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بتا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of staying or residing in a place. It also extends to the idea of being eloquent or fluent in speech.

Derived headwords

بتاverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, resideboth

    To remain or dwell in a particular place for a period of time.

بتواverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, resideboth

    The past tense plural form indicating that a group of people stayed or resided in a place.

بتأverb
  1. 1.
    to be eloquentclassical

    To speak fluently and articulately, demonstrating mastery of language.

بتوءاverb
  1. 1.
    to be eloquentclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) form indicating the state or act of being eloquent.

Parallel reading

بتا بالمكان بتوا: أقام به.
They stayed in the place; they resided in it.
بتأ بتوءا، أفصح.
He was eloquent; he spoke clearly and fluently.