baba - does baba just means father or are there any other meanings

English translation: 1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title), 5. man/dude

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:	baba - does baba just means father or are there any other meanings
English translation:	1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title), 5. man/dude
Entered by:	Ali Beikian

17:40 Jun 28, 2009

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: baba - does baba just means father or are there any other meanings

baba - does baba just means father or are there any other meanings

Bruni H

1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title), 5. man/dude

Explanation:
Here are the meanings of "baba" from Moeen Persian Dictionary:

1 - پدر. 2 - پدربزرگ . 3 - عنوانی برای عارفان و حکیمان : باباافضل ، باباطاهر. 4 - شخص ، کس (عنوانی غیرمحترمانه ).
1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title)
http://www.rismoon.com/moeenworddetail-4473-fa.html
We aslo have such expressions as:
na BabA: You don't say so.
dast bardar bAbA: Come on, man!

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Ali Beikian
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Local time: 18:19

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1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title), 5. man/dude

Ali Beikian

5 +1

father, papa, dady, grandpa

Ebrahim Golavar

5 +1

dude - mate

aaryan

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peer agreement (net): +1

father, papa, dady, grandpa

Explanation:
it can have all the mentioned meanings and equivalents but just the context can determine it.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-28 18:41:22 GMT)
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we can say that baba is less formal than for exaple pedar or the other Persian words.

Ebrahim Golavar
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Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

dude - mate

Explanation:
In collquial/slang Persian baba is extensively used as "dude", "mate", "chum", or something along those lines.

Example sentence(s):

bas kon baba!
that\'s enough dude!

aaryan
Local time: 15:49

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peer agreement (net): +7

1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title), 5. man/dude

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 18:19
Works in field
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Persian (Farsi)
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English translation: 1. dad, 2. grandfather, 3. a title for sages 4. guy, person (a disrespectful title), 5. man/dude

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