بابا

See also: بابو, بابه, and پاپا

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baː.baː/

Etymology 1

From Latin pāpa.

Noun

بَابَا • (bābā) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābawāt) or بَابَاوَات (bābāwāt))

  1. (Christianity) pope, patriarch
Usage notes
  • The Bishop of Rome is often specified as بَابَا ٱلْفاتِيكان (bābā l-fātīkān, literally “Pope of the Vatican”) to distinguish him from the Coptic pope.
Declension
Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
nominative بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
accusative بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
genitive بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
dual indefinite definite construct
informal بَابَاوَيْن
bābāwayn 		الْبَابَاوَيْن
al-bābāwayn 		بَابَاوَيْ
bābāway
nominative بَابَاوَانِ
bābāwāni 		الْبَابَاوَانِ
al-bābāwāni 		بَابَاوَا
bābāwā
accusative بَابَاوَيْنِ
bābāwayni 		الْبَابَاوَيْنِ
al-bābāwayni 		بَابَاوَيْ
bābāway
genitive بَابَاوَيْنِ
bābāwayni 		الْبَابَاوَيْنِ
al-bābāwayni 		بَابَاوَيْ
bābāway
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal بَابَوَات‎; بَابَاوَات
bābawāt‎; bābāwāt 		الْبَابَوَات‎; الْبَابَاوَات
al-bābawāt‎; al-bābāwāt 		بَابَوَات‎; بَابَاوَات
bābawāt‎; bābāwāt
nominative بَابَوَاتٌ‎; بَابَاوَاتٌ
bābawātun‎; bābāwātun 		الْبَابَوَاتُ‎; الْبَابَاوَاتُ
al-bābawātu‎; al-bābāwātu 		بَابَوَاتُ‎; بَابَاوَاتُ
bābawātu‎; bābāwātu
accusative بَابَوَاتٍ‎; بَابَاوَاتٍ
bābawātin‎; bābāwātin 		الْبَابَوَاتِ‎; الْبَابَاوَاتِ
al-bābawāti‎; al-bābāwāti 		بَابَوَاتِ‎; بَابَاوَاتِ
bābawāti‎; bābāwāti
genitive بَابَوَاتٍ‎; بَابَاوَاتٍ
bābawātin‎; bābāwātin 		الْبَابَوَاتِ‎; الْبَابَاوَاتِ
al-bābawāti‎; al-bābāwāti 		بَابَوَاتِ‎; بَابَاوَاتِ
bābawāti‎; bābāwāti
  • بَابَوِيّ (bābawiyy)
  • بَابَوِيَّة (bābawiyya)

Etymology 2

From baby talk.

Noun

بَابَا • (bābā) m

  1. (childish) papa, daddy, father
Declension
Declension of noun بَابَا (bābā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
nominative بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
accusative بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā
genitive بَابَا
bābā 		الْبَابَا
al-bābā 		بَابَا
bābā

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baː.ba/, [bɑː.bɑ]

Noun

بابا • (bāba) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābāwāt) or بَابَهات (bābāhāt))

  1. papa, daddy, father
    Synonyms: أبو (abu), والد (wālid)

Usage notes

The mentioned plurals are rarely used, while the most common plural is أَبَّهات (abbahāt) which stems from the Classical Arabic word أَبْ (ʔab).

Khalaj

Noun

بابا (bâba) (definite accusative باباݧ, plural بابالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of bâba (“father”)

Declension

Declension of بابا
singular plural
nominative بابا بابالار
genitive باباݧ بابالارؽݧ
dative باباقا بابالارقا
definite accusative باباݧ بابالارؽ
locative باباچا بابالارچا
ablative بابادا بابالاردا
instrumental بابالا بابالارلا
equative باباوارا بابالاروارا

Old Anatolian Turkish

Noun

بَابَا • (baba)

  1. alternative form of بَبَا (baba)
    • 14th Century, anonymous author, Bursa Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
      اُوغُلْ دَخيٖ نَيْلَسُونْ بَابَا اُولُوبْ مَالْ قَالْمَسَه
      oġul daḫı näyläsün baba ölüp māl qalmasa
      what is for a son to do if [his] father dies and leaves no goods

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا (baba), of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

بابا • (baba)

