Bāb
noun
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
Bāb
1 American
[bahb]
/ bɑb /
noun
Bab.
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American
abbreviation
Bab
British
/ bɑːb /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bab
from Persian bāb gate, from Arabic
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Two Mamelukes had in the meantime succeeded, by great exertions, in giving the alarm to their comrades in the quarter of the Azhar, who escaped by the eastern gate called Bāb al-Ghoraib.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Ul-mash-shi-tum, in proper names of the 2d Bab. period, 170.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Khusha, god of the 2nd Bab. period, 168.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Mamu, a form of Gula in proper names of the 2d Bab. period, 169.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Amiand, his attempt at a genealogical arrangement of Old Bab. pantheon, 108.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Solomonic temple and the sacred quarter in Nippur, 623-4; horns of altar compared with Bab. custom, 652; "sea" compared with Apsu, 653; ark compared with the Bab. ship, 655.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
It’s now only worsened with the threat to Saudi crude exports and maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
That blockade centered on the Bab al Mandeb strait, the only southbound route for Saudi tankers headed to Asian markets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
She predicted that, while the closure of Hormuz had driven traffic to Bab al-Mandeb, this would now stop.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
By forcing ships to turn back from the narrow Bab El Mandeb strait, they have threatened to choke off the main maritime route from Europe to Asia.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Of Turkish border guards with raised guns and loud voices who eyed everyone up at the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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