باب

See also: تأت‎, پاپ‎, بات‎, تاب‎, تأب‎, and باپ‎

Arabic
بَاب

Etymology

Usually considered a borrowing from Aramaic בָּבָא‎ (bāḇā, “gate”), from Akkadian 𒆍 (bābum [KA2], “gate”), particularly since the Arabs, living in tents, did not need doors. However, Hans Bauer considers all of these words native, explaining the formation as an ancient univerbation of etyma equivalent to Arabic بَاءَ‎ (bāʾa) بِ‎ (bi) “he has entered into (the house)”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baːb/
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Noun

بَاب • (bāb) m (plural أَبْوَاب‎ (ʾabwāb) or بِيبَان‎ (bībān))

  1. door, gate
  2. opening, gateway
  3. entrance
  4. opportunity, a chance, opening
  5. military tactic, maneuver, an opening to use a strategy
  6. chapter, section, column
  7. group, class, category
  8. (astronomy) appearance of an astronomical body, a juncture, an opening to observe
  9. (figuratively) domain, field

Declension
Declension of noun بَاب (bāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَاب
bāb		 الْبَاب‎
al-bāb		 بَاب
bāb
Nominative بَابٌ
bābun		 الْبَابُ‎
al-bābu		 بَابُ
bābu
Accusative بَابًا‎
bāban		 الْبَابَ‎
al-bāba		 بَابَ
bāba
Genitive بَابٍ
bābin		 الْبَابِ‎
al-bābi		 بَابِ
bābi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَابَيْن‎
bābayn		 الْبَابَيْن‎
al-bābayn		 بَابَيْ‎
bābay
Nominative بَابَانِ‎
bābāni		 الْبَابَانِ‎
al-bābāni		 بَابَا‎
bābā
Accusative بَابَيْنِ‎
bābayni		 الْبَابَيْنِ‎
al-bābayni		 بَابَيْ‎
bābay
Genitive بَابَيْنِ‎
bābayni		 الْبَابَيْنِ‎
al-bābayni		 بَابَيْ‎
bābay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَبْوَاب‎‎; بِيبَان‎
ʾabwāb‎; bībān		 الْأَبْوَاب‎‎; الْبِيبَان‎
al-ʾabwāb‎; al-bībān		 أَبْوَاب‎‎; بِيبَان‎
ʾabwāb‎; bībān
Nominative أَبْوَابٌ‎‎; بِيبَانٌ‎
ʾabwābun‎; bībānun		 الْأَبْوَابُ‎‎; الْبِيبَانُ‎
al-ʾabwābu‎; al-bībānu		 أَبْوَابُ‎‎; بِيبَانُ‎
ʾabwābu‎; bībānu
Accusative أَبْوَابًا‎‎; بِيبَانًا‎
ʾabwāban‎; bībānan		 الْأَبْوَابَ‎‎; الْبِيبَانَ‎
al-ʾabwāba‎; al-bībāna		 أَبْوَابَ‎‎; بِيبَانَ‎
ʾabwāba‎; bībāna
Genitive أَبْوَابٍ‎‎; بِيبَانٍ‎
ʾabwābin‎; bībānin		 الْأَبْوَابِ‎‎; الْبِيبَانِ‎
al-ʾabwābi‎; al-bībāni		 أَبْوَابِ‎‎; بِيبَانِ‎
ʾabwābi‎; bībāni

Derived terms
  • مَقْبِض الْبَاب‎ (maqbiḍ al-bāb, “doorknob”)
  • بَابَة‎ (bāba)
  • بَوَّاب‎ (bawwāb)
  • بَوَّابَة‎ (bawwāba)
  • تَبْوِيب‎ (tabwīb)
  • مُبَوَّب‎ (mubawwab)

References
  • Bauer, Hans (1935), “Etymologica II”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 10, page 165
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 14
  • Freytag, Georg (1830), “باب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 170
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 74
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “باب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 101
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “باب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 30

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛːp/

Noun

باب • (bāb) m (plural بيبان‎ (bibā́n))

  1. door (portal of entry into a building or room)

Persian

Adjective

باب • (bâb)

  1. appropriate

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَاب‎ (bāb).

Noun
Dari Persian باب
Iranian Persian باب
Tajiki Persian боб (bob)

باب • (bâb) (plural باب‌ها‎ (bâb-hâ))

  1. door
  2. gate
  3. chapter

Proper noun

باب • (bâb)

  1. the Báb
Synonyms
  • بابی‎ (bâbi)

Noun

باب • (bâb)

  1. (archaic) father

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English Bob.

Proper noun

باب • (bâb)

  1. A male given name, Bob.
    ‏باب اسفنجی‎ ― bâb esfanji ― SpongeBob
    ‏باب دیلن‎ ― bâb dilen ― Bob Dylan
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