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

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

Declension
Declension of noun بَابِل (bābil)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — بَابِل
bābil		 —
Nominative — بَابِلُ
bābilu		 —
Accusative — بَابِلَ
bābila		 —
Genitive — بَابِلَ
bābila		 —

Derived terms

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بابِل (Bâbel), from Arabic بَابِل (Bābil).

Proper noun

بابل • (Bābil)

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

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
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Bâbil”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 76

Persian

Proper noun

بابل • (bâbol)

  1. Babol (a city in Mazandaran province, Iran)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَابِل (bābil).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː.bɪ́l]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑː.bɪ́l]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bɔː.bíl̥]

Readings
Classical reading? bāḇil
Dari reading? bābil
Iranian reading? bâbel
Tajik reading? bobil

Proper noun

بابل • (bâbel)

  1. Babylon, Babel (the ancient capital of Babylonia in Mesopotamia)
  2. Babylonia (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)
Derived terms
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