Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyyaf

  1. feminine singular of بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)

Etymology 2 edit

Short for لُغَة بَرْبَرِيَّة (luḡa barbariyya, Berber language).

Noun edit

بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyyaf

  1. (usually definite) Berber language
    Synonyms: عَجَمِيَّة (ʕajamiyya), أَمَازِيغِيَّة (ʔamāzīḡiyya)
  2. (uncountable) Berber identity, Berberdom
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

Relative noun (nisba) composed of بَرْبَر (barbar, barbarians) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Noun edit

بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyyaf

  1. (uncountable) barbarity, barbarism
Declension edit