ببغاء

Arabic

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Noun

بَبْغَاء or بَبَّغَاء or بَبَغَاء • (babḡāʾ or babbaḡāʾ or babaḡāʾ) m, f (dual بَبْغَاوَانِ‎ (babḡāwāni) or بَبَّغَاوَانِ‎ (babbaḡāwāni) or بَبَغَاوَانِ‎ (babaḡāwāni), plural بَبْغَاوَات‎ (babḡāwāt) or بَبَّغَاوَات‎ (babbaḡāwāt) or بَبَغَاوَات‎ (babaḡāwāt))

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Declension

Declension of noun بَبْغَاء (babḡāʾ)‎; بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʾ)‎; بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʾ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبْغَاء‎; بَبَّغَاء‎; بَبَغَاء babḡāʾ‎; babbaḡāʾ‎; babaḡāʾ	الْبَبْغَاء‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاء‎‎; الْبَبَغَاء‎ al-babḡāʾ‎; al-babbaḡāʾ‎; al-babaḡāʾ	بَبْغَاء‎; بَبَّغَاء‎; بَبَغَاء babḡāʾ‎; babbaḡāʾ‎; babaḡāʾ
Nominative	بَبْغَاءُ‎; بَبَّغَاءُ‎; بَبَغَاءُ babḡāʾu‎; babbaḡāʾu‎; babaḡāʾu	الْبَبْغَاءُ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاءُ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءُ‎ al-babḡāʾu‎; al-babbaḡāʾu‎; al-babaḡāʾu	بَبْغَاءُ‎; بَبَّغَاءُ‎; بَبَغَاءُ babḡāʾu‎; babbaḡāʾu‎; babaḡāʾu
Accusative	بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babḡāʾa‎; babbaḡāʾa‎; babaḡāʾa	الْبَبْغَاءَ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاءَ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءَ‎ al-babḡāʾa‎; al-babbaḡāʾa‎; al-babaḡāʾa	بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babḡāʾa‎; babbaḡāʾa‎; babaḡāʾa
Genitive	بَبْغَاءَ‎; بَبَّغَاءَ‎; بَبَغَاءَ babḡāʾa‎; babbaḡāʾa‎; babaḡāʾa	الْبَبْغَاءِ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاءِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاءِ‎ al-babḡāʾi‎; al-babbaḡāʾi‎; al-babaḡāʾi	بَبْغَاءِ‎; بَبَّغَاءِ‎; بَبَغَاءِ babḡāʾi‎; babbaḡāʾi‎; babaḡāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبْغَاوَيْن‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَيْن‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْن‎ babḡāwayn‎; babbaḡāwayn‎; babaḡāwayn	الْبَبْغَاوَيْن‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَيْن‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْن‎ al-babḡāwayn‎; al-babbaḡāwayn‎; al-babaḡāwayn	بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babḡāway‎; babbaḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Nominative	بَبْغَاوَانِ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَانِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَانِ‎ babḡāwāni‎; babbaḡāwāni‎; babaḡāwāni	الْبَبْغَاوَانِ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَانِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَانِ‎ al-babḡāwāni‎; al-babbaḡāwāni‎; al-babaḡāwāni	بَبْغَاوَا‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَا‎‎; بَبَغَاوَا‎ babḡāwā‎; babbaḡāwā‎; babaḡāwā
Accusative	بَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ babḡāwayni‎; babbaḡāwayni‎; babaḡāwayni	الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ al-babḡāwayni‎; al-babbaḡāwayni‎; al-babaḡāwayni	بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babḡāway‎; babbaḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Genitive	بَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ babḡāwayni‎; babbaḡāwayni‎; babaḡāwayni	الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ‎ al-babḡāwayni‎; al-babbaḡāwayni‎; al-babaḡāwayni	بَبْغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَيْ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَيْ‎ babḡāway‎; babbaḡāway‎; babaḡāway
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَبْغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَغَاوَات‎ babḡāwāt‎; babbaḡāwāt‎; babaḡāwāt	الْبَبْغَاوَات‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَات‎ al-babḡāwāt‎; al-babbaḡāwāt‎; al-babaḡāwāt	بَبْغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَات‎‎; بَبَغَاوَات‎ babḡāwāt‎; babbaḡāwāt‎; babaḡāwāt
Nominative	بَبْغَاوَاتٌ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَاتٌ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٌ‎ babḡāwātun‎; babbaḡāwātun‎; babaḡāwātun	الْبَبْغَاوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَاتُ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتُ‎ al-babḡāwātu‎; al-babbaḡāwātu‎; al-babaḡāwātu	بَبْغَاوَاتُ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَاتُ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتُ‎ babḡāwātu‎; babbaḡāwātu‎; babaḡāwātu
Accusative	بَبْغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ‎ babḡāwātin‎; babbaḡāwātin‎; babaḡāwātin	الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ al-babḡāwāti‎; al-babbaḡāwāti‎; al-babaḡāwāti	بَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ babḡāwāti‎; babbaḡāwāti‎; babaḡāwāti
Genitive	بَبْغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ‎ babḡāwātin‎; babbaḡāwātin‎; babaḡāwātin	الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ al-babḡāwāti‎; al-babbaḡāwāti‎; al-babaḡāwāti	بَبْغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَّغَاوَاتِ‎‎; بَبَغَاوَاتِ‎ babḡāwāti‎; babbaḡāwāti‎; babaḡāwāti

Descendants

English: popinjay
Czech: papoušek
Danish: papegøje
Dutch: papegaai
Finnish: papukaija
German: Papagei
Greek: παπαγάλος (papagálos)
Hungarian: papagáj
Italian: pappagallo
Lithuanian: papūga
Norwegian: papegøye
Portuguese: papagaio
Russian: попугай (popugaj)
Spanish: papagayo
Swedish: papegoja
Turkish: papağan
Ukrainian: папуга (papuha)
etc.

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ببغاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1976), “ببغاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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