بربري

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See also: تزبري and ثرثري

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of بَرْبَر (barbar, Berbers) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), probably from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, non-Greek, foreign, barbarian), apparently imitative of foreign speech.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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  1. (offensive) Berber
  2. uncivilized, wild
  3. animal, bestial, beastly, brutal, feral
  4. ruthless, savage, barbaric, barbarous
  5. inhumane, inhuman

Declension

Noun

بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyym, plural بَرْبَرِيُّون (barbariyyūn) or بَرَابِرَة (barābira), feminine بَرْبَرِيَّة (barbariyya)

  1. (offensive) Berber
  2. barbarian, savage
  3. ruffian

Declension