Baath
/bɑːθ/
Baath proper noun: the Arab Socialist Baath Party, a secular Arab socialist political party present in several countries in the Middle East, most prominently Iraq and Syria.
Proper noun
the Baath
- The Arab Socialist Baath Party, a secular Arab socialist political party present in several countries in the Middle East, most prominently Iraq and Syria.
- Today it is they that proclaim the slogan of "federation"—which is opposed to the Baath's postulates.1959, Swiss Review of World Affairs, page 23
- Nasser had a country without a party, but the Baath was still a party without a country.1978, Lewis B. Ware, A Handbook of the Arab-Israeli Crisis, page 96
Baath meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
Baath in Hindi
- the Arab Socialist Baath Party
- बास bās
Baath in Urdu
- the Arab Socialist Baath Party
- بعث baʻs̱
Baath in Bengali
- the Arab Socialist Baath Party
- হেজবে বাছ hezbe bas, আরবী সমাজতান্ত্রিক হেজবে বাছ arôbī śômajtantrik hezbe bas
Baath in Arabic
- the Arab Socialist Baath Party
- حِزْب البَعْث ḥizb al-baʕṯ, الْبَعْث al-baʕṯ
More languagesFewer languages
- Baath in Persian
- حزب بعث hezb-e ba's, بعث ba's
Examples of Baath in a sentence
- For the Party to succeed in achieving these aims, Aflaq insisted that the Baath had to be nationalist, populist, socialist and revolutionary.1980, Adeed I. Dawisha, Syria and the Lebanese crisis, page 46:
- The Baath was small but well organized and bold, and could not be intimidated.1995, Milton Viorst, Sandcastles, page 23:
- The Baath is an avowedly secular party that has pursued socialist economic policies and at one time was aligned with the "godless" Soviet Union.2012, William Mark Habeeb, The Middle East in Turmoil, page 185:
- The 1973 War was an opportunity for decision makers to demonstrate that their work under the Baath was substantively different than their predecessors, [...]2016, Imad Mansour, Statecraft in the Middle East, page 125:
Forms of Baath
| alternative form | Bath |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ba'th |
| alternative form | Baʻth |
| alternative form | Ba'ath |
| alternative form | Baʻath |
Origin of Baath
From Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ, “resurrection”), part of the party's official name, حِزْب البَعْث العَرَبِيّ الاِشْتِرَاكِيّ (ḥizb al-baʕṯ al-ʕarabiyy al-ištirākiyy, literally “the party of the Arab socialist resurrection”). The sequence ــَعْـ (aʿ) is often rendered as ⟨aa⟩ in English; compare Baalbek for بَعْلَبَكّ (baʕlabakk), the Kaaba for الكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), Saad (name) for سَعْد (saʕd), or zaatar for زَعْتَر (zaʕtar).
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Questions about Baath
- What does Baath mean?
- Baath means the Arab Socialist Baath Party, a secular Arab socialist political party present in several countries in the Middle East, most prominently Iraq and Syria.
- What is Baath in Hindi?
- Baath in Hindi is बास (bās). See Baath meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Baath in a sentence?
- For the Party to succeed in achieving these aims, Aflaq insisted that the Baath had to be nationalist, populist, socialist and revolutionary.
- What part of speech is Baath?
- Baath is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Baath?
- Baath is pronounced /bɑːθ/.
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