ابابیل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَابِيل (ʔabābīl), a Quranic hapax legomena.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.βɑː.ˈβiːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bɑː.bíːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bɑː.bíːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bɑː.bíːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bɔː.bíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.bɒː.bíːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bɔ.bíl]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇāḇīl
Dari reading?	abābīl
Iranian reading?	abâbil
Tajik reading?	abobil

Noun

ابابیل • (abâbil)

1. (Islam) ʾabābīl, the flock of birds that destroyed the army of Abraha in the Year of the Elephant (often said to be swallows)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ابابیل (abābīl), from Arabic أَبَابِيل (ʔabābīl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.bɑː.biːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

اَبابِیْل • (abābīl) m (Hindi spelling अबाबील)

1. swallow
2. (Islam) ababil

Declension

Declension of ابابیل
	singular	plural
direct	ابابیل (abābīl)	ابابیل (abābīl)
oblique	ابابیل (abābīl)	ابابیلوں (abābīlō̃)
vocative	ابابیل (abābīl)	ابابیلو (abābīlō)