ba
A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives…A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
» Edmundo’s car crashed into a bas.
Meaning
3 senses(Egyptian)A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
(colloquial, singular normally)Father, baba.
(historical, singular normally, uncountable)A medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.
- a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
- a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Examples
6 sentencesEdmundo’s car crashed into a bas.
He takes bağlama lessons three times a week.
My elder son is Lech Zaręba.
Sami was struggling to get a BA.
Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba.
ruБарий — химический элемент, который обозначается символом Ba.
Origin
Borrowed from Egyptian bꜣ, G53-Z1 The sound is very commonly made by infants, and is inteBorrowed from Egyptian bꜣ, G53-Z1
The sound is very commonly made by infants, and is interpreted by parents as a reference to themselves.
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Forms
plural: basSynonyms
5 synonyms- a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences:Bachelor of ArtsArtium BaccalaurensAB
- a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite:bariumatomic number 56