بوابة

Arabic

Etymology 1

بَوَّابَة

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw.waː.ba/

Noun

بَوَّابَة • (bawwāba) f (plural بَوَّابَات (bawwābāt))

1. gate
2. portal

Declension

Declension of noun بَوَّابَة (bawwāba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَوَّابَة bawwāba	الْبَوَّابَة al-bawwāba	بَوَّابَة bawwābat
Nominative	بَوَّابَةٌ bawwābatun	الْبَوَّابَةُ al-bawwābatu	بَوَّابَةُ bawwābatu
Accusative	بَوَّابَةً bawwābatan	الْبَوَّابَةَ al-bawwābata	بَوَّابَةَ bawwābata
Genitive	بَوَّابَةٍ bawwābatin	الْبَوَّابَةِ al-bawwābati	بَوَّابَةِ bawwābati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَوَّابَتَيْن bawwābatayn	الْبَوَّابَتَيْن al-bawwābatayn	بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay
Nominative	بَوَّابَتَانِ bawwābatāni	الْبَوَّابَتَانِ al-bawwābatāni	بَوَّابَتَا bawwābatā
Accusative	بَوَّابَتَيْنِ bawwābatayni	الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ al-bawwābatayni	بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay
Genitive	بَوَّابَتَيْنِ bawwābatayni	الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ al-bawwābatayni	بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَوَّابَات bawwābāt	الْبَوَّابَات al-bawwābāt	بَوَّابَات bawwābāt
Nominative	بَوَّابَاتٌ bawwābātun	الْبَوَّابَاتُ al-bawwābātu	بَوَّابَاتُ bawwābātu
Accusative	بَوَّابَاتٍ bawwābātin	الْبَوَّابَاتِ al-bawwābāti	بَوَّابَاتِ bawwābāti
Genitive	بَوَّابَاتٍ bawwābātin	الْبَوَّابَاتِ al-bawwābāti	بَوَّابَاتِ bawwābāti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.waː.ba/

Noun

بِوَابَة • (biwāba) f

1. office of doorkeeper/gatekeeper

Declension

Declension of noun بِوَابَة (biwāba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِوَابَة biwāba	الْبِوَابَة al-biwāba	بِوَابَة biwābat
Nominative	بِوَابَةٌ biwābatun	الْبِوَابَةُ al-biwābatu	بِوَابَةُ biwābatu
Accusative	بِوَابَةً biwābatan	الْبِوَابَةَ al-biwābata	بِوَابَةَ biwābata
Genitive	بِوَابَةٍ biwābatin	الْبِوَابَةِ al-biwābati	بِوَابَةِ biwābati

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بوابة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بوابة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَوَّابَة (bawwāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw.waː.be/, [bawˈwæː.be]
• IPA^(key): /baw.waː.ba/, [bawˈwæː.ba]

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Noun

بوّابة • (bawwābe) f (plural بوابات (bawwābāt))

1. gate, large door

   Synonym: باب (bāb)