بواب
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ب و ب (b w b) |
| 5 terms |
Occupational noun of بَاب (bāb, “door”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baw.waːb/
Noun
بَوَّاب • (bawwāb) m (plural بَوَّابُونَ (bawwābūna), feminine بَوَّابَة (bawwāba))
- doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper
- Synonym: (obsolete) فَيْتَق (faytaq)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَوَّاب bawwāb |
الْبَوَّاب al-bawwāb |
بَوَّاب bawwāb |
بَوَّابَة bawwāba |
الْبَوَّابَة al-bawwāba |
بَوَّابَة bawwābat |
| nominative | بَوَّابٌ bawwābun |
الْبَوَّابُ al-bawwābu |
بَوَّابُ bawwābu |
بَوَّابَةٌ bawwābatun |
الْبَوَّابَةُ al-bawwābatu |
بَوَّابَةُ bawwābatu |
| accusative | بَوَّابًا bawwāban |
الْبَوَّابَ al-bawwāba |
بَوَّابَ bawwāba |
بَوَّابَةً bawwābatan |
الْبَوَّابَةَ al-bawwābata |
بَوَّابَةَ bawwābata |
| genitive | بَوَّابٍ bawwābin |
الْبَوَّابِ al-bawwābi |
بَوَّابِ bawwābi |
بَوَّابَةٍ bawwābatin |
الْبَوَّابَةِ al-bawwābati |
بَوَّابَةِ bawwābati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَوَّابَيْن bawwābayn |
الْبَوَّابَيْن al-bawwābayn |
بَوَّابَيْ bawwābay |
بَوَّابَتَيْن bawwābatayn |
الْبَوَّابَتَيْن al-bawwābatayn |
بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay |
| nominative | بَوَّابَانِ bawwābāni |
الْبَوَّابَانِ al-bawwābāni |
بَوَّابَا bawwābā |
بَوَّابَتَانِ bawwābatāni |
الْبَوَّابَتَانِ al-bawwābatāni |
بَوَّابَتَا bawwābatā |
| accusative | بَوَّابَيْنِ bawwābayni |
الْبَوَّابَيْنِ al-bawwābayni |
بَوَّابَيْ bawwābay |
بَوَّابَتَيْنِ bawwābatayni |
الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ al-bawwābatayni |
بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay |
| genitive | بَوَّابَيْنِ bawwābayni |
الْبَوَّابَيْنِ al-bawwābayni |
بَوَّابَيْ bawwābay |
بَوَّابَتَيْنِ bawwābatayni |
الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ al-bawwābatayni |
بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَوَّابِين bawwābīn |
الْبَوَّابِين al-bawwābīn |
بَوَّابِي bawwābī |
بَوَّابَات bawwābāt |
الْبَوَّابَات al-bawwābāt |
بَوَّابَات bawwābāt |
| nominative | بَوَّابُونَ bawwābūna |
الْبَوَّابُونَ al-bawwābūna |
بَوَّابُو bawwābū |
بَوَّابَاتٌ bawwābātun |
الْبَوَّابَاتُ al-bawwābātu |
بَوَّابَاتُ bawwābātu |
| accusative | بَوَّابِينَ bawwābīna |
الْبَوَّابِينَ al-bawwābīna |
بَوَّابِي bawwābī |
بَوَّابَاتٍ bawwābātin |
الْبَوَّابَاتِ al-bawwābāti |
بَوَّابَاتِ bawwābāti |
| genitive | بَوَّابِينَ bawwābīna |
الْبَوَّابِينَ al-bawwābīna |
بَوَّابِي bawwābī |
بَوَّابَاتٍ bawwābātin |
الْبَوَّابَاتِ al-bawwābāti |
بَوَّابَاتِ bawwābāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: bəvvab
- → English: bowab
- → Greek: μπουάπης (bouápis), μπουάπα (bouápa)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بواب (bevvab)
- Turkish: bevvab
- → Persian: بواب (bavvâb)
- → Swahili: bawabu
- → Urdu: بواب (bavvāb)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بواب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “بواب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛv.ˈvaːb/
Noun
بواب • (bevvab) (plural بوابون)
- a gate-keeper, a porter; an usher or chamberlain; especially, an usher or chamberlain in a royal palace
- Synonym: قپوجی
- the opening of the stomach into the bowel, the pylorus
Descendants
- Turkish: bevvab
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بواب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 390
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /baw.ˈwaːb/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bäw.wɑ́ːb]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæw.vɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bäw.vɔ́b]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bawwāb |
| Dari reading? | bawwāb |
| Iranian reading? | baw-vâb |
| Tajik reading? | bavvob |
Noun
| Dari | بواب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | баввоб |
بواب • (bavvâb)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بواب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بواب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəʋ.ʋɑːb/
- Rhymes: -ɑːb
Noun
بَوّاب • (bavvāb) m (Hindi spelling बव्वाब)