ba

¹ American  

[bah] / bɑ /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

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

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bā ² American  

[bah] / bɑ /

noun

1. the second letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ba ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. barium.

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BA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. banker's acceptance.

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ba. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. bath.

2. bathroom.

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B.A. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Arts.

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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.

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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

Example Sentences

And then, just to say, “in Episode 2, ba ba ba ba ba,” Episode 3 ... and all of the other five episodes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Speech, the oral output of language, requires precise control over the lips, tongue and jaw to produce one of the basic speech subunits: the syllable, like "ba," "da," "ma."

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021

You know, “Under Pressure”? Mmm num ba de … dum bum ba be … doo buh dum ba beh beh …

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan — The longtime motto of the American-led mission in Afghanistan that it stands “shona ba shona,” or shoulder to shoulder, with its Afghan ally no longer applies to that ally’s national security adviser.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2019

Even as I answered, my mind hopped to the argument I’d caused with her ba.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu