بدأ

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ب د ء (b-d-ʔ). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew בדא (badā, to invent).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.da.ʔa/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

بَدَأَ (badaʔa) I, non-past يَبْدَأُ‎ (yabdaʔu)

  1. to begin

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بدء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN