ب
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ب¹
- /baːʔ/ letter, name
- /b/ letter, name
Where it comes from
From the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢃 (l, “bet”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (l, “bet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐. See also Classical Syriac ܒ (l, “bet”), Hebrew ב (l, “beth”), Ancient Greek β (b), Latin B.
letter b
- The second letter of the Arabic alphabet, called بَاء (bāʔ) and written in the Arabic script.
symbol b
- The second numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by أ (ʔ) and followed by ج (j).
noun b
- abbreviation of باب (bāb, “chapter”)
ب²
- /bi/
Where it comes from
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-), Ge'ez በ (bä) and Egyptian bw.
preposition بِـ · bi- · بِي · بِنَا
- denotes an instrument or tool, with, by (a means) طَرَقْتُ الْمِسْمَارَ بِمِطْرَقَةٍ
- denotes the agent of unaccusative forms هُوَ يَتَقَوَّى بِهِ
- with (a component) قَهْوةٌ بِٱلْحَلِيبِ
- with (a quality); in (a state) بِسُرُورٍ
- denotes proximity, with, to, next to, at (touching on, connected with, concerning) مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَجَرَةٍ
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denotes inclusion, surrounding, or location, within (a place); in; on; at
بِٱلْأَرْضِ
Similar: فِي
- denotes requital, giving or doing in return; for اِشْتَرَيْتُهُ بِأَلْفِ رِيَالٍ.
- marks the predicate of a negative copula هُوَ لَيْسَ بِشَاهِدٍ وَلَا بِقَارِئٍ.
- with ـكَ (-ka) كَفَى بِصِحَّتِكَ ثَرْوَةً
- with exclamation imperative أَجْمِلْ بِفَاطِمَةَ مِنْ اِمْرَأةٍ
In English
Talk about this word "ب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8 "ب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8.Cite this
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title = {ب},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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