به

See also: ته, بہٕ, په, پہ, تۀ, and بە

به - Egyptian Arabic

Noun

به (beh) f

  1. The name of the second letter of the Arabic alphabet (ب).

به - Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /bah/

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Noun

به (Rumi spelling bah, plural به٢)

  1. flood (overflow of water)

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Noun

به (Rumi spelling bah)

  1. Alternative form of ابه

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Noun

به (Rumi spelling bah)

  1. Alternative form of bapa

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Noun

به (Rumi spelling bah)

  1. Abbreviation of بهاس.

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Preposition

به (Rumi spelling bah)

  1. Alternative form of باوه

به - Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ba/

Particle

به (ba)

  1. will (indicating future action)

به - Persian

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian): IPA: /ba/
  • (Dari): IPA: /ba/
  • (Iranian Persian): IPA: /be/
  • (Tajik): IPA: /ba/

Preposition

به (be)

  1. expresses the indirect object: to; for
  2. expresses movement to a place: to; towards; into
  3. indicates the language of a text, speech, etc.: in
    • به فارسی
      • be fârsi
      • in Persian

Alternative forms

  • بهی (behi)
  • بی (beyy) (in Isfahani dialect)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian): IPA: /bih/
  • (Dari): IPA: /bɪh/
  • (Iranian Persian): IPA: /beh/
  • (Tajik): IPA: /beh/

Noun

به (beh)

  1. quince

Descendants

  • Avar: бигь (bih)
  • Georgian: ბია (bia)
    • Abkhaz: а-биа (a-bja)
    • Laz: ბიჲა (biya) Chkhala
    • Mingrelian: ბია (bia)
    • Ossetian: биа (bia) Digor
  • Lak: бигь (bih)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian) IPA: /beh/
  • (Dari Persian) IPA: /beh/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA: /beh/
  • (Tajik) IPA: /beh/

Adjective

به (beh)

  1. (archaic) good, excellent
  2. (archaic) better
  3. (archaic) elegant
  4. (archaic) safe, sound

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Meaning and Definition of به
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