بدأ

See also: بدا

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.da.ʔa/
  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. to begin

Conjugation

References

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