Babel

From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Doublet of Babylon.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbæb.l̩/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/, /ˈbæb.l̩/
• Rhymes: -eɪbəl, -æbəl

Babel

1. (biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Genesis 11:9, column 2:

     Therefore is the name of it called Babel […]

Babel (plural Babels)

1. A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
   • 1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A C McClurg, published March 1915, →OCLC:

     As the three were making their way through the crowds of marketers, camels, donkeys, and horses that filled the market place with a confusing babel of sounds, Abdul plucked at Tarzan’s sleeve.

   • 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 48:

     A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.

2. A place or scene of noise and confusion.
3. A tall, looming structure.

• babel

• Wiktionary Babel for user pages

• Bable, Labbe

From Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.bəl/

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• Hyphenation: Ba‧bel

Babel n

1. Babel

   Synonym: Babylon

• Babels

• Babylon

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːbl̩/

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Babel n (proper noun, genitive Babels or (optionally with an article) Babel)

1. (biblical) Babel

• Sündenbabel

• “Babel” in Duden online
• “Babel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbabəl/
• Rhymes: -abəl
• Syllabification: Ba‧bel

From Dutch Babel, from Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Babêl

1. Babel

• menara Babel

• Babilon
• Babilonia

Babèl

1. Abbreviation of Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (“Bangka Belitung Islands”).

• “Babel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Babel on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Babel

Wikipedia ^pl

Learned borrowing from Latin Babel. Doublet of Babilon and Babilonia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bɛl/

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• Rhymes: -abɛl
• Syllabification: Ba‧bel

Babel f (indeclinable)

1. (heraldry, historical) Polish coat of arms of the nobility granted in the Austrian Partition
2. (biblical) Babel (city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible)

   Synonym: wieża Babel

• Babel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Babel

Wikipedia ^es

Borrowed from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “gate of God”).

• IPA^(key): /baˈbel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Ba‧bel

Babel ?

1. Babel (city and tower)