Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyyaf

  1. feminine singular of بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyyaf

  1. (usually definite) Berber language
    Synonyms: عَجَمِيَّة (ʕajamiyya), أَمَازِيغِيَّة (ʔamāzīḡiyya)
  2. (uncountable) Berber identity, Berberdom
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Etymology 3

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

Noun

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بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyyaf

  1. (uncountable) barbarity, barbarism
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