بدء

Root entry · 37 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of beginning, starting, initiating, and originating. It extends to the idea of creation, emergence, and the initial state of things. It also encompasses related concepts like precedence, novelty, and spontaneous generation.

Derived headwords

بَدَأَverb

1.
to beginboth
To start an action or process. This is the fundamental meaning of the root.
2.
to originateboth
To create or bring something into existence for the first time.
3.
to leaveclassical
To depart from one's land or place.

بدأ به — He began with it

بدأ الله الخلق — God originated the creation

ابْتَدَأَverb

1.
to beginboth
To initiate something, often implying a new start or a formal beginning.
2.
to createboth
To bring something into existence, similar to 'أبدأ'.

ابتدأ الأمر — He began the matter

ابتدأه ابتدأه — He initiated it, he began it

أَبْدَأَverb

1.
to originateboth
To create something anew or for the first time, emphasizing novelty.
2.
to beginboth
To start something, similar to 'بدأ'.

أبدأه ابتدأه — He originated it, he initiated it

البَدْءnoun

1.
beginningboth
The start or commencement of something.
2.
originboth
The source or initial point of something.
3.
leaderclassical
A chief or a master.
4.
young manclassical
An intelligent and sensible young man.
5.
portionclassical
A share or lot, specifically from a slaughtered camel.
6.
created beingclassical
Something that has been created.
7.
innovated matterclassical
An أمر that is created or initiated.
8.
Islamic wellclassical
A well dug during the early Islamic period.
9.
firstclassical
The primary or earliest one.

البدء: السيد — The beginning: the leader

البدء: الشاب العاقل — The beginning: the intelligent young man

البدء: النصيب من الجزور — The beginning: the portion from the camel

البَدْأةnoun

1.
beginningboth
The start or commencement of something.
2.
portionclassical
A share or lot, specifically from a slaughtered camel.
3.
plantclassical
A type of herb or plant.

البدأة: نبت — The bad'ah: a plant

البَدَاءَةnoun

1.
beginningboth
The start or commencement of something.
2.
intuitionclassical
A sudden insight or understanding; a spontaneous thought.

البداءة: البديهة — The badā'ah: intuition

البَدِيئةnoun

1.
beginningboth
The start or commencement of something.
2.
intuitionclassical
A sudden insight or understanding; a spontaneous thought.

البديئة: البديهة — The badī'ah: intuition

بَدْءًاadverb

1.
initiallyboth
In a starting manner; at the beginning.

وافعله بدءا — And do it initially

أَوَّلُ بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وأول بدء — And the very beginning

بَادِي بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادي بدء — And the very beginning

بَادِي بَدِيnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادي بدي — And the very beginning

بَادِي بَدْأَةnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادي بدأة — And the very beginning

بَدْأَة ذي بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدأة ذي بدء — And the very beginning

بَدْأَة ذي بَدَاءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدأة ذي بداء — And the very beginning

بَدْأَة ذي بَدْأَةnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدأة ذي بدأة — And the very beginning

بَدْأَة ذي بَدِيءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدأة ذي بديء — And the very beginning

بَدَاءَة ذي بَدِيءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبداءة ذي بديء — And the very beginning

بَدْأَة بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدأة بدء — And the very beginning

بَدِيء بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبديء بدء — And the very beginning

بَادِئ بَدِيءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادئ بديء — And the very beginning

بَادِئ بَدِئnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادئ بدئ — And the very beginning

بَدِيء ذي بَدِيءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبديء ذي بديء — And the very beginning

بَادِئ بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادئ بدء — And the very beginning

بَادِئ بَدَاءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادئ بداء — And the very beginning

بَدَا بَدْءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدا بدء — And the very beginning

بَدْأَة بَدْأَةnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبدأة بدأة — And the very beginning

بَادَى بَدnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادى بد — And the very beginning

بَادِي بَدَاءnoun phrase

1.
very beginningboth
The absolute start or origin of something.

وبادي بداء — And the very beginning

عَوْدًا وبَدْءًاadverbial phrase

1.
on the way backboth
Returning along the path from which one came.

وعودا وبدءا — And returning the way he came

مَا يُبْدِئُ وَمَا يُعِيدُidiom

1.
nothing at allclassical
Literally 'what it originates and what it repeats', used to mean nothing, not a word or a deed.

وما يبدئ وما يعيد — What it originates and what it repeats (meaning nothing)

أَبْدَاءnoun

1.
leadersclassical
Plural of 'البدء' when it means leader.
2.
portionsclassical
Plural of 'البدء' when it means a portion.

بُدُوءnoun

1.
leadersclassical
Plural of 'البدء' when it means leader.
2.
portionsclassical
Plural of 'البدء' when it means a portion.

بَدِئَverb

1.
to have measlesclassical
To suffer from measles or a similar rash.

بَدِئَ، بالضم، بدا: جدر — He had measles, with damma, he had rash

بَدَاءname

1.
Bada'classical
A proper name for a group of people.

وبداء، ككتان: اسم جماعة — And Badā', like kattān: the name of a group

بَدَأَتْنَاnoun

1.
our beginningboth
Our start or origin.

في بدأتنا — In our beginning

مَبْدَئِنَاnoun

1.
our originboth
Our source or starting point.

وفي مبدئنا — And in our origin

مَبْدَأَتِنَاnoun

1.
our originboth
Our source or starting point.

ومبدأتنا — And our origin

Parallel reading

بدأ به، كمنع

He began with it, like man'a.

والشيء: فعله ابتداء

And the thing: doing it from the beginning.

ومن أرضه: خرج

And from his land: he departed.

والله الخلق: خلقهم

And God the creation: He created them.

ولك البدء والبدأة والبداءة، ويضمان

And you have the beginning, the bad'ah, and the badā'ah, and they are both pronounced with damma.

والبديئة، أي: لك أن تبدأ

And the badī'ah, meaning: you may begin.

والبديئة: البديهة، كالبداءة

And the badī'ah: intuition, like the badā'ah.

وافعله بدءا

And do it initially.

ورجع عوده على بدئه

And he returned on his path.

وفي عوده وبدئه

And in his return and his path.

وما يبدئ وما يعيد

What it originates and what it repeats.

والبدء: السيد، والشاب العاقل، والنصيب من الجزور، كالبدأة

And the bad': the leader, the intelligent young man, and the portion from the camel, like the bad'ah.

وكالبديع: المخلوق، والأمر المبدع، والبئر الإسلامية

And like the badī': the created being, the innovated matter, and the Islamic well.

والأول، كالبدء

And the first, like the bad'.

وبدئ، بالضم، بدا: جدر، أو حصب بالحصبة

And badi'a, with damma, badā: he had measles, or he had the rash.

وبداء، ككتان: اسم جماعة

And Badā', like kattān: the name of a group.

وكان ذلك في بدأتنا، مثلثة الباء، وفي بدأتنا، محركة، وفي مبدئنا ومبدئنا ومبدأتنا، كذا في (الباهر) لابن عديس

And that was in bad'atinā, with the ba' triply vowelized, and in badā'atinā, with a harakah, and in mabda'inā, mabda'inā, and mabda'atinā, as stated in (Al-Bāhir) by Ibn 'Udays.