  1. papa, daddy, father
    Synonyms: پدر (peder), والد (vâlid), آتا (ata)
  2. a post of stout timber set upright, a stanchion

Declension

Declension of بابا (baba)
singular plural
nominative بابا (baba) بابالر (babalar)
definite accusative بابایی (babayı) بابالری (babaları)
dative بابایه (babaya) بابالره (babalara)
locative باباده (babada) بابالرده (babalarda)
ablative بابادن (babadan) بابالردن (babalardan)
genitive بابانك (babanıñ) بابالرك (babalarıñ)
Possessive forms
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative بابام (babam) بابالرم (babalarım)
definite accusative بابامی (babamı) بابالرمی (babalarımı)
dative بابامه (babama) بابالرمه (babalarıma)
locative بابامده (babamda) بابالرمده (babalarımda)
ablative بابامدن (babamdan) بابالرمدن (babalarımdan)
genitive بابامك (babamıñ) بابالرمك (babalarımıñ)
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative باباك (babañ) بابالرك (babalarıñ)
definite accusative باباكی (babañı) بابالركی (babalarıñı)
dative باباكه (babaña) بابالركه (babalarıña)
locative باباكده (babañda) بابالركده (babalarıñda)
ablative باباكدن (babañdan) بابالركدن (babalarıñdan)
genitive باباكك (babañıñ) بابالركك (babalarıñıñ)
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative باباسی (babası) بابالری (babaları)
definite accusative باباسنی (babasını) بابالرینی (babalarını)
dative باباسنه (babasına) بابالرینه (babalarına)
locative باباسنده (babasında) بابالرنده (babalarında)
ablative باباسندن (babasından) بابالرندن (babalarından)
genitive باباسنك (babasınıñ) بابالرینك (babalarınıñ)
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative بابامز (babamız) بابالرمز (babalarımız)
definite accusative بابامزی (babamızı) بابالرمزی (babalarımızı)
dative بابامزه (babamıza) بابالرمزه (babalarımıza)
locative بابامزده (babamızda) بابالرمزده (babalarımızda)
ablative بابامزدن (babamızdan) بابالرمزدن (babalarımızdan)
genitive بابامزك (babamızıñ) بابالرمزك (babalarımızıñ)
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative باباكز (babañız) بابالركز (babalarıñız)
definite accusative باباكزی (babañızı) بابالركزی (babalarıñızı)
dative باباكزه (babañıza) بابالركزه (babalarıñıza)
locative باباكزده (babañızda) بابالركزده (babalarıñızda)
ablative باباكزدن (babañızdan) بابالركزدن (babalarıñızdan)
genitive باباكزك (babañızıñ) بابالركزك (babalarıñızıñ)
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative بابالری (babaları) بابالری (babaları)
definite accusative بابالرینی (babalarını) بابالرینی (babalarını)
dative بابالرینه (babalarına) بابالرینه (babalarına)
locative بابالرنده (babalarında) بابالرنده (babalarında)
ablative بابالرندن (babalarından) بابالرندن (babalarından)
genitive بابالرینك (babalarınıñ) بابالرینك (babalarınıñ)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: baba
    • → German: baba
  • → Albanian: baba
  • → Armenian: (Constantinople) պապա (papa), (Van) բաբա (baba)
  • → Laz: ბაბა (baba)

Further reading

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑˈbɑ/

Noun

بابا • (bābā́) m

  1. (informal) dad, daddy
  2. grandfather

Declension

Declension of بابا
singular plural
direct بابا (bābā) باباګان (bābāgān)
oblique بابا (bābā) باباګانو (bābāgāno)
vocative بابا (bābā) باباګانو (bābāgāno)

Synonyms

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally from baby talk, see mama and papa.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː.bɑ́ː], [bɑː.bɑ́ːj]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑː.bɑ́ː], [bɑː.bɑ́ːj]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bɔː.bɔ́ː], [bɔː.bɔ́ːj]

Readings
Classical reading? bābā
Dari reading? bābā, bābāy
Iranian reading? bâbâ
Tajik reading? bobo
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari بابا
Iranian Persian
Tajik бобо

بابا • (bâbâ)

  1. (colloquial) dad, daddy, father
    Synonym: پدر (pedar, “father”)
  2. (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather
    Synonyms: بابابزرگ (bâbâ-bozorg), پدربزرگ (pedar-bozorg, “grandfather”)
  3. (colloquial) fellow

