ببر
Arabic
بَبْرٌ
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Syriac ܒܒܪܐ (bbrʾ) and cognate to Akkadian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (barbaru, “wolf”), likely an early Semitic loan from Sumerian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (urbarra, literally “outside dog, wild predator”).
Declension
Declension of noun بَبْر (babr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَبْر babr |
الْبَبْر al-babr |
بَبْر babr |
| Nominative | بَبْرٌ babrun |
الْبَبْرُ al-babru |
بَبْرُ babru |
| Accusative | بَبْرًا babran |
الْبَبْرَ al-babra |
بَبْرَ babra |
| Genitive | بَبْرٍ babrin |
الْبَبْرِ al-babri |
بَبْرِ babri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَبْرَيْن babrayn |
الْبَبْرَيْن al-babrayn |
بَبْرَيْ babray |
| Nominative | بَبْرَانِ babrāni |
الْبَبْرَانِ al-babrāni |
بَبْرَا babrā |
| Accusative | بَبْرَيْنِ babrayni |
الْبَبْرَيْنِ al-babrayni |
بَبْرَيْ babray |
| Genitive | بَبْرَيْنِ babrayni |
الْبَبْرَيْنِ al-babrayni |
بَبْرَيْ babray |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُبُور bubūr |
الْبُبُور al-bubūr |
بُبُور bubūr |
| Nominative | بُبُورٌ bubūrun |
الْبُبُورُ al-bubūru |
بُبُورُ bubūru |
| Accusative | بُبُورًا bubūran |
الْبُبُورَ al-bubūra |
بُبُورَ bubūra |
| Genitive | بُبُورٍ bubūrin |
الْبُبُورِ al-bubūri |
بُبُورِ bubūri |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “ببر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 147
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- بوبر (büber), بابری (beberi)
Descendants
References
- Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 28
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian bplk' (babrag).
Etymology 2
ببر
- From Middle Persian bpl (babr, “tiger, lion, panther”), ultimately derived from Sumerian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (urbarra, literally “outside dog, wild predator”) likely inherited from an Old Persian form, becoming semantically specified from the more general "wild predators".
- From Middle Persian bpl (babr, “tiger”), dubiously connected to Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás. Cognate with Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá) and related to Old Armenian վագր (vagr) and Old Georgian ვიგრი (vigri) (both loanwords from Iranian).
Noun
ببر • (babr) (plural ببرها (babr-hâ) or ببران (babrân))
| Dari Persian | ببر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | ببر |
| Tajiki Persian | бабр (babr) |
Derived terms
- ببر سیبری (babr-e sibri)
- ببر مازندران (babr-e mâzandarân)
- ببر بنگال (babr-e bengâl)
- ببر چینی (babr-e čini)
- ببر سوماترایی (babr-e sumâtrâyi)
- ببر بالی (babr-e bâli)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “babr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 42
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