ܒܒܠ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim). More at Babylon.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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ܒܵܒ݂ܹܠ (bāḇēlf

  1. Babylon, Babel (capital of ancient Babylonia)
  2. Babylonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia)

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Classical Syriac

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ܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܒܒܠ

Etymology

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From Aramaic בבל (bāḇel), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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ܒܒܠ (bāḇel)

  1. Babylon, Babel (capital of ancient Babylonia)
    Synonym: ܒܒܝܠ (bāvil)
  2. Babylon Province/Babil Governorate
    Synonym: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܒܒܠ

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References

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  • bbly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34
  • Bar Bahlul, Ḥasan (a. 1000) Duval, Rubens, editor, Lexicon Syriacum (Collection Orientale; 15–17) (in Classical Syriac), Paris: e Reipublicæ typographæo, published 1901, page 175
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 137