Arabic

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب • ‎(bāʾ)

1. The second letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is بَاء ‎(bāʾ) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by أ ‎(ʾ) and followed by ت ‎(t).

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet

Symbol

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب • ‎(bāʾ)

1. The second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by أ ‎(ʾ) and followed by ج ‎(j).

Preposition

بِـ • ‎(bi-)

1. A prefix meaning at, by, in, or with.

Inflection

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا ‎(ā), ب ‎(b), ت ‎(t), ث ‎(ṯ), ج ‎(j), ح ‎(ḥ), خ ‎(ḵ), د ‎(d), ذ ‎(ḏ), ر ‎(r), ز ‎(z), س ‎(s), ش ‎(š), ص ‎(ṣ), ض ‎(ḍ), ط ‎(ṭ), ظ ‎(ẓ), ع ‎(ʿ), غ ‎(ḡ), ف ‎(f), ق ‎(q), ك ‎(k), ل ‎(l), م ‎(m), ن ‎(n), ه ‎(h), و ‎(w), ي ‎(y)
• ב-

Abbreviation

ب (b. = باب ‎(bāb), bāb)

1. chapter.

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /be/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ب ‎(be)

1. The second letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: أ
• Next letter: پ

Kurdish

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب • ‎(bā)

1. The second letter of the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet. Its name is با ‎(bā) and it has the sound of English b. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Equivalent to b in the Kurdo-Latin alphabet.

Preposition

ب • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. by

See also

• bi Kurdo-Latin alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ب

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /be/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/, /[w]/], /[v]/]

Letter

ب • ‎(be)

1. The second letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Б

Forms

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا ‎(ا), ب ‎(ب), پ ‎(پ), ﻥ ‎(ﻥ), ﺕ ‎(ﺕ), ﺝ ‎(ﺝ), ﭺ ‎(ﭺ), ﺡ ‎(ﺡ), ﻑ ‎(ﻑ), ﻕ ‎(ﻕ), ﻉ ‎(ﻉ), ك ‎(ك), گ ‎(گ), ڭ ‎(ڭ), ﻝ ‎(ﻝ), ﻡ ‎(ﻡ), و ‎(و), ۅ ‎(ۅ), ۉ ‎(ۉ), ﯗ ‎(ﯗ), ﯞ ‎(ﯞ), ﺱ ‎(ﺱ), ﺵ ‎(ﺵ), ﺩ ‎(ﺩ), ﺭ ‎(ﺭ), ﺯ ‎(ﺯ), ﻩ ‎(ﻩ), ﻯ ‎(ﻯ), ﯗﺀ ‎(ﯗﺀ), ﻰﺋ ‎(ﻰﺋ), ﻲ ‎(ﻲ), ﻯ ‎(ﻯ), ء ‎(ء), يۋ ‎(يۋ), ﻻ ‎(ﻻ),

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [bɐ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [b]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [p̚]

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب

1. The second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /be/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ب • ‎(be)

1. The second letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ا
• Next letter: پ

Persian

Pronunciation

Letter

ب / ب‍ / ‍ب‍ / ‍ب • ‎(be)

1. The second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ا and followed by پ. Its name is به or بِ.

Tunisian Arabic

Preposition

بـ ‎(b)

1. with

   • نْحِبْ قَهْوَة بِالْحْلِيبْ (nḥib qahwa bilḥlīb) — I like coffee with milk
   • تُرْعُشْ بِالْخُوفْ (turʿuš bilḫūf) - She is shaking with fear

Inflection

Urdu

Alternative forms

• ब ‎(ba)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /be/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ب • ‎(be)

1. The second letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ا
• Next letter: پ

Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /be/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /b/

Letter

ب • ‎(be)

1. The third letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ئە ‎(e)
• Next letter: پ ‎(p)