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بَدَأ

to begin, to start /ˈba.da.ʔa/

verbA1#93 most common

Also: to commence, to set about, to initiate

Example sentences

بَدَأَ الدَّرْسُ.
The lesson began.
بَدَأْتُ أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ.
I began to learn Arabic.
بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَاراةُ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ.
The match began at three o'clock.
بَدَأْنَا الْعَمَلَ عَلَى الْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ الْأُسْبُوعَ الْماضِيَ.
We began work on the new project last week.
بَدَأَ الطُّلَّابُ يُدْرِكُونَ أَهَمِّيَّةَ الدِّراسَةِ الْمُنْتَظِمَةِ.
The students began to realize the importance of regular study.
مُنْذُ أَنْ بَدَأَتِ الْأَزْمَةُ الِاقْتِصادِيَّةُ، تَغَيَّرَتْ أَوْلَوِيّاتُ الْحُكُومَةِ جَذْرِيًّا.
Since the economic crisis began, the government's priorities have changed radically.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأَبْدَأُبَدَأْتُسَأَبْدَأُ
2sgتَبْدَأُبَدَأْتَسَتَبْدَأُ
3sgيَبْدَأُبَدَأَسَيَبْدَأُ
1plنَبْدَأُبَدَأْنَاسَنَبْدَأُ
2plتَبْدَؤُونَبَدَأْتُمْسَتَبْدَؤُونَ
3plيَبْدَؤُونَبَدَؤُواسَيَبْدَؤُونَ

Word family

بِدَايَة (bidāya)beginning, start
مَبْدَأ (mabdaʾ)principle
مُبْتَدِئ (mubtadiʾ)beginner
اِبْتِدَائِيّ (ibtidāʾī)elementary, initial
بَادِئ (bādiʾ)starting, initiating

Etymology

The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root b-d-ʾ, carrying the sense of starting or originating something. It is the standard verb for beginning across the history of written Arabic. Related forms in the same root cover the noun for a start and the word for a principle.

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