بي

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From a diminutive of Arabic أَب (ʔab). Compare also North Levantine Arabic خي (ḵayy, “brother”) vis-à-vis Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bajj/

Noun

بي • (bayy) m (plural بيات (bayyāt))

  1. (Lebanon) father
    Synonym: أب (ʔabb) [Syria]
    Coordinate term: إم (ʔimm, “mother”)
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