Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian بابل (bāḇil), which is derived from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, Babylon, literally Gate of God).

Proper noun edit

বাবেল (babel)

  1. Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
  2. Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Derived terms edit