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بيضة

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See also: بیضه

Arabic

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Etymology

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Singulative noun composed of بَيْض (bayḍ, eggs) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baj.dˤa/
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    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /beːdˤa/, [be̞ːdˤa]

Noun

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بَيْضَة (bayḍaf (singulative, collective بَيْض m (bayḍ), plural بَيْضَات (bayḍāt))

  1. egg
  2. testicle
    Synonyms: خَصْيَة (ḵaṣya), خِصْيَة (ḵiṣya)
  3. helmet
    Synonym: خُوذَة (ḵūḏa)
  4. main part, substance, essence
  5. counterweight of a steelyard

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: bajda
  • Ottoman Turkish: بیضه (beyza)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ب ي ض
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic بَيْضَة (bayḍa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بيضة (bēḍaf (singulative, collective بيض m (bēḍ), plural بيضات (bēḍāt))

  1. egg
  2. (slighly vulgar) testicle