بَدْوٌ
1.
See بَادِيَةٌ.
2.
and see also بَادٍ.
3.
Also The first of a thing; originally [بَدْءٌ,] with hemzeh: (Har p. 583:) and
بَدِىٌّ, also, [originally بَدِىْءٌ,] signifies the first: (TA:) [and
بَدٍ and
بَدَا, the latter for بَدًا, are used for بَدْءٍ. Hence,] one says,
اِفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ بَادِى بَدٍ, (S,) or بَادِىَ بَدٍ, (M, K,) and
بَادِى بَدِى, (Fr, S, M,) or بَادِىَ بَدِى, (as in some copies of the K,) or
بادى بَدِىٍ, (as in other copies of the K and in the TA,) and
بَادَىَ بَدًا, (M, K,) mentioned by Sb, who says that it is without tenween, though analogy does not forbid its being with tenween, (M,) meaning Do thou that first; (S, TA;) or, the first thing: (Fr, TA:) originally [بَادِيءَ بَدْءٍ, &c.,] with hemz. (S, K. [See بَدْءٌ.]) Hence also the phrase,
الحَمْدُلِلٰهِ بَدِيًّا [Praise be to God in the first place]. (TA.)