ب

bebaybeybbabi/be//b/

Other spellingsبَبِ

بnounfeminine

(second letter of the Pashto alphabet, number 2 in the abjad system)

(second letter of the Pashto alphabet; number 2 in the abjad system)
third letter of the Pashto alphabet
the third letter of the Pashto alphabet
is the second letter of the Puś̱ẖto, as well as of the Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian alphabets. In the Afg̠ẖān language this letter is sometimes changed for و as in the Persian
for م, as in لنبه ʻa flame, ʼ for هونبره;لمبه ʻso much, ʼ for عنبر;هومبره ʻambergris, ʼ for عمبر, etc

Translations (4)

German: Der dritte Buchstabe des Paschtu Alphabets
French: nom (m.) de la troisième lettre de l'alphabet (m.) pashto. · nom de la troisième lettre de l'alphabet pashto
Persian: حرف دوم الفبای پښتو است که (بې) (ک مج) نام دارد (ج) بې ګانی .
Russian: вторая буква афганского алфавита; числовое значение по абджаду

The second letter of the Pashto alphabet, called بي and written in the Arabic script.

The second letter of the Pashto alphabet, called بي and written in the Arabic script.

a particle, the sign of the future, the doubtful past, and the continuative tenses of verbs. When not prefixed to a word

a particle, the sign of the future, the doubtful past, and the continuative tenses of verbs. When not prefixed to a word, which is the most general form, it is written به, which see. See also my Grammar
(always prefixed to another word), By, with, from, near, on, into, in, for, towards, etc
Generally prefixed to another word, and when standing alone written به, signifying, With, by, for, in, into, to, up to, on, upon
and like that prefix is often rejected as redundant
With (ــُــ) it is often used for ؤه, the third person singular of the masculine form of the past tense of the verb ʻTo be, ʼ and with (ـــِــ) for the third person feminine plural of the same tense
It is used with the particle به to mark the masculine singular and feminine plural forms of the conditional or optative tense of the same verb
It is used with (ـــِــ) for وي, the third person plural of the imperfect tense of the infinitive ویل ʻTo say.ʼ
It is often used in the place of (ــُــ) and vice versƒ. When used with Arabic and Persian words, it is subject to the rules of those languages. See "Grammar."

Etymology: Arabic Persian