بيت house in Arabic
بيت is how you say “house” in Arabic.
Root ب ي ت b-y-t. noun (also used as the verbal noun/maṣdar of the verb بَاتَ). bayt.
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Meaning of house in Arabic
- house, dwelling, tent; the place where one lodges for the night primary, concrete sense
- the passing of, or entering upon, the night as a verbal noun of بَاتَ 'to spend the night'
- marriage; the taking of a wife tropical use, as the inf. noun of بَاتَ in the sense 'he married'
Example sentence
وخروجٌ من البيت مع بِسم الله توكّلتُ على الله فيُحفَظُ المسار
And leaving the house with 'In the name of Allah, I rely on Allah,' preserves the path.
الْبَيْتِ the house
Genitive after 'min' — 'the house', the place departed from.
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How it is used
بَيْت is tied to the same root as بَاتَ 'to spend the night' — a house is fundamentally the place where one lodges overnight. The root's night association carries into Form II بيّت, used (including in the Qur'an) for plans or intentions settled overnight, e.g. fasting purposed from the night before.
Words from the same root
- بَاتَ to spend/pass the night (doing something); by extension, to become or be in a given state
- بيّت to plan, determine, or premeditate something overnight
- بَيْتُوتَةٌ the act of entering upon, or passing, the night
- مَبِيتٌ a night's lodging; the passing of the night
- بَيَاتٌ the passing of the night
Common questions
- How do you say "house" in Arabic?
- بَيْتٌ (bayt).
- What is the root of بيت and how is it connected to بَاتَ؟
- The root is ب ي ت (b-y-t). بَيْتٌ 'house' shares this root with بَاتَ 'to spend the night' — a house is literally where one passes the night.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).