Babel
- See Wiktionary Babel for information about language boxes on user pages
Систем
Etymology
From Латински Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Дублети of Babylon.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) МФА(кључ): /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) МФА(кључ): /ˈbæb.l̩/
- (Canada) МФА(кључ): /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/, /ˈbæb.l̩/
- Риме: -eɪbəl, -æbəl
Proper noun
Babel
- (biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 11:9, column 2:
- Therefore is the name of it called Babel […]
Translations
Noun
Babel (plural Babels)
- A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. [from 16th c.]
- 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 48:
- A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.
- A place or scene of noise and confusion. [from 16th c.]
- A tall, looming structure. [from 16th c.]
Alternative forms
Derived terms
See also
- Wiktionary Babel for user pages
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch babel, from Латински Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Babel n
Derived terms
Related terms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Babel
- (biblical) Babel
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- Хифенација: Ba‧bel
Etymology 1
From Холандски Babel, from Middle Dutch babel, from Латински Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).
Proper noun
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
- Скраћеница од Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (“Bangka Belitung Islands”).
Further reading
- “Babel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Babel на the Indonesian Википедији.Википедији id
Пољски
Etymology
Learned borrowing из Латински Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠. Дублети of Babilon and Babilonia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lua грешка in Модул:zlw-lch-headword at line 193: Parameter 1 is not used by this template..
- (heraldry, historical) Polish coat of arms of the nobility granted in the Austrian Partition
- (biblical) Babel Галицијски
- Синоним: wieża Babel
Further reading
Etymology
Позајмљено од Латински Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “gate of God”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Babel ?
- Babel (city and tower)