Berber
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.
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editNoun
editBerber (plural Berbers or Berber)
- A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
- (plural only "Berbers") A kind of traditional rug manufactured by the Berber people.
- 2009, Jean Nayar, Staged to Sell (or Keep) (page 55)
- Berbers are the best example of looped carpet […]
- 2009, Jean Nayar, Staged to Sell (or Keep) (page 55)
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Proper noun
editBerber
- A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.
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editAdjective
editBerber (not comparable)
- Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.
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editDutch
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editNoun
editBerber m (plural Berbers)
- Berber, Berber person
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editBerber n
- Berber, Berber languages
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from French berbère, from Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek”). Doublet of Barbar.
Noun
editBerber m (strong, genitive Berbers, plural Berber, feminine Berberin)
- Berber person
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editEtymology 2
editProper noun
editBerber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Berbers or (with an article) Berber, feminine genitive Berber, plural Berbers or Berber)
- a surname
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editBèrber m (Cyrillic spelling Бѐрбер)
- Berber (member of the Berber ethnic group)
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edit- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)/2 syllables
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- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns