Babil

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish بابل (Bābil),[1][2] from Persian بابل (Bâbel).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːbil/
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧bil

Proper noun[edit]

Babil

  1. Babylonia (an ancient empire in Mesopotamia in West Asia)
  2. Babylon (an ancient city in Mesopotamia, capital of Babylonia)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بابل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 314
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بابل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 231