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

• بَابِلِيّ (bābiliyy)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَابِل (bābil), 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)

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^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 314
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Bâbil”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 76

Persian

Etymology 1

Proper noun

بابل • (bâbol)

1. 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): [bɑː.ˈβil]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.bɪ́l]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.bél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.bíl]

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

• بابلی (bâbeli, “Babylonian”)