بوابة

Arabic

Root

Root
ب و ب (b w b)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw.waː.ba/

Noun

بَوَّابَة • (bawwāba) f (plural بَوَّابَات (bawwābāt))

1. gate
2. portal

Declension

Declension of noun بَوَّابَة (bawwāba)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَوَّابَة bawwāba	الْبَوَّابَة al-bawwāba	بَوَّابَة bawwābat
nominative	بَوَّابَةٌ bawwābatun	الْبَوَّابَةُ al-bawwābatu	بَوَّابَةُ bawwābatu
accusative	بَوَّابَةً bawwābatan	الْبَوَّابَةَ al-bawwābata	بَوَّابَةَ bawwābata
genitive	بَوَّابَةٍ bawwābatin	الْبَوَّابَةِ al-bawwābati	بَوَّابَةِ bawwābati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَوَّابَتَيْن bawwābatayn	الْبَوَّابَتَيْن al-bawwābatayn	بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay
nominative	بَوَّابَتَانِ bawwābatāni	الْبَوَّابَتَانِ al-bawwābatāni	بَوَّابَتَا bawwābatā
accusative	بَوَّابَتَيْنِ bawwābatayni	الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ al-bawwābatayni	بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay
genitive	بَوَّابَتَيْنِ bawwābatayni	الْبَوَّابَتَيْنِ al-bawwābatayni	بَوَّابَتَيْ bawwābatay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَوَّابَات bawwābāt	الْبَوَّابَات al-bawwābāt	بَوَّابَات bawwābāt
nominative	بَوَّابَاتٌ bawwābātun	الْبَوَّابَاتُ al-bawwābātu	بَوَّابَاتُ bawwābātu
accusative	بَوَّابَاتٍ bawwābātin	الْبَوَّابَاتِ al-bawwābāti	بَوَّابَاتِ bawwābāti
genitive	بَوَّابَاتٍ bawwābātin	الْبَوَّابَاتِ al-bawwābāti	بَوَّابَاتِ bawwābāti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.waː.ba/

Noun

بِوَابَة • (biwāba) f

1. office of doorkeeper/gatekeeper

Declension

Declension of noun بِوَابَة (biwāba)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِوَابَة biwāba	الْبِوَابَة al-biwāba	بِوَابَة biwābat
nominative	بِوَابَةٌ biwābatun	الْبِوَابَةُ al-biwābatu	بِوَابَةُ biwābatu
accusative	بِوَابَةً biwābatan	الْبِوَابَةَ al-biwābata	بِوَابَةَ biwābata
genitive	بِوَابَةٍ biwābatin	الْبِوَابَةِ al-biwābati	بِوَابَةِ biwābati

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بوابة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “بوابة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَوَّابَة (bawwāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw.waː.be/, [bawˈwæː.be]
• IPA^(key): /baw.waː.ba/, [bawˈwæː.ba]

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Noun

بوّابة • (bawwābe) f (plural بوابات (bawwābāt))

1. gate, large door

   Synonym: باب (bāb)