Berber
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Berber
- /ˈbɜːbə/ UK
- /ˈbɝ.bɚ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.
noun Berbers · Berber
proper noun
- A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.
adjective
- Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.
Translations
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noun Member of northwest African ethnic group
| Español | berebere |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 베르베르인 bereubereu'in |
| 日本語 | ベルベル人 Beruberu-jin |
| 中文 | 柏柏爾 /柏柏尔 Bóbó'ěr |
| हिन्दी | बर्बर barbar, बार्बर bārbar |
| Português | berbere |
| Français | Berbère |
| Deutsch | Berber, Berberin |
| Italiano | berbero, berberi |
| Ελληνικά | Βέρβερος Vérveros |
| Русский | бербе́р berbér |
| Tiếng Việt | người Berber |
| العربية | أَمَازِيغِيّ ʔamāzīḡiyy |
name a group of closely related languages
| Español | beréber |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ベルベル語 Beruberu-go |
| 中文 | 柏柏爾語 /柏柏尔语 Bóbó'ěryǔ |
| Português | berbere |
| Français | berbère |
| Deutsch | Berber |
| Русский | бербе́рский berbérskij |
| العربية | أَمَازِيغِيَّة ʔamāzīḡiyya |
adj of the Berber people
| 日本語 | ベルベル人 Beruberu-jin |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बर्बर barbar, बार्बर bārbar |
| Français | berbère |
| Ελληνικά | βερβερικός ververikós |
| العربية | أَمَازِيغِيّ ʔamāzīḡiyy |
Talk about this word "Berber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/berber. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Berber. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/berber "Berber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/berber.Cite this
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title = {Berber},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/berber},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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