با

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wāy (“mouth, beak”); compare Tamil வாய் (vāy), Kurukh बई (baī).

با (bā)

1. mouth, aperture

• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “5352”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Bray, Denys (1934), “bā”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 59

• وا (wa) — Ardalani

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah (“wind”) (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋 (vātō), Pashto and Persian باد (bâd)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas (“wind”) (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

• IPA^(key): /baː/

با (ba)

1. wind

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वाद॑श (dvā́daśa), from द्व (dva) + दश (daśa).

• Tone class: HL
• IPA^(key): /bə̂ː/

باٞ (bǟ) (cardinal number)

1. twelve

• Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “bǟ”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)‎^[2], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 80

From earlier ابا (abā / abâ), inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (LWTE /⁠abāg⁠/, “with”), Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾbʾg /⁠abāg⁠/).^[1]

با • (bā / bâ) (normal in Iran, formal in Dari/Tajik)

1. with (someone)

   همیشه باهام میمونی؟ (colloquial Tehrani)

   hamiše bâ-hâm mi-muni?

   Will you always stay with me?

2. with, by, using

   نقاشی با دست چپ

   naqqāšī bā dast-i čap / naġġâši bâ dast-e čap

   drawing with left hand

3. with (considering)

   Synonym: با وجود (bā wujūd-i / bâ vojud-e)

4. from (indicating differentiation)

   با چیزی یا کسی فرق داشتن

   bā / bâ čīzē yā kasē farq dāštan / čizi yâ kasi farġ dâštan

   To differ from someone or something

5. with (in support of)
6. for (in exchange for)
7. (uncommon on its own) despite
   • c. 1320, Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, “Ghazal 822”, in دیوانِ امیرخسرو دهلوی [Divan of Amīr Khusraw]‎^[3]:

     باطل بود شنیدن دعوی عشق از آن کس
     کش با جمال جانان پهلو به بستر آید

     bātil buwad šunīdan-i da'wā-yi išq az ān kas
     k-aš bā jamāl-i jānān pahlū ba bastar āyad

     It is false to hear protestations of love from someone
     Who can fall asleep on bed despite the beloved's beauty.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

8. (Classical Persian) synonym of به (ba / be, “expressing movement; to; towards”)

   با یاد آورد.

   bā / bâ yād āward. / yâd âvard.

   They (sg.) remembered.

9. (Classical Persian) synonym of بر (bar, “on”)
10. (Classical Persian) synonym of در (dar, “in”)

با • (bā / bâ)

1. (Classical Persian) synonym of را (rā / râ, “indicating the direct object”)

با • (bā / bâ)

1. (Classical Persian) synonym of و (wa / va, “and”)

• In Afghanistan and Tajikistan (not in Iran), it has a somewhat formal connotation and is less common in informal speech compared to کَتی (katē).

• با وجود (bā wujūd-i / bâ vojud-e)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

با • (bā)

1. pronunciation spelling of بها, representing Kabuli and Hazaragi Persian

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

با • (bā / bâ)

1. (Classical Persian) clipping of باز (bāz / bâz, “hawk, falcon”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

با • (bā / bâ)

1. unhamzated form of باء (bā' / bâ', “bā'”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

با • (bā / bâ)

1. (Classical Persian) clipping of باد (bād / bâd, third-person singular present optative of بودن (būdan / budan, “to be”))

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

با • (bā / bâ)

1. (Classical Persian) clipping of بابا (bābā / bâbâ, title)