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با

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Brahui

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Etymology

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

Noun

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با ()

  1. mouth, aperture

Further reading

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  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5352”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • Bray, Denys (1934) “bā”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 59

Central Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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  • وا (wa)Ardalani

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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

با (ba)

  1. wind

Derived terms

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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From earlier ابا (abâ), from Middle Persian.

Preposition

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Dari با, کتی
Iranian Persian با
Tajik бо, қатӣ

با () (normal in Iran, formal elsewhere)

  1. with, along, and
Usage notes
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  • Used in all dialects, though in Dari and Tajik it has a somewhat formal connotation and is less common in informal speech. In Iran, there is no formal connotation and its usage is common regardless of formality.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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با

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