Bāb

¹

[ bahb ]

noun

1. abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.

Bab.

²

abbreviation for

1. Babylon; Babylonia.

Bab

/ bɑːb /

noun

1. Bab, the18191850MPersianRELIGION: religious leader the . title of Mirza Ali Mohammed 1819–50, Persian religious leader: founded Babism; executed as a heretic of Islam

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bāb¹

from Persian bāb gate, from Arabic

Example Sentences

“Wherever you go there are eyes watching you,” says Ziad, a 19-year-old from al-Bab.

From The Daily Beast

There were not many moderates around two years ago, as I found in Al Bab then, and there are far fewer now.

From The Daily Beast

Still, amid the uncertainty the residents of Bab al-Salameh do their best to carve a semblance of order into their lives.

From The Daily Beast

Compounding this is the fact that Bab al-Salameh, while significantly safer than most other areas, is still in a war zone.

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Nowhere are these disparate conditions more evident than in Bab al-Salameh.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, you have to wear an unbecoming frock like the gentleman in the Bab ballads, and work on the roads.

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Mother Bab was thinking of her boy and Phœbe, of their gay comradeship.

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Afterward, when Mother Bab had been taken away, he sought Phœbe.

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She wanted to be with Mother Bab—should he tell her of his love?

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Mother Bab delighted in flowers and planted all the old favorites.

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