ب

See also: پ, ت, ٹ, and ث

ب U+0628, ب
ARABIC LETTER BEH
ا
[U+0627]
Arabic ة
[U+0629]
U+FE8F, ﺏ
ARABIC LETTER BEH ISOLATED FORM

[U+FE8E]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FE90]
U+FE90, ﺐ
ARABIC LETTER BEH FINAL FORM

[U+FE8F]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FE91]
U+FE91, ﺑ
ARABIC LETTER BEH INITIAL FORM

[U+FE90]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FE92]
U+FE92, ﺒ
ARABIC LETTER BEH MEDIAL FORM

[U+FE91]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FE93]

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /baːʔ/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب (bāʾ)

  1. The second letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is بَاء (bāʾ) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by أ (ʾ) and followed by ت (t).
See also

Symbol

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب (bāʾ)

  1. The second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by أ (ʾ) and followed by ج (j).

Abbreviation

ب (b. = باب (bāb), bāb)

  1. chapter

Etymology 2

Ultimately Proto-Semitic *bV- (with, in, at, among) with likely interrelation with Proto-Semitic *bayt- (site, location; nest, house); cognates with Ugaritic 𐎁 (b), Aramaic ב־, Classical Syriac ܒ-, Hebrew בְּ־ (bə-), and Ge'ez ().

Pronunciation

Preposition

بِـ (bi-)

  1. with, by (a means)
    بِالْمِطْرَقةbi-l-miṭraqawith a hammer
  2. with (a component)
    قَهْوةٌ بِالْحَلِيبqahwatun bi-l-ḥalībcoffee with milk
  3. with (a quality); in (a state)
    بِسُرُورbisurūrwith pleasure
  4. with, to, at (touching on, connected with, concerning)
    مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَجَرةmarbūṭun bišajaratied to a tree
    لَا عَلاقةَ لَهُ بِالْمَوْضُوعlā ʿalāqata lahu bi-l-mawḍūʿunrelated to the subject
  5. (Levantine, otherwise in limited use) in (a place)
    بِالقَرْيةbi-l-qaryain the village
Inflection

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈbaːʔ/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter

ب (bāʾ)

  1. The second letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is بَاء (bāʾ), and is preceded by أ (ʾ) and followed by ت (t).

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
بـبـبـبـ

See also

پ (pāʾ)


Khowar

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter

ب (be)

  1. The second letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
بـبـبـبـ

See also

  • Previous letter: أ
  • Next letter: پ

Kurdish

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب ()

  1. The second letter of the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet. Its name is با () and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Equivalent to b in the Kurdo-Latin alphabet.

Preposition

ب (transliteration needed)

  1. by

See also

  • bi Kurdo-Latin alphabet
  • Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ب

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/, /w/, /v/

Letter

ب (be)

  1. The second letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Б

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
بـبـبـبـ

See also

  • (Arabic script letters) ا (ا), ب (ب), پ (پ), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), ك (ك), گ (گ), ڭ (ڭ), (), (), و (و), ۅ (ۅ), ۉ (ۉ), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), ﯗﺀ (ﯗﺀ), ﻰﺋ (ﻰﺋ), (), (), ء (ء), يۋ (يۋ), (),

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [bɐ]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [b]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [p̚]

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب

  1. The second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also


Pashto

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter

ب (be)

  1. The second letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
بـبـبـبـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ا
  • Next letter: پ

Persian

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب (be)

  1. The second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Its name is به or بِ.

Tunisian Arabic

Preposition

بـ (b)

  1. with
    • نْحِبْ قَهْوَة بِالْحْلِيبْ (nḥib qahwa bilḥlīb) — I like coffee with milk
    • تُرْعُشْ بِالْخُوفْ (turʿuš bilḫūf) - She is shaking with fear
Inflection

Urdu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter

ب (be)

  1. The second letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
بـبـبـبـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ا
  • Next letter: پ

Uyghur

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter

ب (be)

  1. The third letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
بـبـبـبـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ئە (e)
  • Next letter: پ (p)
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