Arabic

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Root
ب د ء (b d ʔ)
7 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bi.daː.ja/
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Noun

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بِدَايَة (bidāyaf (plural بِدَايَات (bidāyāt))

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

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ب د ي
2 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic بِدَايَة (bidāya).

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Noun

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بداية (bidāyef

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