See also: بیضه

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Singulative noun composed of بَيْض (bayḍ, eggs) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baj.dˤa/
  • (file)
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /beːdˤa/, [be̞ːdˤa]

Noun edit

بَيْضَة (bayḍaf (singulative, collective بَيْض m (bayḍ), plural بَيْضَات (bayḍāt))

  1. egg
  2. testicle
    Synonym: خِصْيَة (ḵiṣya)
  3. helmet
    Synonym: خُوذَة (ḵūḏa)
  4. main part, substance, essence
  5. counterweight of a steelyard

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Maltese: bajda
  • Ottoman Turkish: بیضه (beyza)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ب ي ض
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic بَيْضَة (bayḍa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /beː.dˤe/, [ˈbeː.dˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /beː.dˤa/, [ˈbeː.dˤɑ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

بيضة (bēḍaf (singulative, collective بيض m (bēḍ), plural بيضات (bēḍāt))

  1. egg