البوباة

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a gate, door, or entrance, extending to metaphorical meanings like a goal, limit, or a specific path. It also encompasses geographical locations and personal names derived from this core idea.

Derived headwords

البوباةnoun

1.
Desertclassical
A vast, desolate plain or wilderness.
2.
Difficult passclassical
A steep and arduous mountain pass, specifically mentioned as being on the route to Yemen.

البابnoun

1.
Doorboth
The primary meaning is a door or gate, a means of entry or exit.
2.
Goal/Limitboth
In mathematics and legal contexts, it signifies the limit, boundary, or ultimate goal.
3.
Section/Chapterboth
Refers to a section or chapter within a book, often metaphorically.
4.
City/Placeboth
Designates a specific city or geographical location.

والباب والبابة في الحساب والحدود: الغاية — And the bāb and bābah in calculation and limits: the goal.

والباب: د بحلب — And al-Bāb: a town in Aleppo.

وباب الأبواب: ثغر بالخزر — And Bāb al-Abwāb: a frontier city among the Khazars.

أبوابnoun

1.
Doors/Gatesboth
The plural of 'bāb', referring to multiple doors or gates.

بيبانnoun

1.
Doors/Gatesclassical
Another plural form of 'bāb', also meaning doors or gates.

أبوبةnoun

1.
Doors/Gatesclassical
A rare plural form of 'bāb'.

البوابnoun

1.
Doorkeeperboth
One who guards or operates a door or gate; a gatekeeper.
2.
Professionboth
The occupation or craft of being a doorkeeper.
3.
Horse nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Ziyad ibn Abihi.

والبواب: لازمه، وحرفته: البوابة، وفرس زياد ابن أبيه — And al-Bawwāb: his attendant, and his profession: the gatekeeping, and the horse of Ziyad ibn Abihi.

البوابةnoun

1.
Gatekeepingboth
The act or profession of guarding a gate or door.

يبوبverb

1.
To be a doorkeeperboth
To serve as a doorkeeper or gatekeeper for someone.

وباب له يبوب: صار بوابا له — And bāba lahu yubūbu: he became a doorkeeper for him.

تبوبverb

1.
To appoint as doorkeeperboth
To take someone on as a doorkeeper or gatekeeper.

وتبوب بوابا: اتخذه — And tabawwaba bawwāban: he appointed him as a doorkeeper.

البابةnoun

1.
Goal/Limitboth
In accounting and legal contexts, it signifies the limit or boundary.
2.
Face/Aspectboth
Refers to a face, aspect, or direction.
3.
Town/Villageboth
A place name, specifically a town in the Byzantine Empire (al-Rūm) and a village in Bukhara.

والباب والبابة في الحساب والحدود: الغاية — And the bāb and bābah in calculation and limits: the goal.

والبابابة: ثغر بالروم وة ببخاراء — And al-Bābah: a frontier town in Byzantium and a village in Bukhara.

باباتnoun

1.
Lines/Rowsclassical
Refers to the lines or rows of a book; it does not have a singular form in this sense.
2.
Faces/Aspectsboth
Plural of 'bābah', referring to multiple faces or aspects.

وبابات الكتاب: سطوره، لا واحد لها — And the bābāt of the book: its lines, for which there is no singular.

بابتهnoun

1.
Suitabilityboth
Meaning 'this is suitable for him' or 'this is his condition/requirement'.

وهذا بابته، أي: يصلح له — And this is his bābtah, meaning: it is suitable for him.

وهذا بابته، أي شرطه — And this is his bābtah, meaning his condition.

البويبnoun

1.
Small Gateboth
A diminutive form of 'bāb', meaning a small gate or entrance.
2.
Place Nameboth
A place name, specifically a location near Egypt and a place where a scholar was found.

والبويب كزبير) ع قرب مصر، وجد عيسى بن خلاد المحدث — And al-Buwayb, like zuwayr: a place near Egypt, where the traditionist Isa ibn Khallad was found.

البوبnoun

1.
Place Nameboth
A place name, specifically a village in Egypt.

والبوب، بالضم: ة بمصر — And al-Bub, with dammah: a village in Egypt.

باب الأبوابname

1.
City Nameclassical
A specific historical city, a frontier fortress among the Khazars.

باباname

1.
Nameboth
A personal name, appearing as a client (mawla) of prominent figures like Al-Abbas and Aisha, and as part of the names of several traditionists.

وبابا: مولى للعباس، ومولى لعائشة، وعبد الرحمن بن بابا أو باباه، وعبد الله بن بابا أو بابي أو بابيه: تابعيون — And Bābā: a client of Al-Abbas, and a client of Aisha, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Baba or Babah, and Abdullah ibn Baba or Babi or Babih: Tabi'un (successors).

