بيعة

بيعة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ي ع‎ (b-y-ʿ).

Noun

بِيعَة • (bīʿa) f (plural بِيَع‎ (biyaʿ))

1. mode or manner of selling

Declension

Declension of noun بِيعَة (bīʿa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَة bīʿa	الْبِيعَة‎ al-bīʿa	بِيعَة bīʿat
Nominative	بِيعَةٌ bīʿatun	الْبِيعَةُ‎ al-bīʿatu	بِيعَةُ bīʿatu
Accusative	بِيعَةً bīʿatan	الْبِيعَةَ‎ al-bīʿata	بِيعَةَ bīʿata
Genitive	بِيعَةٍ bīʿatin	الْبِيعَةِ‎ al-bīʿati	بِيعَةِ bīʿati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَتَيْن‎ bīʿatayn	الْبِيعَتَيْن‎ al-bīʿatayn	بِيعَتَيْ‎ bīʿatay
Nominative	بِيعَتَانِ‎ bīʿatāni	الْبِيعَتَانِ‎ al-bīʿatāni	بِيعَتَا‎ bīʿatā
Accusative	بِيعَتَيْنِ‎ bīʿatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ‎ al-bīʿatayni	بِيعَتَيْ‎ bīʿatay
Genitive	بِيعَتَيْنِ‎ bīʿatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ‎ al-bīʿatayni	بِيعَتَيْ‎ bīʿatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيَع‎ biyaʿ	الْبِيَع‎ al-biyaʿ	بِيَع‎ biyaʿ
Nominative	بِيَعٌ‎ biyaʿun	الْبِيَعُ‎ al-biyaʿu	بِيَعُ‎ biyaʿu
Accusative	بِيَعًا‎ biyaʿan	الْبِيَعَ‎ al-biyaʿa	بِيَعَ‎ biyaʿa
Genitive	بِيَعٍ‎ biyaʿin	الْبِيَعِ‎ al-biyaʿi	بِيَعِ‎ biyaʿi

Noun

بَيْعَة • (bayʿa) f

1. a striking together the hands as a sign that a bargain has been made, as a sign of allegiance or loyalty, and the obedience to such a contract itself

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْعَة (bayʿa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْعَة bayʿa	الْبَيْعَة‎ al-bayʿa	بَيْعَة bayʿat
Nominative	بَيْعَةٌ bayʿatun	الْبَيْعَةُ‎ al-bayʿatu	بَيْعَةُ bayʿatu
Accusative	بَيْعَةً bayʿatan	الْبَيْعَةَ‎ al-bayʿata	بَيْعَةَ bayʿata
Genitive	بَيْعَةٍ bayʿatin	الْبَيْعَةِ‎ al-bayʿati	بَيْعَةِ bayʿati

Descendants

• → Persian: بیعت‎ (bay'at)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: बैअत (baiat)

    Urdu: بَیعَت‎ (baiʻat)

• → Ottoman Turkish: بیعت‎ (biat)
  • Turkish: biat
• → Swahili: bia

Etymology 2

From Aramaic בֵיעֲתָא‎ / ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܳܐ‎ (bēʿṯā, “egg; any egg–shaped object; oval top of an arch or other architectural element”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː.ʕa/
• (Al-Andalus) IPA^(key): /baj.ʕa/

Noun

بِيعَة • (bīʿa) f (plural بِيَع‎ (biyaʿ))

1. church, synagogue, a place of worship of any monotheistic religion
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:40:

     ‏وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا‎

     walawlā dafʿu llāhi n-nāsa baʿḍahum bibaʿḍin lahuddimat ṣawāmiʿu wabiyaʿun waṣalawātun wamasājidu yuḏkaru fīhā smu l-lahi kaṯīran

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Declension

Declension of noun بِيعَة (bīʿa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَة bīʿa	الْبِيعَة‎ al-bīʿa	بِيعَة bīʿat
Nominative	بِيعَةٌ bīʿatun	الْبِيعَةُ‎ al-bīʿatu	بِيعَةُ bīʿatu
Accusative	بِيعَةً bīʿatan	الْبِيعَةَ‎ al-bīʿata	بِيعَةَ bīʿata
Genitive	بِيعَةٍ bīʿatin	الْبِيعَةِ‎ al-bīʿati	بِيعَةِ bīʿati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيعَتَيْن‎ bīʿatayn	الْبِيعَتَيْن‎ al-bīʿatayn	بِيعَتَيْ‎ bīʿatay
Nominative	بِيعَتَانِ‎ bīʿatāni	الْبِيعَتَانِ‎ al-bīʿatāni	بِيعَتَا‎ bīʿatā
Accusative	بِيعَتَيْنِ‎ bīʿatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ‎ al-bīʿatayni	بِيعَتَيْ‎ bīʿatay
Genitive	بِيعَتَيْنِ‎ bīʿatayni	الْبِيعَتَيْنِ‎ al-bīʿatayni	بِيعَتَيْ‎ bīʿatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِيَع‎ biyaʿ	الْبِيَع‎ al-biyaʿ	بِيَع‎ biyaʿ
Nominative	بِيَعٌ‎ biyaʿun	الْبِيَعُ‎ al-biyaʿu	بِيَعُ‎ biyaʿu
Accusative	بِيَعًا‎ biyaʿan	الْبِيَعَ‎ al-biyaʿa	بِيَعَ‎ biyaʿa
Genitive	بِيَعٍ‎ biyaʿin	الْبِيَعِ‎ al-biyaʿi	بِيَعِ‎ biyaʿi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: بیعه‎ (bia)

References

• Corriente, Federico; Pereira, Christophe; Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017) Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, page 204
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 274
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 86–87