See also: تابل

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Aramaic ܒܒܠ/ܒܒܝܠ (bāḇel/bāḇēl), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, Babylon, literally gate of god).

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Proper noun

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بَابِل (bābilf

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

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بَابِل (bābil), from Arabic بَابِل (bābil).

Proper noun

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بابل (Bābil)

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

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  • Mallouf, Nassif (1856) “Babel”, in Dictionnaire français-turc, 2nd edition, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 49
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بابل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 314
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Bâbil”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 76

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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بابل (bâbol)

  1. Babol (a city in Mazandaran province, Iran)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic بَابِل (bābil).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? bāḇil
Dari reading? bābil
Iranian reading? bâbel
Tajik reading? bobil

Proper noun

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بابل (bâbel)

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