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  • ba
    ba
    noun
    an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
  • bā
    bā
    noun
    the second letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • Ba
    Ba
    barium.
  • BA
    BA
    abbreviation
    banker's acceptance.
  • ba.
    ba.
    abbreviation
    bath.
  • B.A.
    B.A.
    abbreviation
    Bachelor of Arts.
  • ba'
    ba'
    noun
    a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players
Synonyms

ba

1 American  
[bah] / bɑ /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

  1. an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.

bā 2 American  
[bah] / bɑ /

noun

  1. the second letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Ba 3 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. barium.

BA 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. banker's acceptance.

ba. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. bath.

  2. bathroom.

B.A. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Arts.

B.A. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. bastard amber.

  2. batting average.

  3. British Academy.

  4. British America.

  5. British Association (for Advancement of Science).

  6. Buenos Aires.

BA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Arts

  2. British Academy

  3. British Airways

  4. British Association (for the Advancement of Science)

  5. British Association screw thread

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ba' 2 British  
/ bɑː, bɔː /

noun

  1. a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players

  2. a similar game played at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders in mid-February

  3. the stuffed leather ball used in these games

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Ba 3 British  
/ bɑː /

noun

  1. Egyptian myth the soul, represented as a bird with a human head

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Ba 4 British  

symbol

  1. barium

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ba 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Etymology

Origin of ba1

Vocalization of Egyptian bʾ

Origin of B.A.6

First recorded in 1755–65, B.A. is from New Latin Baccalaureus Artium

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The concord is -ba- in all the less corrupt Bantu tongues, but this plural prefix degenerates into Va-, Wa-, Ma-, and A-.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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