باب (baab) — "door" in Modern Standard Arabic
باب
baab
door
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باب
باب in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
علي نظر خلف الباب.
Ali nazara khalfa al-bab.
Ali looked behind the door.
دفعت الباب الزجاجي الثقيل وخرجت بسعادة مع الاكياس الجديدة
dafatu al bab al zujaji al thaqil wa kharajtu bi saada maa al akyas al jadida
I pushed the heavy glass door and left happily with the new bags.
الباب مغلق ولا يجد المفتاح
albab mughlaq wala yajid almuftah
The door is locked and he does not find the key.
فجاة ارى صديقي القديم احمد قرب الباب الكبير
faja'a ara sadiqi al-qadim Ahmad qurba al-bab al-kabir.
Suddenly I see my old friend Ahmad near the big door.
يفتح جدي الباب بابتسامة كبيرة
yaftahu jaddi al bab bibtisama kabira
My grandfather opens the door with a big smile.
طرقت الباب وقالت هي اهلا
Taraqtu al-baba wa qalat hiya ahlan.
I knocked on the door and she said welcome.
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