بيت

See also: بیت and تيب

Arabic

Root
ب ي ت (b-y-t)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajt/

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Noun

بَيْت • (bayt) m (plural بُيُوت (buyūt) or بُيُوتَات (buyūtāt))

1. house, building
2. tent (dwelling)
3. room, apartment, flat
4. commercial house
5. settlement, decision, scheme
6. garden bed
7. family, dynasty
8. box, case, covering, sheath

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْت (bayt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْت bayt	الْبَيْت al-bayt	بَيْت bayt
Nominative	بَيْتٌ baytun	الْبَيْتُ al-baytu	بَيْتُ baytu
Accusative	بَيْتًا baytan	الْبَيْتَ al-bayta	بَيْتَ bayta
Genitive	بَيْتٍ baytin	الْبَيْتِ al-bayti	بَيْتِ bayti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْتَيْن baytayn	الْبَيْتَيْن al-baytayn	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Nominative	بَيْتَانِ baytāni	الْبَيْتَانِ al-baytāni	بَيْتَا baytā
Accusative	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Genitive	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُيُوت‎; بُيُوتَات buyūt‎; buyūtāt	الْبُيُوت‎; الْبُيُوتَات al-buyūt‎; al-buyūtāt	بُيُوت‎; بُيُوتَات buyūt‎; buyūtāt
Nominative	بُيُوتٌ‎; بُيُوتَاتٌ buyūtun‎; buyūtātun	الْبُيُوتُ‎; الْبُيُوتَاتُ al-buyūtu‎; al-buyūtātu	بُيُوتُ‎; بُيُوتَاتُ buyūtu‎; buyūtātu
Accusative	بُيُوتًا‎; بُيُوتَاتٍ buyūtan‎; buyūtātin	الْبُيُوتَ‎; الْبُيُوتَاتِ al-buyūta‎; al-buyūtāti	بُيُوتَ‎; بُيُوتَاتِ buyūta‎; buyūtāti
Genitive	بُيُوتٍ‎; بُيُوتَاتٍ buyūtin‎; buyūtātin	الْبُيُوتِ‎; الْبُيُوتَاتِ al-buyūti‎; al-buyūtāti	بُيُوتِ‎; بُيُوتَاتِ buyūti‎; buyūtāti

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: بيت (bēt)
• Gulf Arabic: بيت (bēt)
• Hijazi Arabic: بيت (bēt)
• Maltese: bejt
• Moroccan Arabic: بيت (bīt), بيت (bayt)
• → Azerbaijani: beyt
• → Malay: bait

Noun

بَيْت • (bayt) m (plural أَبْيَات (ʔabyāt))

1. verse

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْت (bayt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْت bayt	الْبَيْت al-bayt	بَيْت bayt
Nominative	بَيْتٌ baytun	الْبَيْتُ al-baytu	بَيْتُ baytu
Accusative	بَيْتًا baytan	الْبَيْتَ al-bayta	بَيْتَ bayta
Genitive	بَيْتٍ baytin	الْبَيْتِ al-bayti	بَيْتِ bayti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْتَيْن baytayn	الْبَيْتَيْن al-baytayn	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Nominative	بَيْتَانِ baytāni	الْبَيْتَانِ al-baytāni	بَيْتَا baytā
Accusative	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Genitive	بَيْتَيْنِ baytayni	الْبَيْتَيْنِ al-baytayni	بَيْتَيْ baytay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْيَات ʔabyāt	الْأَبْيَات al-ʔabyāt	أَبْيَات ʔabyāt
Nominative	أَبْيَاتٌ ʔabyātun	الْأَبْيَاتُ al-ʔabyātu	أَبْيَاتُ ʔabyātu
Accusative	أَبْيَاتًا ʔabyātan	الْأَبْيَاتَ al-ʔabyāta	أَبْيَاتَ ʔabyāta
Genitive	أَبْيَاتٍ ʔabyātin	الْأَبْيَاتِ al-ʔabyāti	أَبْيَاتِ ʔabyāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: beyt
• → Ottoman Turkish: بیت (beyt, beyit)
  • Turkish: beyit

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بيت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.ja.ta/

