बर्बर
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.bəɾ/, [bɐɾ.bɐɾ]
Adjective
बर्बर • (barbar)
Derived terms
- बर्बरता (barbartā)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बर्बर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3404
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बर्बर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 503
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- বৰ্বৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬃᬩᬭ (Balinese script)
- বর্বর (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰨𑰿𑰤𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀭𑁆𑀩𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဗရ်္ဗရ (Burmese script)
- બર્બર (Gujarati script)
- ਬਰ੍ਬਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦂꦧꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂩𑂹𑂥𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಬರ್ಬರ (Kannada script)
- ពព៌រ (Khmer script)
- ພຣ຺ພຣ (Lao script)
- ബര്ബര (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᡵᠪᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘨𑘿𑘤𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠷᠪᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧈𑧠𑧄𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐬𑑂𑐧𑐬 (Newa script)
- ବର୍ବର (Odia script)
- ꢨꢬ꣄ꢨꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆫𑇀𑆧𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖨𑖿𑖤𑖨 (Siddham script)
- බර්බර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩼 𑪙𑩲𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚤𑚶𑚠𑚤 (Takri script)
- ப³ர்ப³ர (Tamil script)
- బర్బర (Telugu script)
- พรฺพร (Thai script)
- བ་རྦ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒩𑓂𑒥𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨫𑩇𑨠𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitating the speech of non-Indo-Aryan language speakers. Compare Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros), Latin balbus, Czech blblati, Lithuanian balbė́ti, Russian болтать (boltatʹ).[1] A late borrowing from Ancient Greek has also been suggested.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bɐ.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bɐ.ɾɐ/
Noun
बर्बर • (barbara) stem, m [2]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बर्बरः (barbaraḥ) | बर्बरौ (barbarau) बर्बरा¹ (barbarā¹) |
बर्बराः (barbarāḥ) बर्बरासः¹ (barbarāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | बर्बरम् (barbaram) | बर्बरौ (barbarau) बर्बरा¹ (barbarā¹) |
बर्बरान् (barbarān) |
| instrumental | बर्बरेण (barbareṇa) | बर्बराभ्याम् (barbarābhyām) | बर्बरैः (barbaraiḥ) बर्बरेभिः¹ (barbarebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | बर्बराय (barbarāya) | बर्बराभ्याम् (barbarābhyām) | बर्बरेभ्यः (barbarebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बर्बरात् (barbarāt) | बर्बराभ्याम् (barbarābhyām) | बर्बरेभ्यः (barbarebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बर्बरस्य (barbarasya) | बर्बरयोः (barbarayoḥ) | बर्बराणाम् (barbarāṇām) |
| locative | बर्बरे (barbare) | बर्बरयोः (barbarayoḥ) | बर्बरेषु (barbareṣu) |
| vocative | बर्बर (barbara) | बर्बरौ (barbarau) बर्बरा¹ (barbarā¹) |
बर्बराः (barbarāḥ) बर्बरासः¹ (barbarāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Adjective
बर्बर • (barbara) stem
Related terms
- बल्बला (balbalā, “stammering”)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “balbalā”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 217
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “बर्बर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 722.