See also: babil

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بابل (Bābil),[1][2] from Persian بابل (Bâbel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːbil/
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧bil

Proper noun

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Babil

  1. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)
  2. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

Declension

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Declension of Babil
singular plural
nominative Babil Babiller
accusative Babil'i Babilleri
dative Babil'e Babillere
locative Babil'de Babillerde
ablative Babil'den Babillerden
genitive Babil'in Babillerin
Possessive forms of Babil
singular plural
benim (my) Babil'im Babillerim
Babil'lerim
senin (your) Babil'in Babillerin
Babil'lerin
onun (his/her/its) Babil'i Babilleri
Babil'leri
bizim (our) Babil'imiz Babillerimiz
Babil'lerimiz
sizin (your) Babil'iniz Babilleriniz
Babil'leriniz
onların (their) Babil'i
Babilleri
Babil'leri
Babilleri
Babil'leri

References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بابل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 314
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بابل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 231