ба

See also: -ба and Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba]

Particle

ба • (ba)

1. Alternative form of бе (be)

   Аре ба! ― Are ba! ― Oh, come on!

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠪᠠ (ba)	ба (ba)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/
• Syllabification: ба (1 syllable)

Conjunction

ба • (ba)

1. and

See also

• бас (bas)
• болон (bolon)
• бөгөөд (bögööd)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ba.

Interjection

ба • (ba)

1. (colloquial) why!, well I never!, wow! (an exclamation of surprise, especially at an unexpected meeting)

   Ба! Кого́ я ви́жу! ― Ba! Kovó ja vížu! ― Why, I can't believe this is really you!

Etymology 2

Clipping of ба́бушка (bábuška)

Noun

ба • (ba) f anim (indeclinable)

1. (informal term of address) granny, gran

Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bä/, [bä]

Preposition

Dari	به
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ба

ба • (ba)

1. at
2. to
3. in
4. for