ببغاء

العربية

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ببغاء

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Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin. In view of the bird’s range, borrowing from an unknown African or South Asian language is possible. Related to Classical Syriac ܒܒܓܐ (/⁠bbgʾ⁠/), ܦܵܦܵܐ (ppʾ /⁠pāp̄ā⁠/), Old Armenian պապկայ (papkay), Persian ببغا (babġâ), بپغا (bapġâ, “parrot”).

noun بَبَّغَاء · بَبْغَاء · بَبَغَاء · babbaḡāʔ · babḡāʔ · babaḡāʔ

parrot
figuratively one who repeats what was said لَا تَكُنْ مِثْلَ الْبَبَّغَاءِ

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parrot kind of bird

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"ببغاء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ببغاء. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A1

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"ببغاء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ببغاء},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}