بداية

Arabic

Root
ب د ء (b d ʔ)
8 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of بَدَأَ (badaʔa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.daː.ja/
Audio: (file)

Noun

بِدَايَة • (bidāya) f (plural بِدَايَات (bidāyāt))

beginning, start
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:بداية
commencement, onset, inception
dawn

Declension

Declension of noun **بِدَايَة** (bidāya)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِدَايَة bidāya	الْبِدَايَة al-bidāya	بِدَايَة bidāyat
nominative	بِدَايَةٌ bidāyatun	الْبِدَايَةُ al-bidāyatu	بِدَايَةُ bidāyatu
accusative	بِدَايَةً bidāyatan	الْبِدَايَةَ al-bidāyata	بِدَايَةَ bidāyata
genitive	بِدَايَةٍ bidāyatin	الْبِدَايَةِ al-bidāyati	بِدَايَةِ bidāyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِدَايَتَيْن bidāyatayn	الْبِدَايَتَيْن al-bidāyatayn	بِدَايَتَيْ bidāyatay
nominative	بِدَايَتَانِ bidāyatāni	الْبِدَايَتَانِ al-bidāyatāni	بِدَايَتَا bidāyatā
accusative	بِدَايَتَيْنِ bidāyatayni	الْبِدَايَتَيْنِ al-bidāyatayni	بِدَايَتَيْ bidāyatay
genitive	بِدَايَتَيْنِ bidāyatayni	الْبِدَايَتَيْنِ al-bidāyatayni	بِدَايَتَيْ bidāyatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِدَايَات bidāyāt	الْبِدَايَات al-bidāyāt	بِدَايَات bidāyāt
nominative	بِدَايَاتٌ bidāyātun	الْبِدَايَاتُ al-bidāyātu	بِدَايَاتُ bidāyātu
accusative	بِدَايَاتٍ bidāyātin	الْبِدَايَاتِ al-bidāyāti	بِدَايَاتِ bidāyāti
genitive	بِدَايَاتٍ bidāyātin	الْبِدَايَاتِ al-bidāyāti	بِدَايَاتِ bidāyāti

Synonyms

بَدَاءَة (badāʔa)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: bidayət
→ Ottoman Turkish: بدایت (bidâyet)
- Turkish: bidayet
→ Pashto: بډایه

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب د ي
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِدَايَة (bidāya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.daː.je/, [biˈdæː.je]
IPA^(key): /bi.daː.ja/, [biˈdæː.ja]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Noun

بداية • (bidāye) f

beginning
Synonym: أوّل (ʔawwal)

Antonyms: آخر (ʔāḵer), نهاية (nihāye)