بَدّ
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Highlights
Plural
بِدَدَة
Other plural
أَبْدَاد
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
بَدَّ
to disperse
بُدّ in English
Noun · masculine
- escape, means of avoiding something
لَا بُدَّ مِن كَذَاthere is no avoiding such a thing, such a thing is inevitable
- flight
- separation
- part, portion
- equivalent, substitute
- idol
Word origin
Etymology 1, noun sense 6 is a semantic loan from Classical Persian بُت (but).
Words from the root ب-د-د
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بَدَّ
· present يَبُدُّ
Form I · The plain action
to disperse, to distribute, to spread
بَادّ
مَبْدُود
بَدَّدَ
· present يُبَدِّدُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to waste, to squander, to divide, to fritter away; to eliminate, to dissipate, to dispel
تَبْدِيد
مُبَدِّد
مُبَدَّد
اِسْتَبَدَّ
· present يَسْتَبِدُّ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to dominate, to overpower, to overwhelm, to show authoritarianism
اِسْتِبْدَاد
tyranny
مُسْتَبِدّ
tyrannical
مُسْتَبَدّ
escape
بُدّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | بُدّ |
|---|---|
| Plural | بِدَدَة |
| Alternative plurals | أَبْدَاد |
بُدّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
escape
لَا بُدَّ مِن كَذَاthere is no avoiding such a thing, such a thing is inevitable
From a fully vowelled text
وَلكِنْ لاَ بُدَّ أَنْ نَقَعَ عَلَى جَزِيرَةٍ».Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.Acts 27:26, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَ لاَ بُدَّ لَهُ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ السَّامِرَةَ.And he must needs go through Samaria.John 4:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لأَنَّهُ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْ ثَوَابٍ، وَرَجَاؤُكَ لاَ يَخِيبُ.For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.Proverbs 23:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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