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
Bashtum, goddess in proper names of the 2d Bab. period, 169.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Religious texts, 12-3, 467; sources for religion, 51, 661; in Bab. theological schools, 134; reshaping of r. t. during Hammurabi's time, 140-2; divisions, 247-51; age, 691; comparison betw.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Sag-ila = Marduk, in proper names of the 2d Bab. period, 169.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Amiand, his attempt at a genealogical arrangement of Old Bab. pantheon, 108.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Invocations, 165; in records of the 2nd Bab. period, 167; combined invocations, 235; where found, 235, 245; motive and manner of, 236 ff.;
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
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
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
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
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
“From there, to the crossing at Bab al-Hawa.”
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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