بابويةname

1.
Genealogical Nameclassical
Appears in genealogical chains as a grandfather or ancestor of several traditionists.

وبابوية: جد علي بن محمد (بن) الأسواري، وجد والد أحمد بن الحسين بن علي الحنائي، وإبراهيم بن بوبة، بالضم، وعبد الله بن أحمد بن بوبة، والحسن بن محمد بن بوبة: محدثون — And Bābūyah: grandfather of Ali ibn Muhammad (ibn) al-Aswari, and grandfather of the father of Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Hana'i, and Ibrahim ibn Bubbah, with dammah, and Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Bubbah, and Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Bubbah: traditionists.

بوبةname

1.
Nameclassical
A personal name, appearing in the names of traditionists.

بابverb

1.
To make a niche/openingclassical
To dig a niche or small opening, likely in a wall.

وباب: حفر كوة — And bāba: he dug a niche.

البابيةnoun

1.
Wonder/Marvelclassical
An astonishing or wondrous thing; a marvel.

بابينname

1.
Place Nameclassical
A dual form referring to a location in Bahrain.

وبابين، مثنى: ع بالبحرين — And Bābāyn, dual: a place in Bahrain.

بابانname

1.
Place Nameclassical
A neighborhood or quarter in Merv.

وبابان: محلة بمرو — And Bābān: a quarter in Merv.

Parallel reading

الفلاة، وعقبة كؤود بطريق اليمن.

The wilderness, and an arduous pass on the route to Yemen.

والباب: م، ج: أبواب وبيبان، وأبوبة نادر.

And al-bāb: a noun, plural: abwāb and bibān, and abūbah is rare.

والبواب: لازمه، وحرفته: البوابة، وفرس زياد ابن أبيه.

And al-bawwāb: his attendant, and his profession: the gatekeeping, and the horse of Ziyad ibn Abihi.

وباب له يبوب: صار بوابا له.

And bāba lahu yubūbu: he became a doorkeeper for him.

وتبوب بوابا: اتخذه.

And tabawwaba bawwāban: he appointed him as a doorkeeper.

والباب والبابة في الحساب والحدود: الغاية.

And the bāb and bābah in calculation and limits: the goal.

وبابات الكتاب: سطوره، لا واحد لها.

And the bābāt of the book: its lines, for which there is no singular.

وهذا بابته، أي: يصلح له.

And this is his bābtah, meaning: it is suitable for him.

والباب: د بحلب، وجبل قرب هجر.

And al-Bāb: a town in Aleppo, and a mountain near Hajar.

والبابابة: ثغر بالروم وة ببخاراء، منها: إبراهيم بن محمد بن إسحاق، والوجه، ج: بابات، و (هذا بابته، أي شرطه.

And al-Bābah: a frontier town in Byzantium and a village in Bukhara, from whom is Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq; and the face, plural: bābāt, and (this is his bābtah, meaning his condition).

والبويب كزبير) ع قرب مصر، وجد عيسى بن خلاد المحدث.

And al-Buwayb, like zuwayr: a place near Egypt, where the traditionist Isa ibn Khallad was found.

والبوب، بالضم: ة بمصر.

And al-Bub, with dammah: a village in Egypt.

وباب الأبواب: ثغر بالخزر.

And Bāb al-Abwāb: a frontier city among the Khazars.

وبابا: مولى للعباس، ومولى لعائشة، وعبد الرحمن بن بابا أو باباه، وعبد الله بن بابا أو بابي أو بابيه: تابعيون.

And Bābā: a client of Al-Abbas, and a client of Aisha, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Baba or Babah, and Abdullah ibn Baba or Babi or Babih: Tabi'un (successors).

وبابوية: جد علي بن محمد (بن) الأسواري، وجد والد أحمد بن الحسين بن علي الحنائي، وإبراهيم بن بوبة، بالضم، وعبد الله بن أحمد بن بوبة، والحسن بن محمد بن بوبة: محدثون.

And Bābūyah: grandfather of Ali ibn Muhammad (ibn) al-Aswari, and grandfather of the father of Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Hana'i, and Ibrahim ibn Bubbah, with dammah, and Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Bubbah, and Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Bubbah: traditionists.

وباب: حفر كوة.

And bāba: he dug a niche.

والبابية: الأعجوبة.

And al-Bābiyyah: the wonder.

وبابين، مثنى: ع بالبحرين.

And Bābāyn, dual: a place in Bahrain.

وبابان: محلة بمرو.

And Bābān: a quarter in Merv.