با

See also: ـبا, تا, پا, and Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Brahui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wāy (“mouth, beak”); compare Tamil வாய் (vāy), Kurukh बई (baī).

Noun

با (bā)

1. mouth, aperture

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5352”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• وا (wa) — Ardalani

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah (“wind”) (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋 (vātō), Pashto and Persian باد (bâd)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas (“wind”) (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	ba
Southern Kurdish	وا (wa)
Laki	وا (wa)

با (ba)

1. wind

Derived terms

• باڕەش (barreş)
• باگێژە (bagêje)
• باوەشێن (baweşên)

Persian

Etymology 1

From earlier ابا (abâ), from Middle Persian.

Preposition

Dari	با, کتی
Iranian Persian	با
Tajik	бо, қатӣ

با • (bâ) (normal in Iran, formal elsewhere)

1. with, along, and

Usage notes

• Used in all dialects, though in Dari and Tajik it has a somewhat formal connotation and is often reserved for formal speech. In Iran, there is no formal connotation and its usage is common regardless of formality.

Etymology 2

Noun

با

1. Pronunciation spelling of بها, representing Kabuli and Hazaragi Persian.