باص

Arabic

بَاصْ

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːsˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

بَاص • (bāṣ) m (plural بَاصَات (bāṣāt))

1. bus

   Synonyms: حَافِلَة (ḥāfila), أُتُوبُوس (ʔutūbūs), أُتُوبِيس (ʔutūbīs)

   اَلْبَاصْ لَيْسَ هُنَاكْ!

   al-bāṣ laysa hunāk!

   The bus isn't here!

   لَا يَعْرِفُونَ مَتٰى يَنطَلِقْ اَلبَاصْ.

   You (all) do not know when the bus leaves.

Declension

Declension of noun بَاص (bāṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاص bāṣ	الْبَاص al-bāṣ	بَاص bāṣ
Nominative	بَاصٌ bāṣun	الْبَاصُ al-bāṣu	بَاصُ bāṣu
Accusative	بَاصًا bāṣan	الْبَاصَ al-bāṣa	بَاصَ bāṣa
Genitive	بَاصٍ bāṣin	الْبَاصِ al-bāṣi	بَاصِ bāṣi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاصَيْن bāṣayn	الْبَاصَيْن al-bāṣayn	بَاصَيْ bāṣay
Nominative	بَاصَانِ bāṣāni	الْبَاصَانِ al-bāṣāni	بَاصَا bāṣā
Accusative	بَاصَيْنِ bāṣayni	الْبَاصَيْنِ al-bāṣayni	بَاصَيْ bāṣay
Genitive	بَاصَيْنِ bāṣayni	الْبَاصَيْنِ al-bāṣayni	بَاصَيْ bāṣay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاصَات bāṣāt	الْبَاصَات al-bāṣāt	بَاصَات bāṣāt
Nominative	بَاصَاتٌ bāṣātun	الْبَاصَاتُ al-bāṣātu	بَاصَاتُ bāṣātu
Accusative	بَاصَاتٍ bāṣātin	الْبَاصَاتِ al-bāṣāti	بَاصَاتِ bāṣāti
Genitive	بَاصَاتٍ bāṣātin	الْبَاصَاتِ al-bāṣāti	بَاصَاتِ bāṣāti

References

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “باص”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “باص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /bɑːsˤ/

Noun

باص • (bāṣ) m (plural باصات (bāṣāt))

1. bus

   Synonym: بوعرام (buʕarrām)

South Levantine Arabic

الباصات مفيدة كتير في مالطا ― buses are very useful in Malta

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːsˤ/, [bɑːsˤ]

• Audio (Amman):

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Noun

باص • (bāṣ) m (plural باصات (bāṣāt))

1. bus