بربري

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بربري

/bar.ba.rijj/

Where it comes from

From بَرْبَر (barbar, “Berbers”) + ـِيّ (-iyy), probably from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech.

adjective بَرْبَرِيّ · barbariyy · بَرْبَرِيَّة · بَرْبَرِيُّون · بَرَابِرَة · بَرْبَرِيَّات

ethnic, offensive, often, slur Berber
uncivilized, wild
animal, bestial, beastly, brutal, feral
ruthless, savage, barbaric, barbarous
inhumane, inhuman

noun بَرْبَرِيّ · barbariyy · بَرْبَرِيُّون · بَرَابِرَة · بَرْبَرِيَّة · بَرْبَرِي

ethnic, offensive, often, slur Berber
barbarian, savage
ruffian

In English

barbarian uncivilized person

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MLA

"بربري." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

بربري. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A

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"بربري." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بربري},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}