ببر
Arabic
ببر
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *barbar- (“wolf; jackal”). Cognate to Akkadian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (barbaru, “wolf”).
Noun
بَبْر • (babr) m (plural بُبُور (bubūr))
Declension
Declension of noun بَبْر (babr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَبْر babr |
الْبَبْر al-babr |
بَبْر babr |
| Nominative | بَبْرٌ babrun |
الْبَبْرُ al-babru |
بَبْرُ babru |
| Accusative | بَبْرًا babran |
الْبَبْرَ al-babra |
بَبْرَ babra |
| Genitive | بَبْرٍ babrin |
الْبَبْرِ al-babri |
بَبْرِ babri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَبْرَيْن babrayn |
الْبَبْرَيْن al-babrayn |
بَبْرَيْ babray |
| Nominative | بَبْرَانِ babrāni |
الْبَبْرَانِ al-babrāni |
بَبْرَا babrā |
| Accusative | بَبْرَيْنِ babrayni |
الْبَبْرَيْنِ al-babrayni |
بَبْرَيْ babray |
| Genitive | بَبْرَيْنِ babrayni |
الْبَبْرَيْنِ al-babrayni |
بَبْرَيْ babray |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُبُور bubūr |
الْبُبُور al-bubūr |
بُبُور bubūr |
| Nominative | بُبُورٌ bubūrun |
الْبُبُورُ al-bubūru |
بُبُورُ bubūru |
| Accusative | بُبُورًا bubūran |
الْبُبُورَ al-bubūra |
بُبُورَ bubūra |
| Genitive | بُبُورٍ bubūrin |
الْبُبُورِ al-bubūri |
بُبُورِ bubūri |
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian bplk' (babrag).
Noun
ببر • (babar) (plural ببرها (babar-hâ))
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian bpl (babr, “tiger”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás. Cognate with Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá) and related to Old Armenian վագր (vagr) and Old Georgian ვიგრი (vigri) (both loanwords from Iranian).
Noun
ببر • (babr) (plural ببرها (babr-hâ) or ببران (babrân))
| Dari Persian | ببر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | ببر |
| Tajiki Persian | бабр (babr) |
Derived terms
- ببر سیبری (babr-e sibri)
- ببر مازندران (babr-e mâzandarân)
- ببر بنگال (babr-e bengâl)
- ببر چینی (babr-e čini)
- ببر سوماترایی (babr-e sumâtrâyi)
- ببر بالی (babr-e bâli)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “babr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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