Arabic edit

Root
ب د ء (b-d-ʔ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bi.daː.ja/
  • (file)

Noun edit

بِدَايَة (bidāyaf (plural بِدَايَات (bidāyāt))

  1. beginning, start
  2. commencement, onset, inception
  3. dawn

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ب د ي
2 terms

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِدَايَة (bidāya).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bi.daː.je/, [biˈdæː.je]
  • IPA(key): /bi.daː.ja/, [biˈdæː.ja]
  • (file)

Noun edit

بداية (bidāyef

  1. beginning
    Synonym: أوّل (ʔawwal)
    Antonyms: آخر (ʔāḵer), نهاية (nihāye)