Ba

Meaning

(Egyptian mythology) A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Egyptian mythology) 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. (colloquial and in direct address) Father, baba.
3. (historical) A medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.
4. (in real estate ads) Abbreviation of bathroom.
5. (Manglish, Singlish) Used to indicate a tentative suggestion.
6. (Manglish, Singlish) Used to indicate confident speculation.

Example Sentences

Any ordinary person who has ever floated out of his body during a nap knows what a Ba is, but unfortunately the dogmas of our materialistic culture constrain the person to ignore and repress his experience.

But the Ba, I remembered, could be seen as the mistress of your heart and might or might not decide to speak to you, just as the heart cannot always forgive.

The townsmen played ba often and clearly knew what they were doing.

2 beds, 1 ba

I think you should go see a doctor ba.

rich pple in here... 15" Conti for 800? thats a little steep... same class as ps4s? / 18" tires about 600 to 750 bah...

Word Forms

• bas
• ba'
• bah

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When Should You Use Ba?

Use ba when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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