative	بَيْعَةً bayʕatan	الْبَيْعَةَ al-bayʕata	بَيْعَةَ bayʕata
Genitive	بَيْعَةٍ bayʕatin	الْبَيْعَةِ al-bayʕati	بَيْعَةِ bayʕati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: beyət
• → Bashkir: бәйғәт (bəyğət)
• → Chagatai: بیعت
  • Uyghur: بەيئەت (bey'et)
  • Uzbek: bayʼat
• → Ottoman Turkish: بیعت (beyʿat)
  • Turkish: biat
• → Persian: بیعت (bey'at)
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: बैअत (baiat)
    • Urdu: بَیعَت (baiʻat)
  • → Punjabi:
    • Shahmukhi script: بَیْعَت (baiʻat)
• → Swahili: bia

Etymology 2

From Aramaic בֵיעֲתָא / ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܳܐ (bēʿṯā, “egg; any egg–shaped object; oval top of an arch or other architectural element”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː.ʕa/
• (Al-Andalus) IPA^(key): /baj.ʕa/

Noun

بِيعَة • (bīʕa) f (plural بِيَع (biyaʕ))

1. a church
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:40:

     وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَّصَلَوَاتٌ وَّمَسٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ ٱللهِ كَثِيرًا

     walawlā dafʕu llāhi n-nāsa baʕḍahum bibaʕḍin llahuddimat ṣawāmiʕu wabiyaʕun wwaṣalawātun wwamasājidu yuḏkaru fīhā smu llāhi kaṯīran

     And were it not that God checks some people by others there in fact would have been demolished churches and monastic cells, and synagogues and mosques wherein the name of God is oft-mentioned.

2. a synagogue

   Synonyms: كَنِيس (kanīs), صَلَاة (ṣalāh)

Declension

Declension of noun بِيعَة (bīʕa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَة bīʕa	الْبِيعَة al-bīʕa	بِيعَة bīʕat
Nominative	بِيعَةٌ bīʕatun	الْبِيعَةُ al-bīʕatu	بِيعَةُ bīʕatu
Accusative	بِيعَةً bīʕatan	الْبِيعَةَ al-bīʕata	بِيعَةَ bīʕata
Genitive	بِيعَةٍ bīʕatin	الْبِيعَةِ al-bīʕati	بِيعَةِ bīʕati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَتَيْن bīʕatayn	الْبِيعَتَيْن al-bīʕatayn	بِيعَتَيْ bīʕatay
Nominative	بِيعَتَانِ bīʕatāni	الْبِيعَتَانِ al-bīʕatāni	بِيعَتَا bīʕatā
Accusative	بِيعَتَيْنِ bīʕatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ al-bīʕatayni	بِيعَتَيْ bīʕatay
Genitive	بِيعَتَيْنِ bīʕatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ al-bīʕatayni	بِيعَتَيْ bīʕatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيَع biyaʕ	الْبِيَع al-biyaʕ	بِيَع biyaʕ
Nominative	بِيَعٌ biyaʕun	الْبِيَعُ al-biyaʕu	بِيَعُ biyaʕu
Accusative	بِيَعًا biyaʕan	الْبِيَعَ al-biyaʕa	بِيَعَ biyaʕa
Genitive	بِيَعٍ biyaʕin	الْبِيَعِ al-biyaʕi	بِيَعِ biyaʕi

Synonyms

• كَنِيسَة (kanīsa)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: بیعه (bia)

References

• “بيعة” in Almaany
• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 204
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 274
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 86–87