الباء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root 'Baa' primarily refers to the preposition 'bi' (بـ), detailing its extensive grammatical functions in Classical Arabic. It covers meanings such as attachment, metaphor, causation, assistance, reason, accompaniment, ظرفية (locative/temporal), substitution, مقابلة (reciprocity), تجاوز (transcendence), استعلاء (elevation), تبعيض (partitive), oath, purpose, and emphasis. The entry also touches upon its vocalization and specific grammatical contexts.

Derived headwords

بِـparticle

1.
with (attachment)both
Used for literal attachment, indicating direct connection or contact.
2.
with (metaphorical)both
Used metaphorically to indicate association or connection in a non-literal sense.
3.
with (causation)both
Indicates the cause or agent by which an action is performed.
4.
with (assistance)both
Denotes the instrument or means by which an action is accomplished; for assistance.
5.
with (reason/cause)both
Indicates the reason or motive behind an action.
6.
with (accompaniment)both
Signifies accompaniment, meaning 'along with' or 'together with'.
7.
in/at (time/place)both
Used to denote a specific time or place where an event occurs.
8.
for (exchange/substitution)both
Indicates exchange or substitution, often in the context of buying or selling.
9.
for (reciprocity)both
Denotes reciprocity or a response to an action.
10.
beyond/over (transcendence)classical
Can indicate surpassing or going beyond something, similar to 'عن'.
11.
by (oath)both
Used to swear an oath, invoking God's name.
12.
to (purpose/benefit)both
Indicates the ultimate purpose or benefit of an action.
13.
with (emphasis/extra)both
An emphatic particle, often redundant, used to strengthen a statement.
14.
from (partitive)both
Indicates a part of a whole, meaning 'some of'.

أمسكت بزيد — I held onto Zayd

مررت به — I passed by him

كتبت بالقلم — I wrote with the pen

فكلا أخذنا بذنبه — And We seized each by his sin

اهبط بسلام منا — Descend in peace from Us

وقد دخلوا بالكفر — And they had entered with disbelief

ولقد نصركم الله ببدر — And Allah had certainly supported you at Badr

نجيناهم بسحر — We saved them by the dawn

بأيكم المفتون — By which of you is the temptation

اشتريته بألف — I bought it for a thousand

وكافيته بضعف إحسانه — And I repaid him double his kindness

فاسأل به خبيرا — Then ask about it one who is expert

عينا يشرب بها عباد الله — A spring from which the servants of Allah will drink

وامسحوا برؤوسكم — And wipe over your heads

أقسم بالله — I swear by God

أحسن بي — He was good to me

كأحسن بزيد — As if Zayd became handsome

كفى بالله شهيدا — And Allah is sufficient as Witness

ألم يأتيك والأنباء تنمي — Has not the news reached you, and the reports grow

مر بزيد — Pass by Zayd

باءnoun

1.
the letter Baaboth
Refers to the letter 'ب' in the Arabic alphabet.
2.
Basmala (Baa of)classical
The 'Baa' that begins the Basmala (Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim).

ومنه باء البسملة — And from it is the Baa of the Basmala

Parallel reading

أمسكت بزيد

I held onto Zayd

مررت به

I passed by him

ذهب الله بنورهم

Allah took away their light

كتبت بالقلم

I wrote with the pen

ونجرت بالقدوم

And I planed with the adze

فكلا أخذنا بذنبه

And We seized each by his sin

إنكم ظلمتم أنفسكم باتخاذكم العجل

Indeed, you have wronged yourselves by taking the calf

اهبط بسلام منا

Descend in peace from Us

وقد دخلوا بالكفر

And they had entered with disbelief

ولقد نصركم الله ببدر

And Allah had certainly supported you at Badr

ونجيناهم بسحر

And We saved them by the dawn

بأيكم المفتون

By which of you is the temptation

فليت لي بهم قوما إذا ركبوا ... شنوا الإغارة ركبانا وفرسانا

Would that I had with them a people who, when they rode... attacked as riders and on foot

اشتريته بألف

I bought it for a thousand

وكافيته بضعف إحسانه

And I repaid him double his kindness

فاسأل به خبيرا

Then ask about it one who is expert

ويوم تشقق السماء بالغمام

And the Day when the sky will split with cloud

ما غرك بربك الكريم

What has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Most Generous

من إن تأمنه بقنطار

If you should entrust him with a hoard of gold

عينا يشرب بها عباد الله

A spring from which the servants of Allah will drink

وامسحوا برؤوسكم

And wipe over your heads

أقسم بالله

I swear by God

أحسن بي

He was good to me

كأحسن بزيد

As if Zayd became handsome

كفى بالله شهيدا

And Allah is sufficient as Witness

ألم يأتيك والأنباء تنمي

Has not the news reached you, and the reports grow