بابل

See also: تابل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܒܠ/ܒܒܝܠ‎ (bāḇel/bāḇēl), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “Babylon”, literally “gate of god”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baː.bil/

Proper noun

بَابِل • (bābil) f

Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Declension

Declension of noun بَابِل (bābil)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	بَابِل bābil	—
Nominative	—	بَابِلُ bābilu	—
Accusative	—	بَابِلَ bābila	—
Genitive	—	بَابِلَ bābila	—

Derived terms

بَابِلِيّ‎ (bābiliyy)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (bâbel), from Arabic بَابِل‎ (bābil).

Proper noun

بابل • (babel)

Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Related terms

بابلی‎ (babeli, “Babylonian; lewd”)

References

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, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 314

Persian

Proper noun

بابل • (bâbol)

Babol (a city in Mazandaran province, Iran)

Derived terms

بابلی‎ (bâboli, “person from Babol”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَابِل‎ (bābil).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bɑːˈbil/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /bɑːˈbɪl/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bɒːˈbel/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /bɔˈbil/

Proper noun

بابل • (bâbel)

Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Derived terms

بابلی‎ (bâbeli, “Babylonian”)

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