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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of beginning, starting, or initiating something. It encompasses the act of commencing an action or a process, and can also refer to the initial stage or part of something.

Derived headwords

بَدَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to beginboth

    To commence an action or process; to start something.

  2. 2.
    to initiateboth

    To be the first to do something or to cause something to happen.

بَدْءnoun
  1. 1.
    beginningboth

    The point in time or space at which something starts.

  2. 2.
    commencementboth

    The act of starting something.

بِدَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    startboth

    The point or time at which something begins.

  2. 2.
    onsetboth

    The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.

ابْتَدَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to beginboth

    To start or commence an action, process, or undertaking.

  2. 2.
    to originateboth

    To be the source or origin of something.

ابْتِدَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    commencementboth

    The act of beginning or starting.

  2. 2.
    initiationboth

    The act of introducing or starting something.

مُبْتَدِئadjective
  1. 1.
    beginnerboth

    A person who is starting to learn a skill or subject.

  2. 2.
    noviceboth

    A person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.

مُبْتَدَأnoun
  1. 1.
    subject (grammar)both

    The topic of a sentence, typically a noun or pronoun, that is the subject of the predicate.

  2. 2.
    beginningboth

    The start or commencement of something.

Parallel reading

بديت بالشيء
I began with the thing.
وبديت به
And I began with it.
ابتدأتُ الأمرَ
I started the matter.
ابتدأَ الكتابُ بفصلٍ عن التاريخِ
The book began with a chapter on history.
بدأَ العملُ في الصباحِ
The work began in the morning.
هذه بدايةُ الطريقِ
This is the beginning of the road.
كانَ ابتداءُ المشروعِ صعباً
The commencement of the project was difficult.
هو مُبتدئٌ في هذهِ المهنةِ
He is a beginner in this profession.
المُبتدأُ هو أساسُ الجملةِ
The subject is the basis of the sentence.