בלבול

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ב־ל־ב־ל‎ (b-l-b-l)

Action noun of בילבל / בִּלְבֵּל‎ (bilbél), from the root ב־ל־ב־ל‎ (b-l-b-l). Cognate with Arabic بَلْبَلَة‎ (balbala).

Noun

בִּלְבּוּל • (bilbúl) m (plural indefinite בִּלְבּוּלִים‎, singular construct בִּלְבּוּל־, plural construct בִּלְבּוּלֵי־‎) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. confusion (lack of clarity or order)

Noun

בֻּלְבּוּל • (búlbul) m

  1. defective spelling of בולבול‎

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • בילבול‎ (bilbul)
  • בילבל‎ (bilbl, “Soviet phonetic spelling”)

Etymology

From Hebrew בלבול‎.

Noun

בלבול • (bilbl, bilbul) m, plural בלבולים‎ (blbulim)

  1. false accusation, frameup
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