ببغاء

Arabic

ببغاء – Psittacus erithacus

Etymology

Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin. In view of the bird’s range, borrowing from an unknown African or South Asian language is possible. Related to Classical Syriac ܒܒܓܐ‎ (/bbgʾ/), ܦܵܦܵܐ‎ (ppʾ /pāp̄ā/), Old Armenian պապկայ (papkay), Persian ‎ (babğâ), ‎ (bapğâ, “parrot”).

Noun

بَبَّغَاء or بَبْغَاء or بَبَغَاء • (babbaḡāʔ or babḡāʔ or babaḡāʔ) m or f (dual بَبَّغَاوَانِ‎ (babbaḡāwāni) or بَبْغَاوَانِ‎ (babḡāwāni) or بَبَغَاوَانِ‎ (babaḡāwāni), plural بَبَّغَاوَات‎ (babbaḡāwāt) or بَبْغَاوَات‎ (babḡāwāt) or بَبَغَاوَات‎ (babaḡāwāt))

parrot
(figurative) one who repeats what was said
‏لَا تَكُنْ مِثْلَ الْبَبَّغَاءِ‎
lā takun miṯla l-babbaḡāʔi
Do not parrot.

Declension

Declension of noun بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ)‎; بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ)‎; بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبَّغَاء‎; بَبْغَاء‎; بَبَغَاء babbaḡāʔ‎; babḡāʔ‎; babaḡāʔ	الْبَبَّغَاء‎‎; الْبَبْغَاء‎‎; الْبَبَغَاء‎ al-babbaḡāʔ‎; al-babḡāʔ‎; al-babaḡāʔ	بَبَّغَاء‎; بَبْغَاء‎; بَبَغَاء babbaḡāʔ‎; babḡāʔ‎; babaḡāʔ
Nominative	بَبَّغَاءُ‎; بَبْغَاءُ‎; بَبَغَاءُ babbaḡāʔu‎; babḡāʔu‎; babaḡāʔu	الْبَبَّغَاءُ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاءُ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءُ‎ al-babbaḡāʔu‎; al-babḡāʔu‎; al-babaḡāʔu	بَبَّغَاءُ‎; بَبْغَاءُ‎; بَبَغَاءُ babbaḡāʔu‎; babḡāʔu‎; babaḡāʔu
Accusative	بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʔa‎; babḡāʔa‎; babaḡāʔa	الْبَبَّغَاءَ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاءَ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءَ‎ al-babbaḡāʔa‎; al-babḡāʔa‎; al-babaḡāʔa	بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʔa‎; babḡāʔa‎; babaḡāʔa
Genitive	بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʔa‎; babḡāʔa‎; babaḡāʔa	الْبَبَّغَاءِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاءِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءِ‎ al-babbaḡāʔi‎; al-babḡāʔi‎; al-babaḡāʔi	بَبَّغَاءِ‎; بَبْغَاءِ‎; بَبَغَاءِ babbaḡāʔi‎; babḡāʔi‎; babaḡāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبَّغَاوَيْن‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْن‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْن‎ babbaḡāwayn‎; babḡāwayn‎; babaḡāwayn	الْبَبَّغَاوَيْن‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَيْن‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْن‎ al-babbaḡāwayn‎; al-babḡāwayn‎; al-babaḡāwayn	بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babbaḡāway‎; babḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Nominative	بَبَّغَاوَانِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَانِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَانِ‎ babbaḡāwāni‎; babḡāwāni‎; babaḡāwāni	الْبَبَّغَاوَانِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَانِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَانِ‎ al-babbaḡāwāni‎; al-babḡāwāni‎; al-babaḡāwāni	بَبَّغَاوَا‎‎; بَبْغَاوَا‎‎; بَبَغَاوَا‎ babbaḡāwā‎; babḡāwā‎; babaḡāwā
Accusative	بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ babbaḡāwayni‎; babḡāwayni‎; babaḡāwayni	الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ al-babbaḡāwayni‎; al-babḡāwayni‎; al-babaḡāwayni	بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babbaḡāway‎; babḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Genitive	بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ babbaḡāwayni‎; babḡāwayni‎; babaḡāwayni	الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ al-babbaḡāwayni‎; al-babḡāwayni‎; al-babaḡāwayni	بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babbaḡāway‎; babḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; بَبْغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَغَاوَات‎ babbaḡāwāt‎; babḡāwāt‎; babaḡāwāt	الْبَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَات‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَات‎ al-babbaḡāwāt‎; al-babḡāwāt‎; al-babaḡāwāt	بَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; بَبْغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَغَاوَات‎ babbaḡāwāt‎; babḡāwāt‎; babaḡāwāt
Nominative	بَبَّغَاوَاتٌ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتٌ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٌ‎ babbaḡāwātun‎; babḡāwātun‎; babaḡāwātun	الْبَبَّغَاوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتُ‎ al-babbaḡāwātu‎; al-babḡāwātu‎; al-babaḡāwātu	بَبَّغَاوَاتُ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتُ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتُ‎ babbaḡāwātu‎; babḡāwātu‎; babaḡāwātu
Accusative	بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ‎ babbaḡāwātin‎; babḡāwātin‎; babaḡāwātin	الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ al-babbaḡāwāti‎; al-babḡāwāti‎; al-babaḡāwāti	بَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ babbaḡāwāti‎; babḡāwāti‎; babaḡāwāti
Genitive	بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ‎ babbaḡāwātin‎; babḡāwātin‎; babaḡāwātin	الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ al-babbaḡāwāti‎; al-babḡāwāti‎; al-babaḡāwāti	بَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ babbaḡāwāti‎; babḡāwāti‎; babaḡāwāti

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: παπαγᾶς (papagâs)
- → Italian: pappagallo
  - → Greek: παπαγάλος m (papagálos)
- → Latvian: papagailis (gailis "rooster")
- → Spanish: papagayo
  - → Old French: papegai
    - → Czech: papoušek (details unknown)
    - → Middle Dutch: papegay
      - Dutch: papegaai, papagaai (misspelling), pappegaai, pappegaei, pappegaey, papegaei, papegaey
        Afrikaans: papegaai
        Berbice Creole Dutch: papkai
        → Aukan: papakai
        → Russian: попуга́й (popugáj)
        → Ingrian: popugai
        → Veps: popugai
        → Yakut: попугай (popugay)
    - → Middle English: popinjay
      - English: popinjay
    - → Finnish: papukaija
    - → Middle High German: papegei
      - German: Papagei
      - → Hungarian: papagáj
    - → Middle Low German: papegoie
      - → Danish: papegøje
      - → Norwegian: papegøye
      - → Swedish: papegoja
    - → Portuguese: papagaio
    - → Northern Kurdish: papaxan
→ Ottoman Turkish: پاپاغان‎
- Turkish: papağan
- → Old Ruthenian: папу́га
  - Ukrainian: папу́га (papúha)
- → Lithuanian: papūga
→ Chinese: 八哥 (bāgē, “mynah”)
- → Dongxiang: bage
→ Middle Armenian: պղպղայ (płpłay)

References

Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 120
Freytag, Georg (1830), “ببغاء”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 81
Lane, Edward William (1863), “ببغاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 147
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ببغاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 104
Wehr, Hans (1979), “ببغاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 51

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