बर्बर

Sanskrit

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitating the speech of non-Indo-Aryan language speakers. Compare Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros), Latin balbus, Czech blblati, Lithuanian balbė́ti, Russian болтать (boltatʹ).[1] A late borrowing from Ancient Greek has also been suggested.

Pronunciation

Noun

बर्बर • (barbara) m[2]

  1. barbarian, foreigner, non-Aryan
    Synonyms: म्लेच्छ (mleccha), यवन (yavana)
  2. blockhead, idiot

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of बर्बर (barbara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बर्बरः
barbaraḥ		 बर्बरौ
barbarau		 बर्बराः / बर्बरासः¹
barbarāḥ / barbarāsaḥ¹
Vocative बर्बर
barbara		 बर्बरौ
barbarau		 बर्बराः / बर्बरासः¹
barbarāḥ / barbarāsaḥ¹
Accusative बर्बरम्
barbaram		 बर्बरौ
barbarau		 बर्बरान्
barbarān
Instrumental बर्बरेण
barbareṇa		 बर्बराभ्याम्
barbarābhyām		 बर्बरैः / बर्बरेभिः¹
barbaraiḥ / barbarebhiḥ¹
Dative बर्बराय
barbarāya		 बर्बराभ्याम्
barbarābhyām		 बर्बरेभ्यः
barbarebhyaḥ
Ablative बर्बरात्
barbarāt		 बर्बराभ्याम्
barbarābhyām		 बर्बरेभ्यः
barbarebhyaḥ
Genitive बर्बरस्य
barbarasya		 बर्बरयोः
barbarayoḥ		 बर्बराणाम्
barbarāṇām
Locative बर्बरे
barbare		 बर्बरयोः
barbarayoḥ		 बर्बरेषु
barbareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

बर्बर • (barbara)

  1. stammering, stuttering
  • बल्बला (balbalā, “stammering”)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “balbalā”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 217
  2. Monier Williams (1899), “बर्बर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 722.
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