باص

Arabic

باص

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːsˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

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

1. bus

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

Synonyms

• حَافِلَة (ḥāfila)
• أُتُوبُوس (ʔutūbūs)
• أُتُوبِيس (ʔutūbīs)

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]

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Noun

باص • (bāṣ) m (plural باصات (bāṣāt))

1. bus