بابل
See also: تابل
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic ܒܒܠ/ܒܒܝܠ (bāḇel/bāḇēl), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “Babylon”, literally “gate of god”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
بَابِل • (bābil) f
- Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
- Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)
Declension edit
Declension of noun بَابِل (bābil)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | بَابِل bābil |
— |
| Nominative | — | بَابِلُ bābilu |
— |
| Accusative | — | بَابِلَ bābila |
— |
| Genitive | — | بَابِلَ bābila |
— |
Derived terms edit
- بَابِلِيّ (bābiliyy)
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Persian بابِل (Bâbel), from Arabic بَابِل (Bābil).
Proper noun edit
بابل • (Bābil)
- Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
- Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)
Related terms edit
- بابلی (babeli, “Babylonian; lewd”)
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
بابل • (bâbol)
- Babol (a city in Mazandaran province, Iran)
Derived terms edit
- بابلی (bâboli, “person from Babol”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [bɑː.ˈβil]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒː.bél̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ.bíl]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bāḇil |
| Dari reading? | bābil |
| Iranian reading? | bâbel |
| Tajik reading? | bobil |
Proper noun edit
بابل • (bâbel)
- Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
- Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)
Derived terms edit
- بابلی (bâbeli, “Babylonian”)