Bāb

[ bahb ]

noun
  1. abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.

Other definitions for Bab. (2 of 2)

Bab.

abbreviation
  1. Babylon; Babylonia.

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British Dictionary definitions for Bab

Bab

/ (bɑːb) /


noun
  1. the . title of Mirza Ali Mohammed 1819–50, Persian religious leader: founded Babism; executed as a heretic of Islam

Origin of Bab

1
from Persian bāb gate, from Arabic

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