با
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/
Derived terms
- باڕەش (barreş)
- باگێژە (bagêje)
- باوەشێن (baweşên)
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian *-bāg, from Old Iranian *pāka-, from the root pak- (“to cook”).[1] Compare Sanskrit पचति (pacati, “to cook, bake”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [bɑː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bɔː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bā |
| Dari reading? | bā |
| Iranian reading? | bâ |
| Tajik reading? | bo |
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Derived terms
- شوربا (šurbâ)
- کدوبا (kadubâ)
- ماستبا (mâst-bâ)
- سکبا (sekbâ)
- سپیدبا (sepidbâ)
References
- W. Eilers, "ĀŠ § i. Etymology", Encyclopædia Iranica
Etymology 2
From earlier ابا (abâ), from Middle Persian.
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.
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