بابا
ArabicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
بَابَا • (bābā) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābawāt) or بَابَاوَات (bābāwāt))
Usage notesEdit
- The Bishop of Rome is often specified as بَابَا ٱلْفاتِيكان (bābā l-fātīkān, literally “Pope of the Vatican”) to distinguish him from the Coptic pope.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)
Singular | singular invariable | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Nominative | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Accusative | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Genitive | بَابَا bābā |
الْبَابَا al-bābā |
بَابَا bābā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَابَاوَيْن bābāwayn |
الْبَابَاوَيْن al-bābāwayn |
بَابَاوَيْ bābāway |
Nominative | بَابَاوَانِ bābāwāni |
الْبَابَاوَانِ al-bābāwāni |
بَابَاوَا bābāwā |
Accusative | بَابَاوَيْنِ bābāwayni |
الْبَابَاوَيْنِ al-bābāwayni |
بَابَاوَيْ bābāway |
Genitive | بَابَاوَيْنِ bābāwayni |
الْبَابَاوَيْنِ al-bābāwayni |
بَابَاوَيْ bābāway |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَابَوَات; بَابَاوَات bābawāt; bābāwāt |
الْبَابَوَات; الْبَابَاوَات al-bābawāt; al-bābāwāt |
بَابَوَات; بَابَاوَات bābawāt; bābāwāt |
Nominative | بَابَوَاتٌ; بَابَاوَاتٌ bābawātun; bābāwātun |
الْبَابَوَاتُ; الْبَابَاوَاتُ al-bābawātu; al-bābāwātu |
بَابَوَاتُ; بَابَاوَاتُ bābawātu; bābāwātu |
Accusative | بَابَوَاتٍ; بَابَاوَاتٍ bābawātin; bābāwātin |
الْبَابَوَاتِ; الْبَابَاوَاتِ al-bābawāti; al-bābāwāti |
بَابَوَاتِ; بَابَاوَاتِ bābawāti; bābāwāti |
Genitive | بَابَوَاتٍ; بَابَاوَاتٍ bābawātin; bābāwātin |
الْبَابَوَاتِ; الْبَابَاوَاتِ al-bābawāti; al-bābāwāti |
بَابَوَاتِ; بَابَاوَاتِ bābawāti; bābāwāti |
Related termsEdit
- بَابَوِيّ (bābawiyy)
- بَابَوِيَّة (bābawiyya)
Etymology 2Edit
From baby talk.
NounEdit
بَابَا • (bābā) m
DeclensionEdit
Hijazi ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From baby talk.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
بابا • (bāba) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābāwāt) or بَابَهات (bābāhāt))
Usage notesEdit
The mentioned plurals are rarely used, while the most common plural is أَبَّهات (abbahāt) which stems from the Classical Arabic word أَبْ (ʔab).
KhalajEdit
NounEdit
بابا (bâbâ) (definite accusative بابانؽ, plural بابالار)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of بابا
Ottoman TurkishEdit
NounEdit
بابا • (baba)
DeclensionEdit
declension of بابا
singular (مفرد) | plural (جمع) | |
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nominative | بابا (baba) | بابالر (babalar) |
genitive | بابانڭ (babanıñ) | بابالرڭ (babalarıñ) |
dative | بابایه (babaya) | بابالره (babalara) |
definite accusative | بابایی (babayı) | بابالری (babaları) |
locative | باباده (babada) | بابالرده (babalarda) |
ablative | بابادن (babadan) | بابالردن (babalardan) |
Related termsEdit
- انا (ana, “mother”)
DescendantsEdit
PashtoEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
بابا • (bâbâ) m
DeclensionEdit
declension of بابا
SynonymsEdit
- (father): پلار
PersianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Persian pāpa, linguistically related to the common European word papa and the word pope, having the same Indo-European origin.
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /bɑːˈbɑː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /bɑːˈbɑː(j)/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /bɒːˈbɒː/
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NounEdit
Dari | بابا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бобо (bobo) |
بابا • (bâbâ)
- (colloquial) dad, daddy, father
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1174:
- (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather
- (colloquial) fellow
Derived termsEdit
South Levantine ArabicEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- يابا (yāba)
EtymologyEdit
From baby talk.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
بابا • (ḅāḅa) m
See alsoEdit
UrduEdit
NounEdit
UshojoEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
بابا (bābā)