Verb

بَيَّتَ • (bayyata) II, non-past يُبَيِّتُ‎ (yubayyitu)

1. to brood
2. to contrive, to hatch (a plan, plot)
3. to put (someone) up for the night
4. to flunk, to fail (in school)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَيَّتَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَبْيِيت tabyīt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَيِّت mubayyit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَيَّت mubayyat
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَيَّتُّ bayyattu	بَيَّتَّ bayyatta	بَيَّتَ bayyata		بَيَّتُّمَا bayyattumā	بَيَّتَا bayyatā		بَيَّتْنَا bayyatnā	بَيَّتُّمْ bayyattum	بَيَّتُوا bayyatū
	f		بَيَّتِّ bayyatti	بَيَّتَتْ bayyatat			بَيَّتَتَا bayyatatā			بَيَّتُّنَّ bayyattunna	بَيَّتْنَ bayyatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَيِّتُ ʔubayyitu	تُبَيِّتُ tubayyitu	يُبَيِّتُ yubayyitu		تُبَيِّتَانِ tubayyitāni	يُبَيِّتَانِ yubayyitāni		نُبَيِّتُ nubayyitu	تُبَيِّتُونَ tubayyitūna	يُبَيِّتُونَ yubayyitūna
	f		تُبَيِّتِينَ tubayyitīna	تُبَيِّتُ tubayyitu			تُبَيِّتَانِ tubayyitāni			تُبَيِّتْنَ tubayyitna	يُبَيِّتْنَ yubayyitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَيِّتَ ʔubayyita	تُبَيِّتَ tubayyita	يُبَيِّتَ yubayyita		تُبَيِّتَا tubayyitā	يُبَيِّتَا yubayyitā		نُبَيِّتَ nubayyita	تُبَيِّتُوا tubayyitū	يُبَيِّتُوا yubayyitū
	f		تُبَيِّتِي tubayyitī	تُبَيِّتَ tubayyita			تُبَيِّتَا tubayyitā			تُبَيِّتْنَ tubayyitna	يُبَيِّتْنَ yubayyitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَيِّتْ ʔubayyit	تُبَيِّتْ tubayyit	يُبَيِّتْ yubayyit		تُبَيِّتَا tubayyitā	يُبَيِّتَا yubayyitā		نُبَيِّتْ nubayyit	تُبَيِّتُوا tubayyitū	يُبَيِّتُوا yubayyitū
	f		تُبَيِّتِي tubayyitī	تُبَيِّتْ tubayyit			تُبَيِّتَا tubayyitā			تُبَيِّتْنَ tubayyitna	يُبَيِّتْنَ yubayyitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَيِّتْ bayyit			بَيِّتَا bayyitā				بَيِّتُوا bayyitū
	f		بَيِّتِي bayyitī							بَيِّتْنَ bayyitna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُيِّتُّ buyyittu	بُيِّتَّ buyyitta	بُيِّتَ buyyita		بُيِّتُّمَا buyyittumā	بُيِّتَا buyyitā		بُيِّتْنَا buyyitnā	بُيِّتُّمْ buyyittum	بُيِّتُوا buyyitū
	f		بُيِّتِّ buyyitti	بُيِّتَتْ buyyitat			بُيِّتَتَا buyyitatā			بُيِّتُّنَّ buyyittunna	بُيِّتْنَ buyyitna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَيَّتُ ʔubayyatu	تُبَيَّتُ tubayyatu	يُبَيَّتُ yubayyatu		تُبَيَّتَانِ tubayyatāni	يُبَيَّتَانِ yubayyatāni		نُبَيَّتُ nubayyatu	تُبَيَّتُونَ tubayyatūna	يُبَيَّتُونَ yubayyatūna
	f		تُبَيَّتِينَ tubayyatīna	تُبَيَّتُ tubayyatu			تُبَيَّتَانِ tubayyatāni			تُبَيَّتْنَ tubayyatna	يُبَيَّتْنَ yubayyatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَيَّتَ ʔubayyata	تُبَيَّتَ tubayyata	يُبَيَّتَ yubayyata		تُبَيَّتَا tubayyatā	يُبَيَّتَا yubayyatā		نُبَيَّتَ nubayyata	تُبَيَّتُوا tubayyatū	يُبَيَّتُوا yubayyatū
	f		تُبَيَّتِي tubayyatī	تُبَيَّتَ tubayyata			تُبَيَّتَا tubayyatā			تُبَيَّتْنَ tubayyatna	يُبَيَّتْنَ yubayyatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَيَّتْ ʔubayyat	تُبَيَّتْ tubayyat	يُبَيَّتْ yubayyat		تُبَيَّتَا tubayyatā	يُبَيَّتَا yubayyatā		نُبَيَّتْ nubayyat	تُبَيَّتُوا tubayyatū	يُبَيَّتُوا yubayyatū
	f		تُبَيَّتِي tubayyatī	تُبَيَّتْ tubayyat			تُبَيَّتَا tubayyatā			تُبَيَّتْنَ tubayyatna	يُبَيَّتْنَ yubayyatna

