ب
The Arabic letter ب (bāʾ): sound, forms and words
ب, called bāʾ, is letter 2 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: b. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How ب is written
- بAlone
- بStart
- بMiddle
- بEnd
Arabic words that begin with ب
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- بَابbāb · door, gate A0
- بِbi · with, by A0
- بَيْتbayt · house, home A0
- بَنْكbank · bank A0
- بِنْتbint · girl; daughter A0
- بَحْرbaḥr · sea A0
- بَعْدَbaʿda · after A1
- بَيْنَbayna · between, among A1
- بِدَايَةbidāya · beginning A2
- بَحَثَbaḥatha · to search, to look for A2
- بَطَلbaṭal · hero; protagonist B1
- بَلَاءbalāʾ · trial, affliction B2
Questions about ب
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ب?
- ب (bāʾ) sounds like this: b.
- Does ب join the next letter?
- Yes. ب joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ب, ب, ب.
- What number is ب in the Arabic alphabet?
- ب is letter 2 of 28, after ا (ʾalif) and before ت (tāʾ).