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Iranian Persian dialectal kinship terms
واژِگانِ لَهْجِه‌هایِ فارْسیِ ایرانی بَرایِ خویشاوَنْدانِ نَسَبی
vâžegân-e lahje-hâ-ye fârsi-ye irâni barâ-ye xišâvandân-e nasabi
Iranian Persian dialectal kinship terms
Family member Standard Iranian Persian Tehrani dialect Abadani dialect Kashani dialect Shirazi dialect
mother مادر (mâdar) مامان (mâmân) ننه (nene) مامو (mâmo)
grandmother مادربزرگ (mâdar-bozorg) مامان‌بزرگ (mâmân-bozorg) بی‌بی (bi-bi) ماجون (mâjun) بی‌بی (bi-bi)
father پدر (pedar) بابا (bâbâ) دده (dede) بابا (bâbâ) بابو (bâbo)
grandfather پدربزرگ (pedar-bozorg) بابابزرگ (bâbâbozorg) بو‌بزرگ (bovobozorg)

آقوبزرگ (âġobozorg)

sister خواهر (xâhar) آبجی (âbji) دده (dade) — آباجی (âbâji)
older sister خواهربزرگ (xâhar-bozorg) آق‌‌باجی (âġ-bâji) — باجی (bâji) شاباجی (šâbâji)
brother برادر (barâdar) داداش (dâdâš) کا (kâ) وردار (vardâr) کاکو (kâko)

داچی (dâčči) (younger brother)

older brother برادربزرگ (barâdar-bozorg) — آکاکو (âkâko)
maternal aunt
(mother's sister) 		خاله (xâle)
maternal uncle
(mother's brother) 		دایی (dâyi) خالو (xâlu) — دئی (do'i)

خان‌دوی (xân-doy) (more respectful)

paternal aunt
(father's sister) 		عمه (amme)
paternal uncle
(father's brother) 		عمو (amu) آمو, عامو (âmu) — آمو, عامو (âmu)
  1. When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (bozorg) and کلان (kalân) are correct, but the former is more common in Iran.
Dari Persian dialectal kinship terms
Family member Standard Dari Kabuli dialect Hazaragi dialect
mother مادر (mādar) ننه (nana) آبه (āba)
grandmother مادرکلان (mādar-kalān) بی‌بی (bī-bī) آجه (āja)
بی‌بی (bī-bī)
father پدر (padar) بابا (bābā) آته (āta)
grandfather پدرکلان (padar-kalān) باباجی (bābājī)
آغا (āġā) 		بابا (bābā)
sister خواهر (xāhar) خوار (xwār, xār)
older sister خواهرکلان (xāhar-kalān) — آغا (āġā)
باجی (bājī)
brother برادر (barādar) بیادر (biyādar) برار (birār)
older brother برادرکلان (barādar-kalān) لالا (lālā)
maternal aunt
(mother's sister) 		خاله (xāla)
maternal uncle
(mother's brother) 		ماما (māmā) ماما (māmā)
تغایی (taġāyī)
paternal aunt
(father's sister) 		عمه (amma)
paternal uncle
(father's brother) 		کاکا (kākā)
  1. When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (buzurg) and کلان (kalān) are correct, but the latter is more common in Afghanistan.
  2. In many dialects, cases of word final ـا (-ā) may be optionally shortened to ـه (-a), e.g. بابا (bābā) > بابه (bāba).
  3. In many dialects, terms ending in ـه (-a) or ـا (-ā) may have an epenthetic ـی (-y) added (unrelated to ezafe), e.g. عمه (amma) > عمی (ammay).

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Latin pāpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bˤaː.bˤa/, [ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

بابا • (ḅāḅa) m

  1. (Christianity) pope
  2. (popularly) patriarch, priest

Etymology 2

From baby talk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bˤaː.bˤa/, [ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

بابا • (ḅāḅa) m

  1. dad, papa
  2. an affectionate form of address used by a father to his child
Alternative forms
  • يابا (yāba)

See also

Urdu

Noun

بابا • (bābā) m (Hindi spelling बाबा)

  1. papa, daddy, father

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto بابا (bābā).

Noun

بابا (bābā)

  1. elder, grandfather
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