بابا

See also: بابو and پاپا

بابا - Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /baː.baː/

Noun

بَابَا (bābā) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābawāt) or بَابَاوَات (bābāwāt))

  1. (Christianity) pope, patriarch

Usage notes

  • The Bishop of Rome is often specified as بَابَا ٱلْفاتِيكان (bābā l-fātīkān, literally Pope of the Vatican) to distinguish him from the Coptic pope.

Declension

Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Nominative بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Accusative بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Genitive بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَابَاوَيْن bābāwayn الْبَابَاوَيْن al-bābāwayn بَابَاوَيْ bābāway
Nominative بَابَاوَانِ bābāwāni الْبَابَاوَانِ al-bābāwāni بَابَاوَا bābāwā
Accusative بَابَاوَيْنِ bābāwayni الْبَابَاوَيْنِ al-bābāwayni بَابَاوَيْ bābāway
Genitive بَابَاوَيْنِ bābāwayni الْبَابَاوَيْنِ al-bābāwayni بَابَاوَيْ bābāway
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَابَوَات‎; بَابَاوَات bābawāt‎; bābāwāt الْبَابَوَات‎; الْبَابَاوَات al-bābawāt‎; al-bābāwāt بَابَوَات‎; بَابَاوَات bābawāt‎; bābāwāt
Nominative بَابَوَاتٌ‎; بَابَاوَاتٌ bābawātun‎; bābāwātun الْبَابَوَاتُ‎; الْبَابَاوَاتُ al-bābawātu‎; al-bābāwātu بَابَوَاتُ‎; بَابَاوَاتُ bābawātu‎; bābāwātu
Accusative بَابَوَاتٍ‎; بَابَاوَاتٍ bābawātin‎; bābāwātin الْبَابَوَاتِ‎; الْبَابَاوَاتِ al-bābawāti‎; al-bābāwāti بَابَوَاتِ‎; بَابَاوَاتِ bābawāti‎; bābāwāti
Genitive بَابَوَاتٍ‎; بَابَاوَاتٍ bābawātin‎; bābāwātin الْبَابَوَاتِ‎; الْبَابَاوَاتِ al-bābawāti‎; al-bābāwāti بَابَوَاتِ‎; بَابَاوَاتِ bābawāti‎; bābāwāti
  • بَابَوِيّ (bābawiyy)
  • بَابَوِيَّة (bābawiyya)

Noun

بَابَا (bābā) m

  1. (childish) papa, daddy, father

Declension

Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Nominative بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Accusative بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā
Genitive بَابَا bābā الْبَابَا al-bābā بَابَا bābā

بابا - Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /baː.ba/, [bɑː.bɑ]

Noun

بابا (bāba) m (plural بَابَوَات (bābāwāt) or بَابَهات (bābāhāt))

  1. papa, daddy, father

Usage notes

The mentioned plurals are rarely used, while the most common plural is أَبَّهات (abbahāt) which stems from the Classical Arabic word أَبْ (ʔab).

بابا - Khalaj

Noun

بابا (bâbâ) (definite accusative بابانؽ, plural بابالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of bâbâ (father)

Declension

singular plural
nominative بابا بابالار
genitive باباین بابالارؽین
dative باباقا بابالارقا
definite accusative بابانؽ بابالارؽ
locative باباچا بابالارچا
ablative بابادا بابالاردا
instrumental بابالا بابالارلا
equative باباوارا بابالاروارا
quantitative باباقَدَر بابالارقَدَر

بابا - Ottoman Turkish

Noun

بابا (baba)

  1. papa, daddy, father

Declension

singular (مفرد) plural (جمع)
nominative بابا (baba) بابالر (babalar)
genitive بابانڭ (babanıñ) بابالرڭ (babalarıñ)
dative بابایه (babaya) بابالره (babalara)
definite accusative بابایی (babayı) بابالری (babaları)
locative باباده (babada) بابالرده (babalarda)
ablative بابادن (babadan) بابالردن (babalardan)

Descendants

  • Turkish: baba
  • Albanian: baba
  • Armenian: (Constantinople) պապա (papa), (Van) բաբա (baba)

بابا - Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /bɑˈbɑ/

Noun

بابا (bâbâ) m

  1. (informal) dad, daddy
  2. grandfather

Declension

singular plural
direct بابا (bâbâ) باباګان (bâbâgân)
oblique بابا (bâbâ) باباګانو (bâbâgâno)
vocative بابا (bâbâ) باباګانو (bâbâgâno)

Synonyms

بابا - Persian

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian) IPA: /bɑːˈbɑː/
  • (Dari Persian) IPA: /bɑːˈbɑː(j)/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA: /bɒːˈbɒː/
  • (Tajik) IPA: /bɔˈbɔ/

Noun

بابا (bâbâ)

  1. (colloquial) dad, daddy, father
  2. (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather
  3. (colloquial) fellow

Derived terms

Descendants

بابا - South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

  • يابا (yāba)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /bˤaː.bˤa/, [ˈbɑˤː.bˤɑ]

Noun

بابا (ḅāḅa) m

  1. dad, papa
  2. an affectionate form of address used by a father to his child

بابا - Urdu

Noun

بابا (bābā) m (Hindi spelling बाबा)

  1. papa, daddy, father

بابا - Ushojo

Noun

بابا (bābā)

  1. elder, grandfather
Meaning and Definition of بابا
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