ببغاء
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ببغاء – Psittacus erithacus
Arabic
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Etymology
Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin. In view of the bird’s range, borrowing from an unknown African or South Asian language is possible. Related to Classical Syriac ܒܒܓܐ (/bbgʾ/), ܦܵܦܵܐ (ppʾ /pāp̄ā/), Old Armenian պապկայ (papkay), Persian ببغا (babğâ), بپغا (bapğâ, “parrot”).
Noun
بَبَّغَاء or بَبْغَاء or بَبَغَاء • (babbaḡāʔ or babḡāʔ or babaḡāʔ) m or f (dual بَبَّغَاوَانِ (babbaḡāwāni) or بَبْغَاوَانِ (babḡāwāni) or بَبَغَاوَانِ (babaḡāwāni), plural بَبَّغَاوَات (babbaḡāwāt) or بَبْغَاوَات (babḡāwāt) or بَبَغَاوَات (babaḡāwāt))
- parrot
- (figurative) one who repeats what was said
- لَا تَكُنْ مِثْلَ الْبَبَّغَاءِ
- lā takun miṯla l-babbaḡāʔi
- Do not parrot.
Declension
Declension of noun بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ); بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ); بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَبَّغَاء; بَبْغَاء; بَبَغَاء babbaḡāʔ; babḡāʔ; babaḡāʔ |
الْبَبَّغَاء; الْبَبْغَاء; الْبَبَغَاء al-babbaḡāʔ; al-babḡāʔ; al-babaḡāʔ |
بَبَّغَاء; بَبْغَاء; بَبَغَاء babbaḡāʔ; babḡāʔ; babaḡāʔ |
| Nominative | بَبَّغَاءُ; بَبْغَاءُ; بَبَغَاءُ babbaḡāʔu; babḡāʔu; babaḡāʔu |
الْبَبَّغَاءُ; الْبَبْغَاءُ; الْبَبَغَاءُ al-babbaḡāʔu; al-babḡāʔu; al-babaḡāʔu |
بَبَّغَاءُ; بَبْغَاءُ; بَبَغَاءُ babbaḡāʔu; babḡāʔu; babaḡāʔu |
| Accusative | بَبَّغَاءَ; بَبْغَاءَ; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʔa; babḡāʔa; babaḡāʔa |
الْبَبَّغَاءَ; الْبَبْغَاءَ; الْبَبَغَاءَ al-babbaḡāʔa; al-babḡāʔa; al-babaḡāʔa |
بَبَّغَاءَ; بَبْغَاءَ; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʔa; babḡāʔa; babaḡāʔa |
| Genitive | بَبَّغَاءَ; بَبْغَاءَ; بَبَغَاءَ babbaḡāʔa; babḡāʔa; babaḡāʔa |
الْبَبَّغَاءِ; الْبَبْغَاءِ; الْبَبَغَاءِ al-babbaḡāʔi; al-babḡāʔi; al-babaḡāʔi |
بَبَّغَاءِ; بَبْغَاءِ; بَبَغَاءِ babbaḡāʔi; babḡāʔi; babaḡāʔi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَبَّغَاوَيْن; بَبْغَاوَيْن; بَبَغَاوَيْن babbaḡāwayn; babḡāwayn; babaḡāwayn |
الْبَبَّغَاوَيْن; الْبَبْغَاوَيْن; الْبَبَغَاوَيْن al-babbaḡāwayn; al-babḡāwayn; al-babaḡāwayn |
بَبَّغَاوَيْ; بَبْغَاوَيْ; بَبَغَاوَيْ babbaḡāway; babḡāway; babaḡāway |
| Nominative | بَبَّغَاوَانِ; بَبْغَاوَانِ; بَبَغَاوَانِ babbaḡāwāni; babḡāwāni; babaḡāwāni |
الْبَبَّغَاوَانِ; الْبَبْغَاوَانِ; الْبَبَغَاوَانِ al-babbaḡāwāni; al-babḡāwāni; al-babaḡāwāni |
بَبَّغَاوَا; بَبْغَاوَا; بَبَغَاوَا babbaḡāwā; babḡāwā; babaḡāwā |
| Accusative | بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ; بَبْغَاوَيْنِ; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ babbaḡāwayni; babḡāwayni; babaḡāwayni |
الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ; الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ al-babbaḡāwayni; al-babḡāwayni; al-babaḡāwayni |
بَبَّغَاوَيْ; بَبْغَاوَيْ; بَبَغَاوَيْ babbaḡāway; babḡāway; babaḡāway |
| Genitive | بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ; بَبْغَاوَيْنِ; بَبَغَاوَيْنِ babbaḡāwayni; babḡāwayni; babaḡāwayni |
الْبَبَّغَاوَيْنِ; الْبَبْغَاوَيْنِ; الْبَبَغَاوَيْنِ al-babbaḡāwayni; al-babḡāwayni; al-babaḡāwayni |
بَبَّغَاوَيْ; بَبْغَاوَيْ; بَبَغَاوَيْ babbaḡāway; babḡāway; babaḡāway |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَبَّغَاوَات; بَبْغَاوَات; بَبَغَاوَات babbaḡāwāt; babḡāwāt; babaḡāwāt |
الْبَبَّغَاوَات; الْبَبْغَاوَات; الْبَبَغَاوَات al-babbaḡāwāt; al-babḡāwāt; al-babaḡāwāt |
بَبَّغَاوَات; بَبْغَاوَات; بَبَغَاوَات babbaḡāwāt; babḡāwāt; babaḡāwāt |
| Nominative | بَبَّغَاوَاتٌ; بَبْغَاوَاتٌ; بَبَغَاوَاتٌ babbaḡāwātun; babḡāwātun; babaḡāwātun |
الْبَبَّغَاوَاتُ; الْبَبْغَاوَاتُ; الْبَبَغَاوَاتُ al-babbaḡāwātu; al-babḡāwātu; al-babaḡāwātu |
بَبَّغَاوَاتُ; بَبْغَاوَاتُ; بَبَغَاوَاتُ babbaḡāwātu; babḡāwātu; babaḡāwātu |
| Accusative | بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ; بَبْغَاوَاتٍ; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ babbaḡāwātin; babḡāwātin; babaḡāwātin |
الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ; الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ al-babbaḡāwāti; al-babḡāwāti; al-babaḡāwāti |
بَبَّغَاوَاتِ; بَبْغَاوَاتِ; بَبَغَاوَاتِ babbaḡāwāti; babḡāwāti; babaḡāwāti |
| Genitive | بَبَّغَاوَاتٍ; بَبْغَاوَاتٍ; بَبَغَاوَاتٍ babbaḡāwātin; babḡāwātin; babaḡāwātin |
الْبَبَّغَاوَاتِ; الْبَبْغَاوَاتِ; الْبَبَغَاوَاتِ al-babbaḡāwāti; al-babḡāwāti; al-babaḡāwāti |
بَبَّغَاوَاتِ; بَبْغَاوَاتِ; بَبَغَاوَاتِ babbaḡāwāti; babḡāwāti; babaḡāwāti |
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: παπαγᾶς (papagâs)
- → Italian: pappagallo
- → Sicilian: pappagaḍḍu, pappajaḍḍu
- → Latvian: papagailis (gailis "rooster")
- → Spanish: papagayo
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاپاغان
- → Chinese: 八哥 (bāgē, “mynah”)
- → Dongxiang: bage
- → Middle Armenian: պղպղայ (pġpġay)
References
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 120
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “ببغاء”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 81
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “ببغاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 147
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ببغاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 104
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ببغاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 51