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title: "بِدَايَة (bidāya) meaning in Arabic: beginning"
description: "بِدَايَة (bidāya) means “beginning”. Root ب·د·أ, pattern , level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/bidaya"
language: "en"
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# بِدَايَة

*bidāya* · **beginning**

بِدَايَة (bidāya) is an Arabic noun meaning “beginning”. It is built on the root ب·د·أ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ب·د·أ
- Level: A2

## How to read بِدَايَة, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- د — دال (dāl): d
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about بِدَايَة

### What is the root of بِدَايَة?

The root of بِدَايَة is ب·د·أ.

### What level is بِدَايَة?

Fasaha first uses بِدَايَة at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)