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أَبْيَض
white /ˈʔab.jadˤ/
adjectiveA1#620 most common
Also: fair (of complexion), pale, blank
Example sentences
البَيْتُ أَبْيَضُ.
The house is white.
أُرِيدُ قَمِيصًا أَبْيَضَ.
I want a white shirt.
يَلْبَسُ الطَّبِيبُ مِعْطَفًا أَبْيَضَ.
The doctor wears a white coat.
تَحَوَّلَ شَعْرُهُ إِلَى اللَّوْنِ الأَبْيَضِ مَعَ تَقَدُّمِهِ فِي السِّنِّ.
His hair turned white as he grew older.
رَفَعَ الجُنُودُ رَايَةً بَيْضَاءَ طَلَبًا لِلْهُدْنَةِ.
The soldiers raised a white flag to ask for a truce.
فِي الثَّقَافَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ، يَرْمِزُ الأَبْيَضُ إِلَى الطُّهْرِ وَالسَّلَامِ.
In Arab culture, white symbolizes purity and peace.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَبْيَضُ | بِيضٌ |
| Genitive | أَبْيَضَ | بِيضٍ |
| Accusative | أَبْيَضَ | بِيضًا |
| Vocative | يَا أَبْيَضُ | يَا بِيضُ |
Word family
بَيْضَاء (bayḍāʾ)white (feminine)
بَيَاض (bayāḍ)whiteness, white part
بَيْض (bayḍ)eggs
بَيَّضَ (bayyaḍa)to whiten, to bleach
ابْيَضَّ (ibyaḍḍa)to turn white
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root b-y-ḍ, which carries the sense of whiteness and brightness. The same root produces بَيْض (eggs) and بَيَاض (whiteness), linking the color to the pale shell and white of an egg. It follows the أَفْعَل pattern that Arabic uses for colors and physical traits.
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