See also: ابتدا

Arabic edit

Root
ب د ء (b-d-ʔ)

Verb edit

اِبْتَدَأَ (ibtadaʔa) VIII, non-past يَبْتَدِئُ‎ (yabtadiʔu)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to begin, to commence
    مَتَى سَتَبْتَدِئُ الْحَفْلَةُ؟
    matā satabtadiʔu l-ḥaflatu?
    When will the party start?"

Conjugation edit