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لا بد what does it mean?
I read this phrase لا بد ان أقول
1) how do you pronounce it
2) what does it mean
3) what is بد
4) is this colloquial or standard Arabic?
Apr 14, 2018 7:13 PM
Answers · 16
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1) how do you pronounce it
لا بُدّ = la bud
2) what does it mean
لا بُدَّ منه : لا مهربَ ولا مفرَّ منه ، لا محالة
for example :
الموت لابُدَّ منه
هذا شرّ لابدَّ منه
3) what is بد
بد = an escape.
لا بُدَّ= لازم = حتماً = no escape or must or necessary
4) is this colloquial or standard Arabic?
Both
April 15, 2018
1
العبارة "لا بد ان..." يستخدمونها في اللهجة السورية ايضا
بمعنى "المفروض ان... او المطلوب ان..." تقريبا، ولكن هناك فرق بسيط
April 15, 2018
1
hi Aliph, how can i help you with the pronunciation?
it means " i have to say..." and we use this word in the standard arabic and it have so many other synonyms.
لا بد ان أقول it is like يجب أن اقول
April 14, 2018
1
Hi Aliph,
1) Sorry, can't help with this one!
2) It means "I have to/must say"
3) لا بد is one word and it means "have to/must"
4) Standard Arabic
April 14, 2018
Thank you Mohammed. A good example indeed,
April 28, 2018
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