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بيتhouse in Arabic
بيت is how you say “house” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ب ي ت (b-y-t)noun (also used as the verbal noun/maṣdar of the verb بَاتَ)Pronounced bayt
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'
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
- بَاتَto spend/pass the night (doing something); by extension, to become or be in a given state
- بيّتto plan, determine, or premeditate something overnight
- بَيْتُوتَةٌthe act of entering upon, or passing, the night
- مَبِيتٌa night's lodging; the passing of the night
- بَيَاتٌthe 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.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
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.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →
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