ببغاء

Arabic

ببغاء – Psittacus erithacus

Etymology

Perhaps of imitative origin. In view of the bird’s range, borrowing from an unknown African or South Asian language is possible.

Noun

بَبَّغَاء or بَبْغَاء or بَبَغَاء • (babbaḡāʾ or babḡāʾ or babaḡāʾ) m or f (dual بَبَّغَاوَانِ‎ (babbaḡāwāni) or بَبْغَاوَانِ‎ (babḡāwāni) or بَبَغَاوَانِ‎ (babaḡāwāni), plural بَبَّغَاوَات‎ (babbaḡāwāt) or بَبْغَاوَات‎ (babḡāwāt) or بَبَغَاوَات‎ (babaḡāwāt))

parrot

Declension

Declension of noun بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʾ)‎; بَبْغَاء (babḡāʾ)‎; بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʾ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبَّغَاء‎; بَبْغَاء‎; بَبَغَاء babbaḡāʾ‎; babḡāʾ‎; babaḡāʾ	الْبَبَّغَاء‎‎; الْبَبْغَاء‎‎; الْبَبَغَاء‎ al-babbaḡāʾ‎; al-babḡāʾ‎; al-babaḡāʾ	بَبَّغَاء‎; بَبْغَاء‎; بَبَغَاء babbaḡāʾ‎; babḡāʾ‎; babaḡāʾ
Nominative	بَبَّغَاءُ‎; بَبْغَاءُ‎; بَبَغَاءُ babbaḡāʾu‎; babḡāʾu‎; babaḡāʾu	الْبَبَّغَاءُ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاءُ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءُ‎ al-babbaḡāʾu‎; al-babḡāʾu‎; al-babaḡāʾu	بَبَّغَاءُ‎; بَبْغَاءُ‎; بَبَغَاءُ babbaḡāʾu‎; babḡāʾu‎; babaḡāʾu
Accusative	بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʾa‎; babḡāʾa‎; babaḡāʾa	الْبَبَّغَاءَ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاءَ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءَ‎ al-babbaḡāʾa‎; al-babḡāʾa‎; al-babaḡāʾa	بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʾa‎; babḡāʾa‎; babaḡāʾa
Genitive	بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʾa‎; babḡāʾa‎; babaḡāʾa	الْبَبَّغَاءِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاءِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءِ‎ al-babbaḡāʾi‎; al-babḡāʾi‎; al-babaḡāʾi	بَبَّغَاءِ‎; بَبْغَاءِ‎; بَبَغَاءِ babbaḡāʾi‎; babḡāʾi‎; babaḡāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبَّغَاوَيْن‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْن‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْن‎ babbaḡāwayn‎; babḡāwayn‎; babaḡāwayn	الْبَبَّغَاوَيْن‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَيْن‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْن‎ al-babbaḡāwayn‎; al-babḡāwayn‎; al-babaḡāwayn	بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babbaḡāway‎; babḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Nominative	بَبَّغَاوَانِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَانِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَانِ‎ babbaḡāwāni‎; babḡāwāni‎; babaḡāwāni	الْبَبَّغَاوَانِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَانِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَانِ‎ al-babbaḡāwāni‎; al-babḡāwāni‎; al-babaḡāwāni	بَبَّغَاوَا‎‎; بَبْغَاوَا‎‎; بَبَغَاوَا‎ babbaḡāwā‎; babḡāwā‎; babaḡāwā
Accusative	بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ babbaḡāwayni‎; babḡāwayni‎; babaḡāwayni	الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ al-babbaḡāwayni‎; al-babḡāwayni‎; al-babaḡāwayni	بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babbaḡāway‎; babḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Genitive	بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ babbaḡāwayni‎; babḡāwayni‎; babaḡāwayni	الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ al-babbaḡāwayni‎; al-babḡāwayni‎; al-babaḡāwayni	بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babbaḡāway‎; babḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; بَبْغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَغَاوَات‎ babbaḡāwāt‎; babḡāwāt‎; babaḡāwāt	الْبَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَات‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَات‎ al-babbaḡāwāt‎; al-babḡāwāt‎; al-babaḡāwāt	بَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; بَبْغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَغَاوَات‎ babbaḡāwāt‎; babḡāwāt‎; babaḡāwāt
Nominative	بَبَّغَاوَاتٌ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتٌ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٌ‎ babbaḡāwātun‎; babḡāwātun‎; babaḡāwātun	الْبَبَّغَاوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتُ‎ al-babbaḡāwātu‎; al-babḡāwātu‎; al-babaḡāwātu	بَبَّغَاوَاتُ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتُ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتُ‎ babbaḡāwātu‎; babḡāwātu‎; babaḡāwātu
Accusative	بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ‎ babbaḡāwātin‎; babḡāwātin‎; babaḡāwātin	الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ al-babbaḡāwāti‎; al-babḡāwāti‎; al-babaḡāwāti	بَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ babbaḡāwāti‎; babḡāwāti‎; babaḡāwāti
Genitive	بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ‎ babbaḡāwātin‎; babḡāwātin‎; babaḡāwātin	الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ al-babbaḡāwāti‎; al-babḡāwāti‎; al-babaḡāwāti	بَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ babbaḡāwāti‎; babḡāwāti‎; babaḡāwāti

Descendants

→ Greek: παπαγάλος (papagálos)
- → Italian: pappagallo
- → Spanish: papagayo
  - → Old French: papegai
    - → Czech: papoušek (details unknown)
    - → Dutch: papegaai
    - → Finnish: papukaija
    - → German: Papagei
      - → Hungarian: papagáj
    - → Lithuanian: papūga
    - → English: popinjay
    - → Middle Low German: papegoie
      - → Danish: papegøje
      - → Norwegian: papegøye
      - → Swedish: papegoja
    - → Portuguese: papagaio
    - → Russian: попугай (popugaj)
    - → Ukrainian: папуга (papuha)
→ Turkish: papağan
→ Chinese: 八哥 ("mynah")

References

Freytag, Georg (1830), “ببغاء”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 81
Lane, Edward William (1863), “ببغاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 147
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ببغاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 104
Wehr, Hans (1979), “ببغاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 51

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