Bāb
[ bahb ]
/ bɑb /
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noun
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
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Words nearby Bāb
Baalshem, Baal Shem-Tov, baas, baaskap, Baath, Bāb, baba, baba au rhum, babaco, baba gannouj, baba ganoush
Other definitions for Bāb (2 of 2)
Bab.
abbreviation
Babylon; Babylonia.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bāb
Bab
/ (bɑːb) /
noun
the . title of Mirza Ali Mohammed 1819–50, Persian religious leader: founded Babism; executed as a heretic of Islam
Word Origin for Bab
from Persian bāb gate, from Arabic
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