باعث

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ع ث (b-ʕ-ṯ).

Participle

بَاعِث (bāʕiṯ) (form I)

  1. active participle of بَعَثَ (baʕaṯa, to raise, to resurrect)

Derived terms

  • البَاعِث (al-bāʕiṯ, the Raiser of the Dead, one of the names of God in Islam)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: bais
    • Udi: байис (bajis), вайис (vajis)
  • Persian: باعِث (bâ'es)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic بَاعِث (bāʕiṯ).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /bɒːʔɪs/

Noun

باعِث (bâ'es)

  1. cause, motive
    سیگار باعث سرطان می‌شود.
    sigâr bâ'es-e saratân mi-šavad.
    Smoking causes cancer.
    (literally, “Smoking becomes the cause of cancer.”)

Derived terms

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