βαβαῖ

interjection interjection
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Definition

An exclamation expressing strong emotion—especially surprise, admiration, or dismay—roughly “ah!”, “good heavens!”, “alas!” (often in comedy and colloquial speech).

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Grammatical Analysis

"βαβαῖ"

Lemma: βαβαῖ

Function: exclamation expressing strong emotion (esp. astonishment, alarm, dismay; sometimes admiration)

Inflection: indeclinable (no case/number/gender)

Note on form: The form βαβαῖ is the fixed interjection; it is not a verb form (so -μι vs. standard verb is not applicable).

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