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ba

Pronunciation: /bɑː/

The English word “ba” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
  2. Father, baba.
  3. A medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.

particle

  1. Used to indicate a tentative suggestion.
  2. Used to indicate confident speculation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian bꜣ, G53-Z1

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