ب

See also: پ‎, ت‎, ٹ‎, and ث‎

ب U+0628, ب
ARABIC LETTER BEH
← ا
[U+0627] 		Arabic ة →
[U+0629]
ﺏ U+FE8F, ﺏ
ARABIC LETTER BEH ISOLATED FORM
← ﺎ
[U+FE8E] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺐ →
[U+FE90]
ﺐ U+FE90, ﺐ
ARABIC LETTER BEH FINAL FORM
← ﺏ
[U+FE8F] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺑ →
[U+FE91]
ﺑ U+FE91, ﺑ
ARABIC LETTER BEH INITIAL FORM
← ﺐ
[U+FE90] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺒ →
[U+FE92]
ﺒ U+FE92, ﺒ
ARABIC LETTER BEH MEDIAL FORM
← ﺑ
[U+FE91] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺓ →
[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 በ (bä).

Pronunciation

Preposition

بِـ • (bi-)

  1. with, by (a means)
    ‏بِالْمِطْرَقة‎ ― bi-l-miṭraqa ― with a hammer
  2. with (a component)
    ‏قَهْوةٌ بِالْحَلِيب‎ ― qahwatun bi-l-ḥalīb ― coffee with milk
  3. with (a quality); in (a state)
    ‏بِسُرُور‎ ― bisurūr ― with pleasure
  4. with, to, at (touching on, connected with, concerning)
    ‏مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَجَرة‎ ― marbūṭun bišajara ― tied to a tree
    ‏لَا عَلاقةَ لَهُ بِالْمَوْضُوع‎ ― lā ʿalāqata lahu bi-l-mawḍūʿ ― unrelated to the subject
  5. (Levantine, otherwise in limited use) in (a place)
    ‏بِالقَرْية‎ ― bi-l-qarya ― in the village
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form بِـ (bi-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person بِي‎ (bī) بِنَا‎ (binā)
Second person بِكَ‎ (bika) بِكِ‎ (biki) بِكُمَا‎ (bikumā) بِكُمْ‎ (bikum) بِكُنَّ‎ (bikunna)
Third person بِهِ‎ (bihi) بِهَا‎ (bihā) بِهِمَا‎ (bihimā) بِهِمْ‎ (bihim) بِهِنَّ‎ (bihinna)

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 • (bā)

  1. The second letter of the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet. Its name is با‎ (bā) 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
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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), ﻥ‎ (ﻥ), ﺕ‎ (ﺕ), ﺝ‎ (ﺝ), ﭺ‎ (ﭺ), ﺡ‎ (ﺡ), ﻑ‎ (ﻑ), ﻕ‎ (ﻕ), ﻉ‎ (ﻉ), ك‎ (ك), گ‎ (گ), ڭ‎ (ڭ), ﻝ‎ (ﻝ), ﻡ‎ (ﻡ), و‎ (و), ۅ‎ (ۅ), ۉ‎ (ۉ), ﯗ‎ (ﯗ), ﯞ‎ (ﯞ), ﺱ‎ (ﺱ), ﺵ‎ (ﺵ), ﺩ‎ (ﺩ), ﺭ‎ (ﺭ), ﺯ‎ (ﺯ), ﻩ‎ (ﻩ), ﻯ‎ (ﻯ), ﯗﺀ‎ (ﯗﺀ), ﻰﺋ‎ (ﻰﺋ), ﻲ‎ (ﻲ), ﻯ‎ (ﻯ), ء‎ (ء), يۋ‎ (يۋ), ﻻ‎ (ﻻ),

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
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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
    Inflected forms
Base form بِيـ‎ (bī)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
First person بِيَّا‎ (biyyā) بِينَا‎ (bīnā)
Second person بِيكْ‎ (bīk) بِيكُم‎ (bīkum)
Third person بِيهْ‎ (bīh) بِيهَا‎ (bīhā) بِيهُم‎ (bīhum)

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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