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ب-د-أ
beginning
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Words from this root
6 words in 6 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعَلَ بَدَأَ
to begin, start
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- Present
- يَبْدَأُ
- Command
- اِبْدَأْ
تَبْدَأُ it (f.) begins
Met in Registering at the university
فِعَالَة بِدَايَةٌ
beginning, start
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- Plural
- بِدَايَاتٌ
مُفْتَعِل مُبْتَدِئٌ
beginner
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- Plural
- مُبْتَدِئُونَ
- Feminine
- مُبْتَدِئَةٌ
فَعْلِيّ اِبْتِدَائِيٌّ
primary, elementary
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- Feminine
- اِبْتِدَائِيَّةٌ
الْمَدْرَسَةُ الِابْتِدَائِيَّةُ primary school
مَفْعَل مَبْدَأٌ
principle; starting point
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- Plural
- مَبَادِئُ
اِفْتَعَلَ اِبْتَدَأَ
to begin (with), commence
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- Present
- يَبْتَدِئُ
How the patterns shape this root
بَدَأَ is to begin — الدِّرَاسَةُ تَبْدَأُ, classes begin. The root ends in a hamza, so watch its seat: بَدَأَ، يَبْدَأُ، اِبْدَأْ. The noun بِدَايَة is the beginning; مَبْدَأ (مَفْعَل) is a starting point and so a principle. Form VIII اِبْتَدَأَ is also to begin, and its doer مُبْتَدِئ (مُفْتَعِل) is you right now: a beginner. The adjective اِبْتِدَائِيّ, primary, names the first school.