بابا
Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
بَابَا • (bābā) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābawāt) or بَابَاوَات (bābāwāt))
Usage notes edit
- 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.
Declension edit
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 terms edit
- بَابَوِيّ (bābawiyy)
- بَابَوِيَّة (bābawiyya)
Etymology 2 edit
From baby talk.
Noun edit
بَابَا • (bābā) m
Declension edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From baby talk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
بابا • (bāba) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābāwāt) or بَابَهات (bābāhāt))
Usage notes edit
The mentioned plurals are rarely used, while the most common plural is أَبَّهات (abbahāt) which stems from the Classical Arabic word أَبْ (ʔab).
Khalaj edit
Noun edit
بابا (bâba) (definite accusative باباݧ, plural بابالار)
Declension edit
Ottoman Turkish edit
Noun edit
بابا • (baba)
Declension edit
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) |
Derived terms edit
- آق بابا (ak baba, “vulture”)
Related terms edit
- انا (ana, “mother”)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: baba
- → German: baba
- → Albanian: baba
- → Armenian: (Constantinople) պապա (papa), (Van) բաբա (baba)
- → Laz: ბაბა (baba)
References edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بابا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 314
Pashto edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
بابا • (bābā́) m
Declension edit
declension of بابا
Synonyms edit
- (father): پلار
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Persian pāpa, linguistically related to the common European word papa and the word pope, having the same Indo-European origin.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [bɑː.ˈβɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒː.bɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ.bɔ́]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | bāḇā |
Dari reading? | bābā, bābāy |
Iranian reading? | bâbâ |
Tajik reading? | bobo |
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Noun edit
Dari | بابا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бобо |
بابا • (bâbâ)
- (colloquial) dad, daddy, father
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1174:
- (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather
- (colloquial) fellow
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Khalaj: bâba
South Levantine Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- يابا (yāba)
Etymology edit
From baby talk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
بابا • (ḅāḅa) m
See also edit
Urdu edit
Noun edit
Ushojo edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
بابا (bābā)