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. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
2. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)

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. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
2. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)

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

Borrowed from Arabic بَابِل (bābil).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baː.ˈbil/

 

• (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?	bābil
Dari reading?	bābil
Iranian reading?	bâbel
Tajik reading?	bobil

Proper noun

بابل • (bâbel)

1. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
2. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)

Derived terms

• بابلی (bâbeli, “Babylonian”)