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

But in Taiwanese Mandarin, the second ba sounds stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

But summer isn’t quite over yet, and I am still feeling the pull of the true dry soups like ba mii pu.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021

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

They dribbled it with blood-red paint and etched the Creole words “Respe ba Matinik. Respe ba 22 Me.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

The clop and clatter of the horse and wagon sounded from the street as James’s ba drew up in front of the store.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu