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baa
English
Etymology 1
Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.
Alternative forms
- bah (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [b??]
- (US) IPA(key): [bæ], [b?]
- IPA(key): [bæ??], [bæ??æ??æ??æ??]
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophones: bah, bar (in some pronunciations)
Noun
baa (plural baas)
- (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
Synonyms
- bleat
- bleating
Translations
Interjection
baa
- (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.
Translations
Verb
baa (third-person singular simple present baas, present participle baaing, simple past and past participle baaed)
- To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.
- He treble baas for help, but none can get.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Arabic ????? (b??).
Noun
baa (plural baas)
- The letter ?? in the Arabic script.
Anagrams
- A.B.A., AAB, ABA, Aba, aba
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?/
Noun
báa m
- Apocopic form of babba
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 143
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
Noun
baa
- hip
References
- Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003
Manx
Noun
baa f
- genitive singular of booa
Mutation
Moore
Adverb
baa
- even
Postposition
baa
- about him/her/it/them
- to him/her/it/them
- into him/her/it/them
Usage notes
In pronunciation, the postposition baa is assimilated by an initial yi- of a following verb to make beei-: baa yishdloh = /beeishdloh/ (I am laughing at him). This does not affect the spelling, however.
Inflection
Shoshone
Alternative forms
- paa
Noun
baa
- (Eastern Shoshone) water
References
- Eastern Shoshone Working Dictionary
Swahili
Etymology 1
Noun
baa (ma class, plural mabaa)
- evil, plague
- danger, misfortune
Etymology 2
From English bar.
Noun
baa (n class, plural baa)
- a bar (social pub for alcoholic drinks)
Wolio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?/
Noun
baa
- head
References
- Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.
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faa
English
Noun
faa (plural faas)
- The letter ? in the Arabic script.
Anagrams
- A.A.F., AAF, AFA
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- faahe
Etymology
From Old High German f?han, from Proto-Germanic *fanhan?. Compare German fahen, fangen, Dutch vangen, English fang, Icelandic fá.
Verb
faa
- (Uri) to catch
Conjugation
Strong:
Mixed:
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 86.
Jamamadí
Noun
faa
- (Banawá) water
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Middle English
Noun
faa
- Alternative form of fo
Swahili
Etymology
Of Bantu origin.
Pronunciation
Verb
-faa (infinitive kufaa)
- to fit
- to be suitable or useful
- Synonym: halisi
Conjugation
Derived terms
- Nominal derivations:
- kifaa
Woleaian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Austronesian *S?pat.
Numeral
faa
- four
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