ببو

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bub.bu/, [ˈbub.bu]
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic بُؤْبُؤ (buʔbuʔ) with geminiation of the -b- caused by assimilation of the Hamza.

Noun[edit]

ببّو (bubbum

  1. pupil (of the eye)

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ببّو (bubbum

  1. baby