بابل

العربية

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بابل

/baː.bil/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic ܒܒܠ/ܒܒܝܠ (bāḇel/bāḇēl), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “Babylon”, literally “gate of god”).

proper noun بَابِل · bābil · -

historical Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
historical Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)
Babil (a governorate of Iraq)

In English

Babylon capital of Babylonia
Babel Biblical city and tower
Babylonia ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بابل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}