বাবেল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بابل (bāḇil), which is derived from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “Babylon”, literally “Gate of God”).

Proper noun

বাবেল • (babel)

  1. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
  2. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)

Derived terms

  • বাবেলীয় (babeliẏo, “Babylonian”)
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