Bāb
noun
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
Bāb
1 American
[bahb]
/ bɑb /
noun
Bab.
2
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
Khusha, god of the 2nd Bab. period, 168.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Shala, consort of Ramman, 161, 212; in proper names of 2d Bab. period, 169; in Ass. pantheon, 189; meaning of name, 213; other applications of the name, 213; epithets, 213.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Anunit, goddess, 51; a variant of Ishtar, 82, 85, 242; in proper names of 2d Bab. period, 169; worshipped at Agade, 117, 242; shrine in E-babbara at Sippar, 646.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Mythology, see also Nature; extent and influence of Bab. m.,
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Marduk cult, 128; Bab. beliefs less popular than Ass.,
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Last week, pro-government forces said they had regained control of territory overlooking Bab al-Mandab after launching a major counter-offensive with the support of Saudi air strikes.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
More than 90% of data capacity between Europe and Asia runs through cables under the Red Sea, which enter through Bab al-Mandeb, a strait about 16 miles wide.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
They seized large swathes of territory including the area around the Bab al-Mandab strait, a key waterway for global shipping and, crucially, Saudi oil exports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Oil prices fell Tuesday as traders assessed recovering Middle East crude exports against fresh shipping incidents around the Strait of Hormuz and renewed fighting near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The main road to Bab al-Hawa,” Baba says.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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