Bāb
noun
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
Bāb
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[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
Ass. and Bab. r. t., 251-2; their value as source for knowledge of sacrifices, 661; votive inscriptions on statues, 669; on other objects, 671-2; worn as amulets, 672; plague tablets, 536, 674.
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
Ul-mash-shi-tum, in proper names of the 2d Bab. period, 170.
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
Social media images examined by BBC Verify appear to show a damaged cargo ship in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which sits at the inlet of the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“However, this has offered little relief to the physical market, with crossings through the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb remaining subdued,” said Wael Makarem, head of financial markets strategy at trading platform Exness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then, over the weekend, two China-bound, Hong Kong-flagged supertankers, New Explorer and New Pearl, exited the Red Sea via Bab al-Mandeb loaded with Saudi crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Saudi Arabia had diverted its oil exports to its Red Sea ports and out the Bab al Mandeb, dispatching some 4.5 million barrels via that route per day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“From there, to the crossing at Bab al-Hawa.”
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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