باب

العربية

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باب

/baːb/

Where it comes from

Usually considered a borrowing from Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”), from Akkadian 𒆍 (bābum, “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 (bāʔa) بِ (bi) “he has entered into (the house)”.

noun بَاب · bāb · أَبْوَاب · بِيبَان · الْبَاب

door, gate وَادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ
opening, gateway
entrance
gullet, weasand وقد تخرج للدابة من حنكها ويسمي التحنيك وصفة العمل في ذلك إذا أحنكت الدابة فأفتح لها من الدرجة الثالثة والرابعة ولا تفتح لها قرب الباب لأن الدم ربما عسر إمساكه فتلف الدابة.
opportunity, a chance, opening
military tactic, maneuver, an opening to use a strategy
chapter, section, column
group, class, category
appearance of an astronomical body, a juncture, an opening to observe
figuratively domain, field

In English

door portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle
chapter section in a book

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MLA

"باب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

باب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8

Chicago

"باب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {باب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}