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بِدايَة
beginning /bɪˈdaːja/
nounA1#505 most common
Also: start, onset, outset
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ بِدايَةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ.
This is a good beginning.
في البِدايَةِ تَعَلَّمْتُ الحُروفَ.
At the beginning I learned the letters.
كانَتْ بِدايَةُ الفِلْمِ مُمِلَّةً لٰكِنَّ النِّهايَةَ كانَتْ رائِعَةً.
The beginning of the film was boring, but the ending was wonderful.
مُنْذُ بِدايَةِ المَشْروعِ واجَهْنا صُعوباتٍ كَثيرَةً.
Since the beginning of the project we faced many difficulties.
تُمَثِّلُ هٰذِهِ الاتِّفاقِيَّةُ بِدايَةً جَديدَةً في العَلاقاتِ بَيْنَ البَلَدَيْنِ.
This agreement represents a new beginning in relations between the two countries.
إنَّ بِداياتِ الحَضاراتِ الكُبْرى غالِبًا ما تَكونُ مُتَواضِعَةً وَمَجْهولَةً لِلْمُؤَرِّخينَ.
The beginnings of great civilizations are often humble and unknown to historians.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بِدايَةٌ | بِداياتٌ |
| Genitive | بِدايَةٍ | بِداياتٍ |
| Accusative | بِدايَةً | بِداياتٍ |
| Vocative | يا بِدايَةُ | يا بِداياتُ |
Word family
بَدَأَto begin
اِبْتَدَأَto commence
مَبْدَأprinciple, starting pointبادِئinitial, beginning
بَدْءstart, onsetEtymology
The word is a verbal noun built on the root ب-د-أ, meaning to begin or to start. It follows the pattern fiʿāla, which forms abstract nouns. The classical spelling بِداءَة keeps the hamza, but the variant بِدايَة with a ya is now standard in common use.
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