بي

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From a diminutive of Arabic أَب (ʔab). Compare also North Levantine Arabic خي (ḵayy, “brother”) vis-à-vis Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajj/

Noun

بي • (bayy) m (plural بيات (bayyāt))

1. (Lebanon) father

   Synonym: أب (ʔabb) [Syria]

   Coordinate term: إم (ʔimm, “mother”)