بيضة

See also: بیضه‎

Arabic

Etymology

Singulative noun composed of بَيْض‎ (bayḍ, “eggs”) +‎ ـَة‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baj.dˤa/
  • (file)
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /beːdˤa/, [be̞ːdˤa]

Noun

بَيْضَة • (bayḍa) f (singulative, collective بَيْض‎ m (bayḍ), plural بَيْضَات‎ (bayḍāt))

  1. egg
  2. (anatomy) testicle
    Synonym: خِصْيَة‎ (ḵiṣya)
  3. helmet
    Synonym: خُوذَة‎ (ḵūḏa)
  4. main part, substance, essence

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: bajda
  • → Ottoman Turkish: بیضه‎ (beyza)
    • Turkish: beyzi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ي ض‎

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْضَة‎ (bayḍa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beː.dˤe/, [ˈbeː.dˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /beː.dˤa/, [ˈbeː.dˤɑ]
  • (file)

Noun

بيضة • (bēḍa) f (singulative, collective بيض‎ m (bēḍ), plural بيضات‎ (bēḍāt))

  1. egg
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