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ببر

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بَبْرٌ

Etymology

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Cognate to Classical Syriac ܒܒܪܐ (bbrʾ) and cognate to Akkadian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (barbarum, wolf), likely an early Semitic loan from Sumerian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (urbarak, literally outsider dog).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَبْر (babrm (plural بُبُور (bubūr))

  1. tiger
    • a. 869 C.E., Al-Jāḥiẓ, edited by Ḥasan Ḥusnī ʕAbd Al-Wahhāb At-Tūnisiyy, كتاب التبصر بالتجارة, ‎3rd edition, Cairo, Egypt: ‎مكتبة الخانجي, published 1994, →OCLC, pages 25–26:
      يُجْلَبُ مِنَ ٱلهِنْدِ ٱلبُبُورُ، وَٱلنُّمُورُ، وَٱلفِيَلَةُ، وَجُلُودُ ٱلنُّمُورِ، وَٱليَاقُوتُ ٱلأَحْمَرُ، وَٱلصَّنْدَلُ ٱلأَبْيَضُ، وَٱلآبَنُوسُ، وَجَوْزُ ٱلهِنْدِ.
      yujlabu mina l-hindi l-bubūru, wa-n-numūru, wa-l-fiyalatu, wa-julūdu n-numūri, wa-l-yāqūtu l-ʔaḥmaru, wa-ṣ-ṣandalu l-ʔabyaḍu, wa-l-ʔābanūsu, wa-jawzu l-hindi.
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Declension

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Declension of noun بَبْر (babr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بَبْر
babr
الْبَبْر
al-babr
بَبْر
babr
nominative بَبْرٌ
babrun
الْبَبْرُ
al-babru
بَبْرُ
babru
accusative بَبْرًا
babran
الْبَبْرَ
al-babra
بَبْرَ
babra
genitive بَبْرٍ
babrin
الْبَبْرِ
al-babri
بَبْرِ
babri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal بَبْرَيْن
babrayn
الْبَبْرَيْن
al-babrayn
بَبْرَيْ
babray
nominative بَبْرَانِ
babrāni
الْبَبْرَانِ
al-babrāni
بَبْرَا
babrā
accusative بَبْرَيْنِ
babrayni
الْبَبْرَيْنِ
al-babrayni
بَبْرَيْ
babray
genitive بَبْرَيْنِ
babrayni
الْبَبْرَيْنِ
al-babrayni
بَبْرَيْ
babray
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بُبُور
bubūr
الْبُبُور
al-bubūr
بُبُور
bubūr
nominative بُبُورٌ
bubūrun
الْبُبُورُ
al-bubūru
بُبُورُ
bubūru
accusative بُبُورًا
bubūran
الْبُبُورَ
al-bubūra
بُبُورَ
bubūra
genitive بُبُورٍ
bubūrin
الْبُبُورِ
al-bubūri
بُبُورِ
bubūri

References

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Khalaj

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Noun

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بَبر (bəbr) (definite accusative بَبری, plural بَبرلَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of bəbr (tiger)

Declension

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Declension of ببر
singular plural
nominative ببر ببرلَر
genitive ببرۆݧ ببرلَریݧ
dative ببرکه ببرلَرکه
definite accusative ببرۆ ببرلَری
locative ببرچه ببرلَرچه
ablative ببرده ببرلَرده
instrumental ببرله ببرلَرله
equative ببروارا ببرلَروارا

Ottoman Turkish

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ببر

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Greek πιπέρι (pipéri, pepper), itself from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ببر (biber) (definite accusative ببری (biberi), plural ببرلر (biberler))

  1. pepper, a plant of the family Piperaceae and a spice prepared from the berries of this plant
    Synonyms: ایصی اوت (ısı ot), فلفل (fülfül)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ببر (babr), from Middle Persian bpl (babr, tiger, lion, panther).

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Noun

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ببر (bebr or bebir) (definite accusative ببری (bebri, bebiri), plural ببرلر (bebrler, bebirler))

  1. tiger, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia (Panthera tigris)
    Synonyms: پلنك (peleng), قپلان (kaplan)
  2. leopard, large wild cat with a spotted coat, native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus)
    Synonyms: بارس (bars), پلنك (peleng), قپلان (kaplan), یوز (yuz)
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Persian

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Etymology 1

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ببر

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? babr
Dari reading? babr
Iranian reading? babr
Tajik reading? babr

Noun

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ببر (babr) (plural ببرها, or ببران)

Dari ببر
Iranian Persian
Tajik бабр
  1. tiger
  2. (Indo-Persian) lion
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Persian bplk' (babrag).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? babar
Dari reading? babar
Iranian reading? babar
Tajik reading? babar

Noun

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ببر (babar) (plural ببرها)

  1. (archaic) beaver

References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “babr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
  • Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 42