ب-د-ا (b-d-ʾ)

beginning; begin; beginning, origin

12 occurrences · 6 English renderings

Word Forms

بدء 3 occ

→ “beginning”, “first”

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: بدء kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: بدء: the Beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: بدء: the “first”

بدئيّت 3 occ

→ “beginning”, “first”

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: بدئيّت: Beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: بدئيّت: “beginning”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: بدئيّت: “first,”

ابتدا 1 occ

→ “originally”

gleaningsGWB §345: ابتدا: originally

المبدأ 1 occ

→ “revelation”

kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: المبدأ: of My Revelation

بدايت 1 occ

→ “beginning”

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: بدايت: beginning

مبدأ 1 occ

→ “origin”

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: مبدأ: Origin

مَبْدَأُ 1 occ

→ “source”

gleaningsGWB §61: مَبْدَأُ: Source

وَبُدِئَتِ 1 occ

→ (no aligned translation)

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: وَبُدِئَتِ

English Renderings

Rendering	Count	%	Forms
beginning	4	33%	بدء , بدئيّت , بدايت
first	2	17%	بدء , بدئيّت
originally	1	8%	ابتدا
revelation	1	8%	المبدأ
origin	1	8%	مبدأ
source	1	8%	مَبْدَأُ

Full Concordance

Show all 12 occurrences

gleaningsGWB §345: ابتدا: originally kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: المبدأ: of My Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: بدء prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: وَبُدِئَتِ gleaningsGWB §61: مَبْدَأُ: Source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: بدء: the Beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: بدء: the “first”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: بدئيّت: Beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: بدئيّت: “beginning”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: بدئيّت: “first,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: بدايت: beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: مبدأ: Origin

Related Roots

ب-د-ء (b-d-ʾ) beginning; source, origin; origin ص-د-ر (ṣ-d-r) source; breast; chest ط-ل-ع (ṭ-l-ʿ) rising-place; dawning-place; countenance ن-ز-ل (n-z-l) send down; descending; descend ء-م-ر (ʾ-m-r) command; matter; cause ق-و-م (q-w-m) station; people; place ش-ر-ق (sh-r-q) shining; east; shine ء-و-ل (ʾ-w-l) first; beginning; firstness