ببر

العربية

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ببر

/babr/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle Persian bpl (babr, “tiger, lion, panther”); see there for more. Semitic cognates include Classical Syriac ܒܒܪܐ (bbrʾ), and possibly Akkadian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (barbarum, “wolf”) if ultimate origin is from Sumerian.

noun بَبْر · babr · بُبُور · الْبَبْر

tiger يُجْلَبُ مِنَ ٱلهِنْدِ ٱلبُبُورُ، وَٱلنُّمُورُ، وَٱلفِيَلَةُ، وَجُلُودُ ٱلنُّمُورِ، وَٱليَاقُوتُ ٱلأَحْمَرُ، وَٱلصَّنْدَلُ ٱلأَبْيَضُ، وَٱلآبَنُوسُ، وَجَوْزُ ٱلهِنْدِ.

In English

tiger The mammal Panthera tigris

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"ببر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ببر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B1

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"ببر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ببر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}