بَاتَ (baāta)to spend the night

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb بَاتَ (baāta) — “to spend the night”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: بَاتَ يَبِيتُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
بَاتَ baātaيَبِيتُ yabītuبِتْ bitمَبِيت mabīt

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to spend the night

    • بَاتَ مُتْعَبًا.He spent the night tired.
    • بَاتَ المُسَافِرُونَ فِي فُنْدُقٍ صَغِيرٍ.The travelers spent the night in a small hotel.
    • لَمْ أَبُتْ فِي البَيْتِ اللَّيْلَةَ.I did not spend the night at home tonight.
  2. 2. to become

    • بَاتَ الطَّقْسُ بَارِدًا فِي اللَّيْلِ.The weather became cold at night.
    • بَاتَ الرَّجُلُ حَزِينًا بَعْدَ سَمَاعِ الخَبَرِ.The man became sad after hearing the news.
    • لَمْ يَبِتْ الطِّفْلُ نَائِمًا، بَلْ بَاتَ مُسْتَيْقِظًا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّقْفِ.The child did not become asleep; rather, he became awake looking at the ceiling.
  3. 3. to become (overnight)

    • بَاتَ الطَّقْسُ بَارِدًا جِدًّا فِي اللَّيْلِ.The weather became very cold overnight.
    • بَاتَ الرَّجُلُ مُتْعَبًا بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ مِنَ العَمَلِ.The man became tired after a long day of work.
    • أَلَمْ تَبُتْ هَذِهِ المُشْكِلَةُ مُعَقَّدَةً أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ؟Hasn't this problem become more complicated than it was?
  4. 4. to be stale

    • بَاتَ الخُبْزُ قَاسِيًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تُرِكَ فِي العَرَاءِ.The bread became stale after it was left in the open.
    • لَا تَأْكُلِ الطَّعَامَ إِذَا بَاتَ لَيْلَةً خَارِجَ الثَّلَّاجَةِ.Do not eat the food if it has become stale after a night outside the refrigerator.
    • بَاتَ الطَّعَامُ غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ لِلْأَكْلِ بَعْدَ أَنْ بَاتَ طَوِيلًا.The food became unfit for consumption after it had become stale for a long time.
  5. 5. to become at night

    • بَاتَ الطِّفْلُ نَائِمًا فِي غُرْفَتِهِ.The child became asleep in his room at night.
    • بَاتَ الرَّجُلُ مُتَفَكِّرًا فِي مُسْتَقْبَلِهِ.The man became thoughtful about his future at night.
    • لَمْ يَنَمْ أَحَدٌ، بَاتَ الجَمِيعُ مُسْتَيْقِظِينَ.No one slept; everyone became awake at night.
  6. 6. to spend the night; to become

    • بَاتَ اللَّيْلَ فِي الخَيْمَةِ.He spent the night in the tent.
    • بَاتَ الطِّفْلُ مَرِيضًا فِي المُسْتَشْفَى.The child became sick during the night in the hospital.
    • أَلَمْ تَبِتْ هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءُ مُتَنَاثِرَةً فِي الغُرْفَةِ؟Did not these things spend the night scattered in the room?
  7. 7. to stay overnight

    • بَاتَ الضَّيْفُ فِي فُنْدُقٍ قَرِيبٍ.The guest stayed overnight in a nearby hotel.
    • بَاتَ الْمُسَافِرُونَ فِي الْخَيْمَةِ بَعْدَ رِحْلَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.The travelers stayed overnight in the tent after a long journey in the desert.
    • لَمْ يَبِتِ الْفَلَّاحُونَ فِي الْحَقْلِ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ.The farmers did not stay overnight in the field tonight.

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