ܒܒܓܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of similar origin as Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ). Also see ܦܦܐ (pāpəpā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [babbaɡɡɑ], [bab(bə)ɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [babbaɡɡe], [bab(bə)ɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܒܓܐ • (babbaggā) m (plural ܒܒܓܐ (babbaggē))

  1. parrot
    Synonym: ܦܣܛܝܘܟܘܣ

Inflection

References

  • bbgˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 57b
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 115b
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