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː.ta/

Verb

بِيتَ • (bīta) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of بَاتَ (bāta)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ي ت
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيْت (bayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːt/, [be̞ːt]

Noun

بيت • (bēt) m (plural بِيُوت (biyūt))

1. house, building
2. commercial house
3. family, dynasty

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَّتَ (bayyata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jat/

Verb

بَيَّت • (bayyat) II (non-past يِبَيِّت (yibayyit))

1. to stay out overnight

Conjugation

Conjugation of بيت (bayyat)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بيتت (bayyatt)	بيتت (bayyatt)	بيت (bayyat)		بيتنا (bayyatna)	بيتتوا (bayyattu)	بيتوا (bayyatu)
	f		بيتتي (bayyatti)	بيتت (bayyatat)
non-past	m	أبيت (ʔabayyit)	تبيت (tibayyit)	يبيت (yibayyit)		نبيت (nibayyit)	تبيتوا (tibayyitu)	يبيتوا (yibayyitu)
	f		تبيتي (tibayyiti)	تبيت (tibayyit)
imperative	m		بيت (bayyit)				بيتوا (bayyitu)
	f		بيتي (bayyiti)

Related terms

• بات (bāt, “to sleep over”)

Malay

Noun

بيت (plural بيت-بيت or بيت۲, informal 1st possessive بيتکو, 2nd possessive بيتمو, 3rd possessive بيتڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of bait (“house”).

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ي ت
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيْت (bayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːt/, /bajt/

• Audio

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Noun

بِيت or بَيْت • (bīt or bayt) m (plural بيوت (byūt) or بيوتة (byūta))

1. room

Derived terms

• بيت الخزين (bīt le-ḵzīn)
• بيت الراحة (bīt er-rāḥa)
• بيت الما (bīt el-mā)

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَّتَ (bayyata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jat/

Verb

بيت • (bayyat) II (non-past يبيت (ybayyat))

1. to put up someone for the night
2. to provide lodging

Conjugation

Conjugation of بيت
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بيّتت (bayyatt)	بيّتتي (bayyatti)	بيّت (bayyat)		بيّتنا (bayyatna)	بيّتتوا (bayyattu)	بيّتوا (bayytu)
	f			بيّتت (bayytāt)
non-past	m	نبيّت (nbayyat)	تبيّت (tbayyat)	يبيّت (ybayyat)		نبيّتوا (nbayytu)	تبيّتوا (tbayytu)	يبيّتوا (ybayytu)
	f		تبيّتي (tbayyti)	تبيّت (tbayyat)
imperative	m		بيّت (bayyat)				بيّتوا (bayytu)
	f		بيّتي (bayyti)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ي ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْت (bayt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːt/, [beːt]

• Audio (Amman)

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Noun

بيت • (bēt) m (plural بيوت (byūt))

1. house, home

   Synonym: دار (dār)

   صاحب البيت ― ṣāḥeb il-bēt ― the landlord (literally, “the owner of the house”)

   Audio (Ramallah)

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2. case (container)

   بيت النضارات ― bēt in-naḍḍārāt ― glasses case

   بيت مخدة ― bēt mḵadde ― pillowcase

   Audio (Ramallah)

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