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بيبي

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From English baby.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بيبي (bebim or f

  1. baby

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From English baby.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beː.bi/, [be̞ː.bi]

Noun

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بيبي (bēbim or f (plural بيبِيَّات (bēbiyyāt))

  1. baby

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biː.bi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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بيبي (bībim

  1. turkey
    Synonym: ديك رومي (dīk rūmi)

Omani Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian بی‌بی (bī-bī / bi-bi, matron).[1] See there for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بيبي (bībī)

  1. mistress

Descendants

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  • Swahili: bibi

References

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  1. ^ Doerfer, Gerhard (1963–1975), Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, page 381

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From English baby.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بيبي (bēbim or f (plural بيبيّات (bēbiyyāt))

  1. baby

See also

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  • طفل (ṭifl, young child, toddler)