بيت

Arabic

[be̞ːt]

root
Definitions
  • house, building
  • tent (dwelling)
  • room, apartment, flat
  • commercial house
  • garden bed
  • family, dynasty
  • box, case, covering, sheath

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (house, site, location, nest).

Origin

Proto-Semitic

*bayt-

Gloss

house, site, location, nest

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Kanji

家

Emoji
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